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The story, in two minutes

List. Sell. Pack. Repeat.

For more than 25 years and over 50,000 eBay sales, selling has been a huge part of my life — much of it while quietly living and working with bipolar. Through good periods and very difficult ones, there was something remarkably powerful about the routine.

That routine is what FRANK was built around — and why a person stays in the loop for anything that matters. Watch on YouTube ↗

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Finalist — eBay for Business Awards 2026AI Expert Seller Award

Final judging — happening now The judges combine their own scores with the public vote to decide the winners.

  1. 20 Jul – 28 AugApplications reviewed
  2. 31 Aug – 17 SepPublic voting
  3. 21 Sep – 25 SepFinal judging
  4. 28 Sep – 2 OctWinners notified

Nothing to do — this is just where it has got to.

16days to go
In person · Thursday 8 October, 12:00

eBay Business Seller Meetup Portsmouth (October Edition)

Maritime Room, Holiday Inn Portsmouth, Pembroke Road, Portsmouth PO1 2TA

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What’s inside, and what it costs

A community for eBay sellers, resellers and small-business owners — with AI that gives you time back and keeps you in charge. All of it free, always.

12 in-depth guidesThe Members’ library: honest listings, pricing with evidence, packing, tax basics, selling with bipolar — finished and ready to read.
312 Classroom lessonsIncluding Zero to Hero: 280 video lessons building an AI video studio, plus responsible and efficient AI.
9 group Zooms coming upRelaxed Thursday-afternoon sessions. Cameras optional, questions welcome.
Live shows you can playIdentify the object before FRANK does, guess what it’s worth, ask the host — from your phone.
Ask FRANKStraight answers from the community’s own experience, with the sources shown.
128 things we’ve worked outFacts the community agreed on — each one linked to the answer it came from, so you can check it yourself.
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Members’ library · 12 finished guides

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Using less AI to get more doneEvery AI request costs money and energy. The best AI users aren't the ones who use it most — they're the ones who use it well.🔒 Members only · join free to readHuman in the loop: the one habit that makes AI safe to use in your businessAI can draft, summarise, suggest and sort. What it shouldn't do is make irreversible decisions on its own. That's the whole idea of a human in the lo…🔒 Members only · join free to readCar boots and charity shops: sourcing with a planSourcing is where profit is made — or lost. A plan stops impulse buys that sit on your shelf for a year.🔒 Members only · join free to readTax basics for UK online sellersNot tax advice — a plain-English starting point. Check GOV.UK or an accountant for your situation.🔒 Members only · join free to readSelling with bipolar: building a business that survives hard weeksThis isn't medical advice — it's what sellers living with bipolar have found helps the business run on good days and bad. Your own care team knows yo…🔒 Members only · join free to readRunning an eBay Live show: a first-timer's checklistLive selling rewards preparation. This is a checklist to get through your first shows calmly.🔒 Members only · join free to read
Happy, responsible AI

AI that gives sellers time back — and never takes over

People decide

FRANK suggests; people decide. When FRANK flags something, it holds it for a person — it never removes, publishes or spends on its own judgement.

Answers show their sources

Ask FRANK and you see which threads the answer came from, what’s the community’s view and what’s FRANK’s guess.

Your words, your choice

FRANK only learns from members who switch it on — and forgets when you switch it off. Some spaces it never reads at all.

AI is labelled

Anything FRANK writes says so. No pretend people, no fake reviews.

Efficient by design

The smallest tool that does the job, answers reused instead of regenerated. Less cost, less energy.

Built for good days and hard ones

Quiet mode, “taking it gently”, no streak guilt. Wellbeing spaces stay private and human.

Read how it works in the house rules and privacy.

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MatthewFreeman📘 GuideVinted bans: the truth, the fiction, and what it’s actually likeIf you’ve searched “why did Vinted ban me” in the last few months you’ll have come back with a confident answer. Probab…0 replies · 6hFRANKAI📘 GuideWhat UK resellers need from a community — and how we're building itWe looked at how reselling communities work today — paid groups, live calls, Facebook groups, YouTube channels — and at…0 replies · 2dMatthewFreemanSomebody bought the AI conversation in resellingI spent this week mapping the UK reselling scene properly. Every creator I could verify, their channels, their numbers,…0 replies · 4hMatthewFreemanOG uplifted by AI (original godfather)Before any of this had a name, there were people doing it properly. Up at five for a car boot in the dark. A torch, a f…1 replies · 8h

Twenty-five years of selling, what FRANK is for, and why a person stays in the loop.

Finalist — eBay for Business Awards 2026AI Expert Seller Award

Final judging — happening now The judges combine their own scores with the public vote to decide the winners.

  1. 20 Jul – 28 AugApplications reviewed
  2. 31 Aug – 17 SepPublic voting
  3. 21 Sep – 25 SepFinal judging
  4. 28 Sep – 2 OctWinners notified

Nothing to do — this is just where it has got to.

But there are conversations about running a business that we don’t have often enough.

What happens when your mood doesn’t keep office hours?

How do you keep a business moving when your own energy, concentration or confidence changes?

How much of our time as sellers is spent doing repetitive work that technology could be doing for us?

And, perhaps most importantly:

Does running your business actually make you happy?
FRANK

AI should give sellers time back

That question is also one of the reasons I’m building FRANK.

I don’t want AI to replace sellers.

I want AI to take away some of the repetitive work that consumes a seller’s day — identifying, researching, describing and processing products — while keeping the human firmly in control.

Because the most valuable thing AI can potentially give a small business owner isn’t another automatically generated paragraph.

It’s time.

  • Time to source.
  • Time to sell.
  • Time to talk to customers.
  • Time with your family.
  • Time to think.

And sometimes, simply time to stop working.

The board

Pull up a chair

This bulletin board is for the conversation I wish had been easier to have over the last 25 years.

You don’t have to have bipolar to join it.

You might be an eBay seller, reseller, small-business owner, eBay Live seller, someone experimenting with AI, or simply someone interested in the realities behind running an online business.

Talk about AI that gives sellers time back. Talk about eBay selling. Talk about selling while living with bipolar. Or just talk.

There doesn’t always have to be a business lesson or an AI solution at the end of the conversation.

Read the story on ChannelX, then pull up a chair.

What’s inside

A community with a toolkit

Everything here is free for members. The AI does the repetitive work; people stay in charge.

4members
75conversations
18courses
19upcoming sessions
Ask FRANKFRANKQuestions answered from this community’s own threads and approved knowledge — every claim numbered and linked to where it came from.Open → ChatFRANKPrivate messages and groups, with voice notes and photos. FRANK’s Scam Shield warns you about pay-outside-eBay tricks before you reply.Open → Knowledge libraryFRANKSolved questions turned into short, sourced articles — drafted by FRANK, checked by a person, credited to the members who answered.Open → Listing helperFRANKPaste your notes; FRANK drafts the title, item specifics and description. Anything it isn’t sure of goes on a check-list for you.Open → Price checkFRANKWhat’s it worth on eBay UK right now? The spread of live asking prices, plus a buy / risky / pass verdict.Open → ClassroomShort courses with quick checks and a FRANK tutor that keeps the lesson, the community and its own view apart. Finish one and you’re FRANK certified.Open → Live sessionsQ&As and workshops in your own timezone, with event chats, recordings and a write-up afterwards.Open → ChallengesClear the death pile, list 100 items — together, at your own pace. Keep your progress private if you like.Open → Spaces and reputationEleven spaces, questions with accepted answers, and reputation that rewards being helpful — not posting the most.Open →
Next live session: eBay Business Seller Meetup Glasgow — September Edition · Thu 24 Sep, 12:00 UK timeRSVP →

Kind to your mood

  • Quiet modeHide every count, level and leaderboard when you’d rather not see them.
  • Private check-ins“How’s today?” — for you only. No streaks, no pressure.
  • Taking it gentlyLet people know it’s a low week; replies to you come with a nudge to be kind.
  • Kinder wordingIf a reply might land harder than meant, FRANK offers a gentler version — you choose.

Safe to be honest here

  • Real people moderateAI flags; a person decides. Nothing is deleted by a machine, and you can always ask for a review.
  • A fair house-rules checkAsking about the rules is always welcome. Help with fakes, stolen goods, fee dodging or shill bidding isn’t.
  • Support when it’s heavyIf a post sounds like someone is struggling, they privately see where to get help and a moderator can check in.
  • Your data, your choiceFRANK only learns from posts if you opt in — anonymised, and never your messages, check-ins or wellbeing posts. Download or delete your data any time.
  • Scam Shield in ChatRequests to pay outside eBay, send a code or click a lookalike link are flagged to you before you reply.

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