The Entrepreneurial Brain At Work
Hi gang, Life is funny. I mean, it's just a laugh out loud riot, isn't it? As an entrepreneur, I share the same DNA as you have. Recite with me: 1) luck is the residue...
A eBay Seller On Fire In The Startup Nation 100 Contest!
Hi gang, For those of you who have entered the Home Based 100 contest right here on StartupNation, best of luck! Mr. John Lawson, aka ColderIce, is burning it up right now! He's a big...
A Rocky Start For eBay’s New Selling Format
Hi gang, eBay's had a tough week. Not that it hasn't been a tough week in general. Lehman's gone. AIG is getting bailed out (I bet that makes Lehman happy - if they would have...
CERN Fires Up The LHC And Destroys eBay’s Best Match System!
Hi gang, Ok, that was funny right there - I don't care who you are! (sorry Larry the Cable Guy) This past week has been an unbelievable one for fans of particle physics, black holes,...
Google Enters The Chrome Wars
Hi gang, Well, Google pulled off another surprise yesterday and announced that they have been working on a web browser, named Chrome. They made the beta available for download to the general public and within...
eBay : Cry Havoc! And Let Slip The Dogs Of War!
Hi gang, "Ohhhhhh, the sun's not so hot in the sky today." "And I can feel summertime slipping on away, yes I can." -September Grass, James Taylor Believe it or not, the title of this...
eBay – A Billboard in the Desert?
Hi gang, So I've had a week to digest all the new changes that eBay rolled out. Here's my opinion of the main changes: 1. On eliminating checks and money orders - this will upset...
Ginormous Changes Announced By eBay Today
Hi gang, Well, eBay just got interesting again. Last night, eBay allowed several media outlets to disclose all of the upcoming changes that eBay will be announcing today. There's a lot, and I don't want...
eBay Changes Imminent?
Hi gang, I'm seeing a lot of chatter out there that eBay is announcing some moderate to "what the hell?" changes pretty soon. In the last several years, eBay will announce something heavy sometime in the...
Is It Time For eBay To Break Up With…Itself?
Hi gang, So, I've been thinking about this idea for a while now. Let's say that you are eBay, and you recently realized that your core business idea, auctions, has a fad component to it. ...
I’m A Stranger In My Own Land Part III : From A Terrorist To A Hostage
Hi gang, Alas, there is a part 3. Having not been able to rent a car, I could not take up the Air Trans offer of 2 free tickets per 1 seat for my Atlanta...
I’m A Stranger In My Own Land – Part II
Hi gang, (When we last left our travel Hero, he was happily blogging from a Seattle pier, looking out at the bay and enjoying himself. Did he make it home? Let's rejoin him....) "Waiter, I'd...
I’m A Stranger In My Own Land
Hi gang, Ok, we're all business owners here. Admit it - you've screwed up something before, right? Something simple, something routine, something that makes you feel like a dolt. "You dolt" is actually what I...
Hello from the Amazon Seller Conference!
Hi gang, I'm out here in beautiful Seattle at the Amazon Seller Conference this weekend. The conference was started several years ago by a group of Amazon booksellers, and has steadily grown to a conference...
Finally Some Good News From eBay
Hi gang, A few hours ago, eBay announced that they will no longer be counting Neutrals in a seller's feedback percentage! All sellers will be happy about this - it was one of the dumber...
I Need A Vacation From My Vacation!
Hi gang, So how many of you said to yourself when you read that title, "He's got kids". Lol - you've got kids too, eh? For those of you without children, read that title again...
eBay Feedback Improvement Idea – What Do You Think?
Hi gang, So, since we all know now that the current war between eBay and their sellers centers around Feedback, I thought I'd throw this idea on the fire. As a seller, what really upsets...
eBay Live – So Why Is Everybody So Upset, Anyway?
Hi gang, Ahhhhh, back home in beautiful Charlotte. 95 degrees and raining. Welcome to the South in a prematurely hot summer. I wanted to give my opinion as to why there was so much venom...
eBay Live – Somebody Get Me A Helmet!
Hi gang, Well, I've got a lot to digest after 3 days of eBay Live here in Chicago. I'll be posting thoughts/announcements all week, but here are my overall impressions: 1. I thought eBay Live...
Happy eBay Live Eve
Hi gang, Well, it's that time of year again - eBay Live - Chicago. I remember my first eBay Live very well. It was in New Orleans several years ago, back when I was but...