Thanks so much for all your patience this year. The planning of the event proved to be a huge task in such an expensive city. I finally found a venue we could afford!

The Meet and Greet will be on Wednesday, June 13, from 7 pm until 11 pm. The place to be is called Ned Devines Paris Hall -- it's in the Faneuil Hall Marketplace -- aka Quincy Marketplace.

It's a great tourist spot in Boston, and all cabbies will know where it is.

We've got some great major prize awards again this year, including gift certificates to ebay stores, gift certificates to Boston landmarks, collectibles and lots lots more. I'll post a complete list soon.

Please bring a gift bag to exchange if you are interested -- we'll be announcing periodically that it's time to exchange bags. Just bring one, and exchange directly with someone else who brought one. Don't forget to put your business card in it, the person who goes home with your bag will be happy to know who brought the gift, I'm sure. This way of exchanging should be a lot more fun than calling numbers, and it will give you a reason to meet somebody in person, and each exchange called, you'll meet somebody else!!

There will be appetizers provided at the event - but I doubt it will be substantial enough to consider it a meal replacement -- drinks will be a personal choice and at your own expense (Boston doesn't do discounted or free drinks).

The room is a separate party room, so everybody there will be ebayers -- enjoy, mingle, meet and greet!!!