Yes it will be a good time knowing we may not see friends for a year or more.

I attended the 2003 Live in Orlando, held at the same place. Nice facility and had a really good time. Plus I can start planning now to visit a high school friend who lives in Daytona Beach too.

Helen
V10 (retired)
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And we can use our good friends time share place for about $130 for the whole week! Now I am really seeing the positive side of all this very clearly. Cool Beans!!!

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Hi Everyone. Since I only live 45min. from the Orlando and the Orange Co. Conv. Ctr., its great eBay Live is coming back to Central Florida. I am still going to find a hotel because the traffic is horrible especially in the summer when the kids are off from school. Use to be our kids went back to school the beginning to middle August but the new law says not they go after Labor Day in Sept.

mister-etail-I am not sure when you were at Disney World but lines are very long and the parks are crowded in summer months. I have friends who work at Disney and they say to stay away unless I have to, sooooo I wait for Florida resident days (one advantage for us) The Wet N Wild is only a few minutes away and what a BIG waterpark. Ahhhhh the swimming pools are nice.

There are a few hotels right there at the Convention Center and on I-Drive (the road the conv. ctr. is on) has lots more that will shuttle you or the local bus runs that way.

I myself will be staying out there because the traffic back and forth (will take me about 1 1/hrs.) is horrible especially in the early morning and 5ish. I sure don't want to miss anything that eBay will have planned those days . Then the early morning classes and late night events. Not worth the drive.

If anyone needs any info. on the Orlando area, please feel free to contact me. 2 years is quite away but totally worth the wait.

medievalbooks-Hope you can make it to Orlando. Who knows, maybe a neighbor will take you to the airport

Am looking forward to meeting more people at my 5th eBay Live in Chicago and all of you on the boards. Maybe catch a cold drink in the powerseller lounge.

Have fun!

I haven't told the kids yet, but hubby thinks it might be interesting.

Exactly what is the convention center there? Name? i like to plan far far in advance for the best deals! LOL

I'm sad there won't be one next year, but looking forward to 2010. Plus, with it being August, my hubby might be able to attend! The timeshare will definitely be a good thing too!

Funny, I was just checking out to see if there was a hotel attached to the convention center LOL
Lots of them within walking distance it looks like.

The last time eBay was in Orlando the hotel that was the "home base" for staff was The Peabody Orlando which was right across from the convention center.

Anita
different beaches,different waves, life goes on
beachbadge

Hey beachbadge.

Can't wait to get together with you guys again next month.

Was nice to spend time with you last month in Disney.

Gama

I've stayed at the Peabody on numerous occasions. Very nice hotel. They have the "duck walk" every morning in the lobby, where a line up of ducks walk through the lobby. The kids get a real kick out of it!
When we stayed there, our balcony faced the pool and the convention center was right behind the pool. It would be a great choice for a hotel to stay at, and there are many restaurants and shopping in walking distance, though its quite hot, so we take the car everywhere!
Lori

Hi, I have an Ebay store and live near Chicago. I'm thinking about going to the convention, but I can't find any information about what the schedule of events is for each day. I have no idea what goes on there. How do I find out?

Thanks,

bgkglass

oh bk,

Please do try to attend. You choose the classes you want to take. How to take better pictures, How to find products to sell, How to make a better listing and the list goes on.

This is my 5th eBay Live and don't forget next year there isn't going to be one . You might want to attend next month. Then in August 2010 we come back to Orlando, woo hoo my area.

Networking at any eBay Live is sooo cool. Make sure you have business cards to hand out because you will be getting more than a handful back.

The Meet and Greet is fun to meet people you have either sold to, bought from or chatted with. Thats the night (Wednesday) before the actual eBay Live begins.

Hope to see you there.

Gama

Hey mister-etail. Don't know the last time you were in Orlando in August but since I only live an hour from Disney and frequent it often, August is HOT, HOT & HOTTER and the crowds are growing bigger all the time.

Sorry to give you the bad news.