I write with my laptop perched on my knees on a bench as a small crowd starts to gather for PayPal’s pizza party at 5pm. I have chosen the worst ‘quiet spot’ in the whole building. But I’ll be first in line for a slice of nice.
The first day of eBay Live began with a flurry of activity at 9am on the dot, as the doors of the Solution Center were opened and thousands of eager eBayers flocked to the various exhibitors, stalls and attractions housed in one of the cavernous halls in McCormick Place.
As always, the scale of eBay Live is staggering. They choose venues on a grand scale and quite unlike anything in Britain. There is an eagerness to learn and a willingness to succeed and there are just so many people. Hundreds of eBay staff, hundreds of members and eBay sellers and buyers from all over.
Team vzaar. eBay Canada's Moose. Obviously.
Although Chicago lacks some of the dizzying excitement of eBay Live in previous years (are there really 10k people here?), and there certainly seem to be fewer exhibitors, the expo (that runs alongside the classes and speakers) was brisk and bustling.
It’s really valuable to meet sellers face to face and pitch them vzaar and, delightfully, it’s not much of a hard sell. Old hands and newbies alike were positive about video in general and vzaar in particular. We’ve already spoken to hundreds of people and look forward to meeting hundreds more. If you’re in the Windy City, look us up. Booth 224.
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