The Queen of Auctions
Lynn Dralle
Experience:
The Queen of Auctions, Palm Desert, CA
President, 1998 to present
- Responsible for $100,000 yearly sales in antiques & collectibles on eBay
- Responsible for $95,000 yearly sales in teaching and training materials
- Author
- “The Unofficial Guide to Selling on eBay” Wile
- “How to Sell Antiques & Collectibles on eBay and Make a Fortune” McGraw Hill
- “The 100 Best Things I’ve Sold on eBay Series of 4 Books” All Aboard
- Author of ezine that goes to 20,000 followers (established 2000)
- Winner of “Best Branding” from eBay corporate in 2005
AKA Publishing Inc, Bellingham, WA
President, 1997 to December 1999
- Published “The Book of Beanie Babies”, Amazon.com’s best selling title of 1998 in Pop Culture
- Developed Greeting Card Line distributed for 3 years by Sunrise/Interart (now Hallmark)
Cheryl Leaf Antiques & Gifts, Bellingham, WA
Managing Partner, 1993 to 2002
- Renovated and remodeled existing family business by classifying, merchandising and expanding store front
- Increased business 600% through advertising, importing, purchasing, internet and mail order campaigning
May Company, Los Angeles, CA
Buyer, 1987-1990
- Responsible for increases in sales and gross margin for $12 million domestics area
- Controlled average inventory of $4 million and improved turnover by 14%
- Negotiated and planned major programs with key resources; Wamsutta, Springmaid, J.P. Stevens and Revman
- Department Manager/Executive Trainee, 1985-1987
- Managed, trained and promoted staff of eight for an area of $1.2 million annual volume.
- Benefited from executive training program dealing with all functional areas of the comapny
Education:
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA May 1992
- Master of Business Administration, Concentration: Marketing and Finance GPA 3.8
- Outstanding Student Award from Beta Gamma Sigma Academic Honor Society 1992
- Dean’s Fellowship for Departments of Finance and Economics
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA May 1985
- Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Concentration: Entrepreneurship GPA 3.4
- Alpha Delta Pi Sorority Member
- USC Official Hostess for Alumni and Corporate Events