ColderICE Review: Making Dummies Out of “So Called” eBay Experts
Marsha Collier’s latest book for the Dummies series is out for eBay sellers. It is kind hard to believe that this book is now into it’s 6th printing! Wow, that makes me feel kinda OLD, I started with version 2 of this book back in the day. So what is new? Basically everything!!! eBay has made many changes to the way it does business and most of those changes are with the platform itself. What worked in just 2007 is "old school" and not nearly as competitive or successful in 2009. You must keep up with the changes and strategies for implementing good practices for the new...
read moreSeptember Wholesale Tradeshow Calendar
Buyers Cash & Carry Ft. Washington 9/3/2009 – 9/3/2009 P.O. Box 899, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Phone: 717-796-2377; Fax: 717-796-2384 The Buyers Cash & Carry features eye-catching originals, folk art, museum quality replicas, country collectibles and handcrafted furniture. This immediate delivery show features shopping carts, loading assistance, on-site UPS shipping and plenty of free parking! Boston Gift Show 9/5/2009 – 9/8/2009 1690 Roberts Blvd., Suite 111, Kennesaw, GA 30144 Phone: 678-285-3976 ext. 347, 678-285-3976 , 1-800-318-2238; Fax:...
read moreHoly Crap: American Express Profiles 3rd Power Outlet’s eBay Business
Every once in a while an honor is presented to you that you just can’t wait to tell your friends about. Well this COULD have been one of those instances, but actually is was not. I was on the phone with a friend of mine who lives up in Virginia. We were just chatting and stuff like we always do. Nearing the end of our conversation he says to me "Hey, good job, I saw you made it to the big time with your American Express "thing". That was the word he used "thing"… So I really did not know what he was talking about? I figured he was just commenting on the...
read moreeBay Says: Hey Old Lady, You Are No Warren Buffett…WTF?!?
Well, it has been just a couple of days since the an eBay bidder from Japan won the Marilyn Monroe burial plot for $4.6 million. And now that bidder has backed OUT! Beverly Hills widow Elsie Poncher, whose dead husband was laid to rest in the crypt directly above Monroe, put her beloved’s valuable vault on the block Aug. 14 to help pay off the $1.6 million mortgage on her home. Bidding started at $500,000 and shot to $4.6 million in three days. Everything seemed to be going so well, until the widow’s rep sent an invoice to the winning bidder Monday. "I am awfully sorry, but...
read moreeBay Seller Gets $4.6 Million for Marilyn Monroe Tomb Plot
A widow just sold her husbands spot directly above the resting place of the late Marilyn Monroe to pay off her mortgage. The seller, Elsie Poncher but the ad on eBay to auction the tomb that resides in Westwood Village Memorial Park, Los Angeles. The ad simply stated… Here is a once in a lifetime and into eternity opportunity to spend your eternal days directly above Marilyn Monroe. This crypt in the famous Westwood Cemetery in West Los Angeles currently occupied above Marilyn Monroe is being vacated so as to make room for a new resident. "Spending Eternity next to Marilyn...
read moreeBay vs. Amazon: The Gap Grows More Narrow
As we go into the final quarter of 2009 the race will get tight for the top of the mountain. What I think many forecasted would take place years down the road could possibly manifest in the next 4 months?!? Could Amazon overtake eBay in the 4th quarter? I could be speculating and accelerating this thought, but IF the changes that eBay is planning for October 2009 miss-fire, Amazon could put the smack down on the king of e-commerce. The changes to eBay are mostly geared toward facilitating better sellers and seller experience. Although many of the changes are masked and marked as...
read morePlane Emergency on Flight AC161 (via @ShermanHu)
My buddy Sherman Hu just put up a story about a terrifying flight he recently had. As he was leaving Atlanta returning home, his plane lost cabin pressure and was forced to an emergency landing! Check out his tale HERE on his ShermanLIVE blog as he details how this experience changed his life. Boy, I tell you we were both just talking about the long journeys we were going on. He had a 10 hour flight time back to Kelowna Airport in Canada and I was embarking on a 20 hour trip to Sydney on that same day. On my way back home from Sydney we had a medical emergency on our plane about 1 hour into...
read moreMythbuster: Do Toilets In Australia Flow Backwards
Before I left for Sydney, my buddy Shane asked the question that we ALL want to know. For years we have heard the myth about toilets on the other side of the hemisphere flowing backwards. Is it true? Well, I tested the myth while I was in Australia for him, check out the video! LinkedTube Please Rate My Video with 5-Stars DSR’s Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend...
read moreWho Needs A Voices “Glee Club” To Be Heard in 2009, WTF?!?
Recently I was tapped for a comment on a "speculation" that eBay was doing away with its Voices program. For many years eBay has had a focus group program internally called the Voices of the Community. It is an ancient program created back in the 1990′s so eBay and its seller base could communicate. Most of the members are… how you say this delicately? OLD! Not like Moses old, but kind of just old school LMAO. The story was picked up and put into an Auctionbytes blog and titled "eBay Silences Founding Voices Members". Seems eBay decided to turn over some of...
read moreColderICE Keynote Presentation to eCommerce /eBay Sellers in Sydney Australia
It is official, after last week, I am now "internationally known on the microphone"! Wowzers man, I am still not over my buzz and excitement from Sydney Australia. The trip down under for the keynote presentation was AMAZING to say the least. But what is REALLY the most amazing thing is the feedback I have gotten from the organizers. All of the guys from the Professional eBay Sellers Alliance (PeSA) there in Australia were extremely complementary after the presentation was done. Now I was sitting there thinking to my self "aw shucks, thanks guys, but I bet you tell that to all...
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