Griff
About me...
My name is Jim Griffith but most folks know me as Griff or my User ID on eBay, "Uncle Griff". I was eBay's first Customer Support rep, hired by Pierre Omidyar and Jeff Skoll way back in late October, 1996. I joined eBay as a member in May of 1996 and spent that summer buying, selling and chatting on the AuctionWeb Bulletin Board: eBay's first chat forum.
Since those early days, I have had the distinct honor and privilege of watching eBay sellers build eBay from a small site in 1996 (then called AuctionWeb) to a singular and most astonishing ecommerce miracle and pop culture phenomena - unequaled in history (and completely unexpected I should add.)
Today, as Sr. Manager of Seller Advocacy I work on behalf of the eBay small seller. Millions of these hard working individuals, partnerships and small businesses have built this site since day one. Helping them is the best part of my job. Over the years, I have had the pleasure of meeting thousands of them. These are the people who built eBay and without whose entrepreneurship, energy and passion, there would simply be no eBay. I love hearing their incredible stories, facilitating their usually spot-on suggestions for changes and new features and yes, compiling and forwarding their concerns and complaints about the site.
Working at eBay these past 13 years has been and continues to be an incredible opportunity. I am surrounded by the most talented and energetic people in the Internet workspace. Most everyone who works at eBay also uses the site everyday either as buyers, sellers or both. For an example, try searching on the text in title and description for "I am an eBay Employee"
Through it all, I still love to buy and sell... ok, maybe mostly buy these days but I do try to sell stuff every few months in order to understand the site from the seller's perspective (Like thousands of sellers, I earn and loose Bronze PowerSeller Status once or twice a year). I offer items from my own collection of unusual antiques, textiles and decorative arts but I have an unquenchable passion for fragrance, including cologne and perfume: a special hobby of mine. Since my job provides me the opportunity to travel to many cities both in the US and abroad, I love to hunt down the small, hole-in-the-wall perfumeries and shops to hunt for the rare and out-of-production scents. I tend to keep only a few for myself and sell the rest on... you guessed it!
I love to help other eBay sellers with all matters "eBay." It's how I got started here, way back in May of 1996 as "Uncle Griff" when there was only one chat board, no Customer Support and folks depended on each other for answers to questions. Those questions, by the way, have not changed very much in the last six years. Check out my other About Me page to see for yourself.
Griff's About Me Page
If you need help with an eBay issue, feel free to email me at my work email
griff@ebay.com
And don't forget to tune into eBay Radio!
If you haven't heard eBay Radio, you should join our eBay Radio eBay Group.
We broadcast LIVE on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tune in, call in and join the fun.
Thanks!
Griff
Jim Griffith
Some of my other passions:
Polaroid
Save Polaroid on Flickr
Save Polaroid Website
Fragrance
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Praise: An honor to sell to Griff himself! Thank You! Item ships 11/19. A+++ Buyer! |
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Praise: Great communication. A pleasure to do business with. |
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