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Re: Guy Kawasaki on Twitter's Impact on Alltop - A True Social CRM Success Story

john — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:01:10 -0000

Good show Brent, you know I am the ultimate Twitter fan ;-)

Re: Plagiarism 2.0: A Tragic Case of BRM - Blogger Relationship Mis-management

john — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:57:39 -0000

That is so F'd up. You want me to send someone over to their offices to handle this? Don't make me get ol'school ghetto on that "arse". I may be a civilized business owner today, but I still got thug love in the veins... LMAO.

Re: Web 2.0 Solopreneur Site Of The Week: Prosper.com

john — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:54:24 -0000

Check the risks just like you do with anything. It does have some and you just need to be educated on the process...start slow and work your way up

Re: Twitter and ColdedICE: Twarketing Case Study Number One

john — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:16:12 -0000

Wow, JB that really came out nice. Thank you so much for the honors of being here. You did a cool just with stats I did NOT even know existed. Man, looks I tweet a helluva lot huh. I swear I do work, LOL.

Thanks,
John (ColderICE)

Re: eBay’s New Payment Policy is Giving Me Butt Cancer!

john — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:44:41 -0000

Hello Brandon, that is fantastic that you chose to put that comment out there for us. Really appreciate the personal touch.

Thanks,
John (ColderICE)

Re: ColderICE Commentary eBay Town Hall - September 2008 Part 2

john — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:39:31 -0000

I see your point here:

Customer buys 1 product for seller A (you)
Customer buys similar product from seller B (other guy)

Items from A & B go into the same cart and customer makes 1 payment.

You (seller A) fulfill your order promptly and send it to the customer, but seller B does NOT fulfill the item or delays the fulfillment.

Now you are subject to bad DSR due to the customer thinking that both items are from the same sell.

Did I get your concern right?

Re: ColderICE Commentary eBay Town Hall - September 2008 Part 2

john — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:37:53 -0000

You bring up an interesting argument that I have not heard before. I will tell you my philosophy is this however. The default is to err on the side of the buyer.

I want to make it as easy as possible for the buyer and if this will allow more buyers to buy more stuff?!? I will put up with the other drama and fight that battle with eBay :-)

Re: Yo eBay, Where is the Google Juicy Juice Baby?

john — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:05:42 -0000

Hi Rich,

If you have details that you can share, that would be helpful. One view (mine or yours) is really not enough to get a clear oversight on what may possibly be taking place.

You do seem to have some unique numbers and if you can share them that would really go a long way to help us all keep and eye on traffic reporting.

I will be doing a follow up on Monday with the new numbers as well. Thanks for your insight, I am very interested to see what you are seeing.

Thanks,
John

Re: Running My Mouth: PeSA Sends a Letter to eBay

john — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:25:41 -0000

I remember being in a meeting at ChannelAdvisor Catalyst when a seller told eBay...

"You want sellers to give a Tiffany experience for a Wal-Mart price"

Man is that ever so true, so true. I guess when you hit Diamond you get all listings for free right? LMAO

John

Re: Biz Minute: How to Extend Your Brand After the Sale

john — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:05:14 -0000

Just got this from the folks I ordered from...

Hi John,

Thank you for your order and the feature on your blog - we loved it!

We've been selling products online since 1998 and have learned some important things along the way - branding is at the top (I hope you liked the reference cards and sticker inside too). I also think you're right on point about the packaging and the importance of products to be packaged professionally - it's the first physical impression the customer has. It's nice to be recognized and know that we're on the right track!

Thank you again and I have a link added from ptouchdirect.com to your blog.

Thanks,

Bryan J. Lewis
www.PtouchDirect.com
Label More - Pay less!

Re: 10 Things You Must Do to Protect Your Business in Bad Times

john — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:23:40 -0000

Thanks for the comments and for watching. It is always good to hear that someone is actually watching and listening to the crazy things I might say :-)

John (ColderICE)

Re: ICE BREAKER News Flash: ProPay.com Announces eBay Program

john — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:06:43 -0000

Good question, that would suck. I dunno the answer, but sorry to hear that you hit a slump, but that has been going around most of us sellers too :-(

But the holidays are here :-)

Re: ICE BREAKER News Flash: ProPay.com Announces eBay Program

john — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:23:11 -0000

I live in the future Dave LOL

Re: Biz Minute: 5 eBay Powerseller Secrets From My Napkin?!?

john — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:59:14 -0000

Ummm...This ain't Prince or Diddy here...case closed! LMAO I still love you Ms. Peggy :-)

Re: Biz Minute: How to Own the Customer…WTF?

john — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:15:37 -0000

Absolutely Cliff, the golden rule hits the nail on the head. Thanks for the insightful comments. I always like reading what you write!

John

Re: Cool Tool Tip: How to Keep an Eye On Your DSR’s and eBay Feedback

john — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:21:25 -0000

The DSR watch does still work, but they did change it so that it no longer would do 1/100 of a point movements but only by the .10 (tenths) now.

Re: eBay Featured on the New iPhone 3G During "The Office"

john — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:44:56 -0000

LOL

Re: WOW! Today We Hit a Landmark of 60,000 Satisfied Customers, That ROCKS Dude!!!

john — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:48:50 -0000

Thanks for the well wishes guys!

Hey Cliff, we got a 3000 boost when the feedback change went into effect. That is why I missed celebrating the 50K cause we surpassed it with the change.

As for packing the boxes, this is a 2 person operation. I do all the listing and description stuff and my partner packs them all. So 1 person packed every single one of them.

Again, as big as you want me to be, the smaller I actually am :-)

Re: Biz Minute Video: Who is Responsible for "Me and Mine"?

john — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:14:33 -0000

Wow, thanks all for your comments. I am so glad that there is at least some of us business owners out there that are "responsible business owners". You all make me glad to have been fortunate enough to catch up with you guys and hook up on Twitter.

Re: Biz Minute Video: Communication with Pictures Makes it Easier

john — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:35:24 -0000

Hey Chuck, amazing how a good piece of candy remains a good piece of candy. Thanks for watching my friend.

Re: Major eBay Powerseller Gives Up the Goodies and Speaks to the Masses (or Mad-asses)

john — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:18:20 -0000

@ Ripleys

I am sorry you feel that way. I had hoped listening would add some value even IF you do not agree with his view.

Re: Major eBay Powerseller Gives Up the Goodies and Speaks to the Masses (or Mad-asses)

john — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:24:31 -0000

@ Lisa

Check back in for Part 2, I do address the challenges to small-mid size sellers with him. THANK YOU for your support and I am a fan of you too!

Re: Major eBay Powerseller Gives Up the Goodies and Speaks to the Masses (or Mad-asses)

john — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:26:24 -0000

@ Ignatius Reilly

Thanks for your comments

Re: The eBay Alternatives: Planning for Multiple Income Streams

john — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:53:04 -0000

Yep, sure did. I noted it on the video too. Thanks for the heads-up. Getting old sucks, you forget alot of stuff. LMAO

Re: The BEST Stories and Interviews of 2008 from ColderICE.com

john — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:13:34 -0000

You folks are the best.......that is all

Re: "Girl Power" Has It’s Champions: Ina Steiner IS the Oprah of eBay Blogging

john — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:22:45 -0000

Ah, Lisa you caught that LOL. Yeah, it was hard to hold Ina to the interviewee. After so many interviews she is just a natural.

Re: We Plead Not Guilty Mr. Paypal, Google Checkout, ChargeBack “Judges”

john — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:50:30 -0000

See that would have helped for real! Just some of the things we seller have to navigate, huh. We get "dinged" for errors that customers make too.

Re: Is Gary Vaynerchuk A Big Cry Baby?!?

john — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:21 -0000

The colors in the graph are different sales platforms (ie. eBay/Amz/webstore) so as you can see in the numbers ALL of them trended WAY UP with just a little extra focus, determination and WORK...I am NOT afraid of work, cause it produces results. ;-)

Re: HELLO, Is This Thing On? You Been Paying Attention to the EXPERTS?

john — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:58:30 -0000

Nah, I am not the man! I just have the man's phone numbers and I found out that the man is some men and some woman with MUCH wisdom. I am loving this week of guest on ColderICE, thanks so much guys!!!!

Re: Turning Web Traffic Into Cash Using Social Media

john — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:04:45 -0000

Thank you so much. We got more GREAT content coming out EVERY day all week long at NOON, including Saturday and Sunday, LMBO

It you never want to miss a thing, simply subscribe to the blog in the blue box at the top. We NEVER send unsolicited emails or sell your info either! I respect our readers!

Re: It’s YOUR Business, YOUR Passion, Take ACTION: Giovanna Garcia ROCKS!!!

john — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:07:15 -0000

I that is a good thing right Bob? LOL

Re: Michael Arrington Meets His “Pumpkin”- Footnote to TechCrunch Rockstar Spit

john — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:31:33 -0000

No no no, you can NOT compare Flavor Flav to ANYONE else, his is unique in his own world. NOTHING comes close, LMAO.

Re: “Dummies” Like Us NEED Marsha Collier: eBay Author and Writer EXTRODINAIRE

john — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:54:42 -0000

Yeah and her books are like hundreds of pages long. I am SO impressed with all the content she has committed to sharing with her readers.

Re: Can Your Mom Show You How To Make Money Using eBay?

john — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:01:27 -0000

Thanks MOM!!!

Re: The LAW of Inverse Square and eBay Seller Attraction vs Amazon or Others

john — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:26:16 -0000

I hope so too, and I hope the "tone" of the video comes across properly. No one likes to leave home, but if the parents kick you out the basement, you got to be outtie, LOL

Re: WARNING: eBay Says “Secure Your Computer” OMG, The World Has Ended!

john — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:11:00 -0000

No the TKO part, it is not all that new, BUT it was still worth the video and you would think by now they would have better wording on it.

However the "Secure Your Computer" IS pretty recent. It used to be "Suspicious Activity" and that was not any better really. LMAO

Re: Goolge Flags Auction Tool As An Attack Site: Auctiva Appears To Host Malware, WTF?

john — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:11:55 -0000

I am sorry to hear that you were caught up in the mess Mitzi! That absolutely stinks. Keep me posted please on the situation so we can let everyone know when it is fixed. But as for now, even your blog is getting the Google smackdown when I go to vintagegoodness.com. Man this has affect so many people and so many possible collateral sites, WOW

Re: While Rome is BURNING, The Auctiva “Emperor” Claims it is ALL GOOD?!?

john — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:44:36 -0000

Yeah, I agree, you are right! I just felt a little too uncomfortable saying millions, but I would have to agree with you George.

I do see eBay having to do some damage control at some point cause they are being HEAVILY effected by this I am sure. We ALL are in some form or another, if that is the case.

Re: eBay’s Daily Deal is Now A Malware Victim from the Auctiva Trojan

john — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:59:46 -0000

Never miss an opportunity for a shamless self promotion, LMAO

Re: eBay’s Daily Deal is Now A Malware Victim from the Auctiva Trojan

john — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:11:29 -0000

Delete it? Heck no...I am an evangelist of self promotion...Thank you for the invite. Long as it is NOT spammy, they are welcome.

Re: eBay Ink Blogger Richard Brewer Hay: Challenging Himself and “The Powers that Be”?

john — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:08:30 -0000

Thank you ZuD, I try...you need to tell me more about Craigslist, sounds interesting

Glad u likey ~ Ennga and Cliff

Nadine ~ I guess we all got to take things we hear with a grain of salt huh?

Re: Auctiva Virus Fiasco and Its Impacts: LIVE Tele Call Today on Wednesday114.com

john — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:20:26 -0000

Thanks @softersilk who pointed out that grammatically you would normally use the "A"ffected and not "E"ffected...Maybe I should have showed up for 4th period English class in high school...MAYBE I should have showed up in High School period, LOL

Re: EXCLUSIVE!!! Lesson Learned: AUCTIVA Calls ColderICE & Puts Out The FIRES!!!

john — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:40:45 -0000

I am listening and READING all comments as they come in. EVERYTHING here will be sent there to Auctiva and NOW we all know they are listing.

Re: EXCLUSIVE!!! Lesson Learned: AUCTIVA Calls ColderICE & Puts Out The FIRES!!!

john — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:55:30 -0000

I can NOT be "played" cause I don't have strings :-) Lin. Momma told me when I was a boy...you can not please everyone, so I NEVER try. The point about the forums is only PARTIALLY true. You actually COULD get to the forums all weekend, and I pointed to them right here...

http://3rdpoblogs.com/colderice/2009/02/22/i-am...

In reality the forums were only DOWN officially on Monday. However, you COULD get to them all weekend, if you dared to go past the warning.

So I give you partial credit and him partial credit. That was NOT a hill I thought was that important to "fight on"...he already admitted that ALL communication was weak and that was very reason why he called me.

My honest opinion is that I did not feel that he was "blaming sellers", but I may need to re-listen and see. To me, he seemed to be saying that they DID what they "thought" was best. I really wanted to know WHY we did not get any email till Monday! That was my BIG issue and he knew that was B.S.

I am not a person to kick a man that has humbled himself to speak with me on MY terms, that is just not in my nature EVER. I always let a person have an out, that builds trust in them and character in you. I like to "do unto others as I would hope they would do unto me" if tables were turned.

Another thing Momma said...The "arse" you KICK on the way up is the same "arese" you KISS on the way down. It has served me well in life.

Re: You Are Invited to The Twitter Party: How This Tool Is Used By ColderICE

john — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:12:00 -0000

Magisterrex, then you and I are on the same page. If someone reaches out to you in a Direct Message on Twitter and you blow it off, that COULD BE construed as rude.

Definition via WikiPedia...Rudeness (also called impudence or effrontery) is the disrespect and failure to behave within the context of a society or a group of people's social laws or etiquette.

Give you a true story...I reached out to MC Hammer, who follows me and we have had a few back and forth conversations. After 2 days of no replay, I tapped him again.

So Hammer then replies back and said "My bad, I got 10,000 people following and thousands of DM's come in daily so sometimes even the DM's fall out too"

I guess with Twitter, I just can understand that I won't take it personally knowing that most likely it is not a direct diatribe against me personally. Plus I don't think that fundamentally there should be "laws" that govern the use of Twitter, unless it is agreed on by all parties.

Re: Do You Do Business on eBay? Top eBay Twitter People You Should Follow NOW!

john — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:39:05 -0000

Thanks for the corrections Kat, I have made the necessary updates to the story.

Re: Should You De-Googlefy Your Life and Your Business? @Remarkablogger Speaks!

john — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:09:17 -0000

I love having people that I both agree and disagree with in my circle of influence. It keeps me fair, balanced and ABLE to make informed rational decisions.

Re: Expand Your Brain: The Top 8 Most TERRIFYING Holes In The World

john — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:23:17 -0000

Oh my, you guys are SO bad. Hmmm, you got me thinking though...

Re: Vendio Stores Beta Launches: Could Vendio Kill the Bonanzle Star?

john — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:40:23 -0000

Hey Henrietta, Bonanzle just fits in the title better LMAO. The story is not really built around Bonanzle at all. It is all about marketing YOU in 2009 and that is how I came up with the title and story.

NOW if, this is a marketplace challenger, and I do believe it is, then by default, the smaller will feel the pinches first. Other than that, it is just a catchy title :-)

Re: Google Wants A BIG Piece of the PIE: Google Checkout Increases Fees 240% ?!?

john — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:06:39 -0000

Hey Cliff, I am surprised that Google raised pricing and removed the discounts on the SAME DAY. I guess they figured I would not notice, LMAO.

Hi Natha, the catch-22 is that if you reduce your Adwords spend the checkout badge shows up less too.

Henrietta, thanks for the clarity!

And Melinda, I really do not think Google Checkout is making a direct Paypal competitive move, I actually think Google will crush Pp in the open marketplace, IF they ever get into retail (as Scot Wingo hinted on our interview http://3rdpoblogs.com/colderice/2009/03/11/can-...)

Re: I AM MAD as HELL ~ A MUST Read Report: How To FIX eBay!!!

john — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:31:11 -0000

Dude, if we were graded by spelling and grammer on the web... they would have shut this blog down ages ago. LMBO

Re: I AM MAD as HELL ~ A MUST Read Report: How To FIX eBay!!!

john — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:23:02 -0000

Let me get this right Musk...eBay can CHANGE direction but I can't change my opinion? What a GENIUS mode of thinking?!?

Thanks "genius" you are right, I should NEVER formulate new ideas based on new information. Why didn't I think of that?

john

Re: Is eBay Anti-American? Sell to Other Countries and eBay Could Make U Pay MORE, WTF?!?

john — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:52:20 -0000

For clarity to the readers of this post...

The POST is about the practices and policies of eBay and should NOT be confused with CBT (cross boarder trading) slowing in general.

I personally LOVE CBT and have and will continue to do so in the future. eBay just needs to STOP the practice of commingling CBT numbers with domestic numbers. That is just freakin' STUPID and it is not my opinion here. The policy is just plain stupid. Stupid is as stupid does. eBay has got a stupid policy for CBT. That is the real key to this post.

I want ALL that read this to understand, this is NOT telling you to stop CBT. This post is about telling eBay to stop the idiotic policy and incentives for NOT doing CBT.

Thanks for the comments guys!

John

Re: The eBay DSR 4-Star Misconception

john — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:26:40 -0000

Hey Cliff, that actually makes sense...so it will NEVER happen, LMAO

P.S. Awesome post, as always

john

Re: Intro To WordPress.com Blogging: A Beginners Video

john — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:34:27 -0000

Actually Cliff, the SEO boost is MUCH greater on the FREE version of Wordpress.com as they DRIVE traffic to your site inside thier own systems.

Wordpress.com is a community blogging site and your post will be shown on other sites that are hosted by Wordpress.com, so the traffic build is HUGE.

Once you move to your own hosted site, then you are personally responsible for driving traffic and as such you will NOT get nearly as many viewers. So there are many conditions that must be factored in when deciding between hosted vs self-hosted.

I plan on fleshing that comparison out at a later time for a new post. As a matter of fact, Scott Pooler hosts his site (http://allbusinessauctions.wordpress.com/) on WORDPRESS' free .com for this very reason.

There is a bump in traffic, ranking, and list positioning you get simply because you are a Wordpress.com blog. That is ACTUALLY why the do not want advertising on those blogs. If they were full of ads, then Google would not rank them so high. Just an FYI...

The one caveat to "keeping juice" can be in owning the URL and using a redirect to the FREE site which you can do with a .com blog site. That too is what I did with ColderICE.com, I owned the URL so when I did move it to a .org site, that URL had some history too it. Google CONSTANTLY updates site rankings so nothing is really sacred.

John

Re: Welcome Zappos to YOUR Listings…eBay WTF Are U Doing To Us?!?

john — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:43:20 -0000

Why would you post as "corp America" instead of Zappos, since your IP address says Zappos.com?

That is odd?!?

john

Re: Attention eBay Shoppers! Your Shopping is Rewarded With eBay Bucks Program

john — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:41:03 -0000

Thanks guys, had fun making that one. Could not complete the edits for yesterday, but a "foolish" video works all April long :-)

It was a blast looking up all the S&H; stuff. Brought back many childhood memories to see it...wow, I am OLD!

john

Re: Don’t Be a JERK! “Well I Shipped It”… WTH? That Is NOT An Answer

john — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:16:17 -0000

The answer? Well to put that in plain english, the answer is...To win and beat the competition at customer service, the seller/vendor has to "give a sh*t!"

If the seller is focused on self and NOT the buyer, someone else can WIN that customer who was poorly treated by the seller that really did not give a crap that the buyers package never arrived.

Does that mean being a doormat? NOPE, just give a sh*t! That is my 2 second answer. If you do not give a crap about the customer they will go somewhere else that does. We ALL do when the shoe is on the other foot.

Re: Don’t Be a JERK! “Well I Shipped It”… WTH? That Is NOT An Answer

john — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:22:51 -0000

Why does the pizza delivery guy "work" for them? Because they PAID him. Vendors PAY for delivery services so in essence, the delivery service "works" for the vendor and as such IS the vendors hired contractor. The responsibility still lies with the seller. That argument would get an eye roll from Judge Judy, LMAO.

Legally, the vendor is SOLELY responsible for the delivery of any package. Now, as a vendor, you can make YOUR claim with the post office for a lost item. So we do have possible recourse as well. But you can NOT pass that off to the buyer to handle, that is not customer service.

Re: Don’t Be a JERK! “Well I Shipped It”… WTH? That Is NOT An Answer

john — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:13:54 -0000

Personally W. I can not answer your question because it is TOO relative. However if a customer has a package that has gone missing, I make it OUR POLICY to take ownership of ALL missing packages. That is MY POLICY and it works for ME.

As it relates to the "I shipped it" as you laid out in your response above, unfortunately that has NEVER been a valid response for Paypal, Google or the major credit card companies, when challenged. In our experience, the ONLY acceptable method of proof has been DELIVERY CONFIRMATION and not simple proof of shipment. Also with many of the credit card companies they can sometime request signature proof of delivery before they will release fund that have been challenged.

Of course that is just MY OBSERVATION and it is very possibly that you are more of an authority than I am on this topic. I only speak to my experiences and although my experience on this topic is vast, with over 66,000 positive reviews from eBay customers, you could certainly have a different set of experiences.

Having gone through all of this, I hope you don't miss the point of the ACTUAL topic which is...DON'T BE A JERK to your customers, or they will NOT BE YOURS for long. That is the actual topic of the post.

Re: Let’s Play A Game…Can You Name This Childhood Starlet?

john — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:40:59 -0000

Hey Lisa you are CORRECT! That is little Rudy from the Cosby Show

Re: Catalyst Notes pt 1: The Customers Are Speaking, STHU and Listen!

john — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:03:18 -0000

People are picked via an ad on Craigslist that simply asked for people that shop online. Completely random and that is the only qualification. No indication or differentiation is made by volume of shopping or habits.

As for your question on Paypal, there is no answer. They did not ask them that question. However I will make this comment, only 5% of our online shoppers use Paypal on our website. Would they use Paypal IF there was no other option?!? I don't know.

However, as a consumer, I like options personally. If a site does not have my preferred payment method outside of Paypal or Google Checkout I do not consider that vendor to be at "real"entity.

Visa and Master Card (formally BankAmericard and Master Charge) have been around since I was BORN! That speaks to the validity of a online business and its trustworthiness IMHO. Anyone can have a Paypal account, few go the extra mile to establish a vendor account with the "big boys". I thing that should be considered when choosing payment options for your business.

So would these people abandon cart? I do not know, BUT I personally would not even begin shopping if all a retailer accepts is just Paypal. You know I have a critical eye, so that could be just some consumers. I know that a business must take the extra measures to qualify for a merchant account.

Given a choice on a site (Paypal or Visa/MC) that I do not know there is a nice choice to use Pp since I do not share personal info with that vendor. But given a site with ONLY Paypal makes me somewhat suspicious.

GOOD QUESTION!

john

Re: Why eBay’s DSR + Best Match System Turns Off "REAL" Businesses

john — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:36:32 -0000

Gosh Henrietta, you make WAY TOO MUCH SENSE!!! I am so in your fan club...Whoo Hoo!!!

john (colderICE)

Re: Why eBay’s DSR + Best Match System Turns Off "REAL" Businesses

john — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:24:43 -0000

Let me start by saying anytime someone starts a sentence saying "With all due respect..." that simply means "Hey, I am about to disrespect you!" so it really is not necessary to ever say it.

Saying "only flunkees and wannabees use eBay" knowing that I and others OBVIOUSLY use it, give me a F'N break? How you gonna call me a flunky/wannabee and think I REALLY belive you respect me?!? I think Whitney Houston said it best..."HELL to tha nah" LMAO

Second, my reference to "REAL" business is to counter eBay's assertion that they can capture the secondary market of overstock and out of season inventory from those businesses that have their "own websites"

John

P.S. With all due respect, I think cowards and chumps don't sign their posts :-)

Re: Why eBay’s DSR + Best Match System Turns Off "REAL" Businesses

john — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:52:19 -0000

All GREAT insightful comments guys, thank you for participating. And glad to know that I am actually doing some improvements on the production side that people can see too :-)

Re: JTFM (Just The Facts Man) - The Auctiva Free to Fee Change

john — Sun, 31 May 2009 03:41:50 -0000

I am going to go with Cliff on that one. Images are your MOST important component of selling on eBay. Without an image your items do not sell. If there are outages on these hosts, you can get over listings not posting for a while. But having all your images go down at once can kill sales completely. Also had folks separated their images from the posting provider they would have avoided the Auctiva Virus scare earlier this year.

HOWEVER, I must URGE all of you to have BACKUPS of every single image in your own in-house file. DO NOT DEPEND on these platforms for your pictures without having a backup. The most time consuming thing about making sales online is the pictures. Keep a local copy, storage is extremely cheap and all PC's have at the very least a CD burner so space is unlimited to keep a full copy of all your pictures.

John

Re: Hey Buddy Can You Spare a Dime or 12 Cents? : Auctiva Ask Sellers to Cough Up!

john — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:11:15 -0000

Thanks for the size correction. You know us guys and sizes, LMAO. Although the size of picture storage in the age of unlimited photo storage all over the web should not be a true factor. No eBay has to pay EVER for picture storage. That really is a unnecessary expense in calculation in 2009.

john (ColderICE)

Re: Vendio "Doubles Down" to Offer FREE Services to Former Auctiva Users…WTF? Seriously? No Kidding!

john — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:16:32 -0000

Hey Andrew I take cat naps, LMAO

John

Re: Auctiva Wants To Set The "Record" Straight, But WHY?

john — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:57:25 -0000

WRONG! eBay USED to pay for this activity and then changed the program to remove this activity. MANY of the big boys of internet advertising (affiliates) saw their model for eBay links dry up, not just Auctiva. This was a fundamental change to the ePN program and those who follow the news of it in blogs/posts/etc. were very much impacted by the changes made in Sept. 2008.

The "pitchfork crowd" that want to pro port nefarious activity by Auctiva IMHO have a hidden agenda. Not that having an agenda is wrong (we all have them) but be transparent about it if you have one :-)

During my personal research on this issue (round tripping), I found numerous income streams by legitimate affiliates interrupted by this ePN change and NONE of those were violators of eBay rules at the time. That is why I will stick to the position that Auctiva had been in compliance and that the rules changed the game for them. Unless you or anyone else can PROVE otherwise, I think I will stick with my own research.

I am HAPPY to entertain any evidence you or others have to the contrary, but again I see you did not sign the post with a NAME which leads me to believe...HIDDEN AGENDA!

But I am an X-Files fan so I know "the truth is out there"

Re: John Donahoe Has "Costco Envy", He Wants To ENLARGE eBay’s Bargains

john — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:23:12 -0000

Gary, I doubt that move seriously would even be considered. People would not "pay to eBay". Hell, we sellers pay to eBay and that is getting OLD already, LMAO.

No, he wants buyers to find bargains like they do at Costco, but my point is that Costco operates on more than just bargains. They have:

1. Volume
2. Small Selection
3. Buyer loyalty
4. Member fees
5. A consistent buyer experience
6. Oh, and when you enter the store, they have a SHOPPING CART!!!

Re: Damn, Michael Jackson…I Want You BACK, But That Will Not Happen

john — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:18:32 -0000

It would have been nice to see him begin to put past in perspective with a final farewell concert. But things just were not in the cards and fate waits NONE.

Re: Damn, Michael Jackson…I Want You BACK, But That Will Not Happen

john — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:15:07 -0000

Yes, Hup...I did that Off the Wall joint, I played it all weekend both in the car and in my head :-)

Re: eBay & PayPal Step UP To The Plate: Protecting Michael Jackson Fans!

john — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:19:21 -0000

I agree with BOTH comments here. And that is not really a diatribe either way. Yes, I agree this helps Paypal/eBay but that in my opinion does NOT discount the fact that it is a capability that is IMPORTANT for transaction security.

We are SELLERS and what is good for us, is NOT necessarily good for buyers and vise versa. But if all things are equal, this is GOOD for a buyer. And if the buyers feel secure, ultimately it is good for us by default, even if we hate it.

john

Re: eBay to Fix It’s Crappy Best Match Search? New Acquisition from Microsoft / Bing!!!

john — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:40:50 -0000

Gosh you know I SOOO want you to be wrong, but you could be SOOO right :-)

Re: eBay to Fix It’s Crappy Best Match Search? New Acquisition from Microsoft / Bing!!!

john — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:07:28 -0000

My kinda money?!? My kinda money makes alot of noise when you wiggle your pockets. My treat to CC's Pizza, but only at lunch time! LMAO

Re: Vendio "Doubles Down" to Offer FREE Services to Former Auctiva Users…WTF? Seriously? No Kidding!

john — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:11:57 -0000

Hi Lou Ann, I would suggest you contact their support line ASAP. This site is NOT affiliated with that company in anyway.

Sorry but I am personally not able to do anything about your relationship with that company. You should get on the phone with support TODAY.

John

Re: ICE Tip: How To Use The Center HTML Command for Wordpress Widgets

john — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:14:27 -0000

Thanks Chris. It is probably because I too have been deprecated, LMAO.

I really do not know a lot of code and HTML was the last time I even tried to learn some. Have simply not kept up at all. Thanks for the tip!

John

Re: Social Marketing: My Theory of Flowers and Bees

john — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:16:03 -0000

Hey Carlton! Whats up buddy. Thanks for the props on the tripped out post, LMAO.

John

Re: Is Bing.com REALLY Bigger than Twitter and Digg Mythbuster Challenge

john — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:17:49 -0000

Hey Vince, thanks for the insight

Re: Stop The PRESS and Take WordPress With You on Your BlackBerry…AWESOME!

john — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:20:44 -0000

Well Kat this is so beta and I am sure other platforms will NOT be far behind. I would not make this a high choice on which phone platform to choose really.

For me though, I think my next phone just might be an Android...we will see. It is hard to break that Blackberry addiction, LMAO

john

Re: First Michael Jackson and Now eBay LIVE?!?

john — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:00:56 -0000

I love this line....

"sellers will be able to visit one of these events without having to take their shoes off for homeland security."

LMAO, thanks for the comment!

John (ColderICE)

Re: First Michael Jackson and Now eBay LIVE?!?

john — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:11:42 -0000

That is a GREAT take and a perspective that I could never have come up with from the seller view. Wow, you are right it does make challenges for small developers. You point out one of the possible many unintended consequences of the move to local. Thank YOU!

John (ColderICE)

Re: I Got A Few Things To Sell: The eBay FP30 vs. Bonanzle Booth MythBusters Challenge

john — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:31:26 -0000

Hey Randy...thanks for the reply. Lets take eBay OUT OF THE TEST completely. Then lets just look at the results of 2 sales in 6 months on Bonanzle, OK?

So basically you are saying that it is MY FAULT that Bonanzle has ZERO traffic and does ZERO marketing?!? Ok, so on Bonazle, you (the seller) must drive the traffic to THEIR site so you can make sales. Hmmm, now the issue gets even BIGGER, my question is this...

If I am going to...

1) Set up an Google Base submission
2) Submit my URL to search
3) Submit my RSS feed

Why in the world do I need Bonanzle? What is the "value add" that Bonanzle brings to the equations? I am NOT being funny, I am really wanting to know what I am missing here? Cause it always comes back in my mind of, why not just set up my own eCommerce webstore and get ALL the benefits of branding myself?

Honestly, your argument may be PROVING my test instead of disclaiming it?!? Why pay transaction fees and set up feeds to drive traffic to a MALL when you can drive traffic to your own STORE?

Thanks, John

Re: Autobot vs. Decepticons: Create An Ecommerce Webstore in 5 Minutes

john — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:31:57 -0000

Thanks Tom, I will put that into the coffers and see what we can come up with for you.

John

Re: I Got A Few Things To Sell: The eBay FP30 vs. Bonanzle Booth MythBusters Challenge

john — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:15:28 -0000

OK, so yeah...eBay is a Cadillac (older model, LMAO) and Bonazle is '2009 VW Bug...I get that. You are 1000% correct, comparing the two could be considered Apples to Oranges.

Just remember, I was comparing the all NEW (at the time) eBay Fixed-Price 30, which was rather untested waters and unproven, so that was really the basis of the testing for me. I needed to simply know which one would convert without any extra "work" and those were the results.

I in NO WAY was trying to set up a 'bogus' test to make eBay come out as favorable. I think people have felt that was my intention?!? But actually I honestly thought eBay would lose! (based on all the Bonanzle hype I was reading and hearing) So the result were shocking to me really.

John

Re: Autobot vs. Decepticons: Create An Ecommerce Webstore in 5 Minutes

john — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:32:27 -0000

Well Vince, you know I do have a "shock jock" persona sometimes...LMAO. I dunno, just my nature I guess, I am working on it ;-). I like that thought of doing that. There is also this thing that Ina from Auctionbytes has called Every Place I Sell that does that for you somewhat. You could add that to your blog as a "quick and dirty solution". Also I will look around for an answer to what you are looking for. It really is a great thought sir.

Thanks, John

Re: Autobot vs. Decepticons: Create An Ecommerce Webstore in 5 Minutes

john — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:47:51 -0000

I don't really dig the 1&1 estores. I have had 1&1 for our provider for years, but the estore is not that robust. If you have NO experience at all, check out the story here about Buy It Sell If from our guest blogger Cliff...

http://3rdpoblogs.com/colderice/2009/03/22/buyi...

John

Re: Let The eBay Rumor Games Begin! Is AuctionBytes Playing TMZ for eBay News?!?

john — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:56:24 -0000

:-) LOL, Randy...ummm did that make you "trust" TMZ as a value-added source LOL

Re: Autobot vs. Decepticons: Create An Ecommerce Webstore in 5 Minutes

john — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:57:15 -0000

Great catch Wanda!!! I did not see that. Yeah, some more "developers" LMAO. Although these are more designers, and I love a good web designer ;-) Thanks so much for pointing that out to us.

John

Re: Let The eBay Rumor Games Begin! Is AuctionBytes Playing TMZ for eBay News?!?

john — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:20:28 -0000

Dammit Randy, that is why you are so necessary to us! Love it dude, you are very correct.

Dammit Cliff, that is why you are so necessary to us! Love it dude, you are very correct.

LOL, you guys ROCK! Seriously, thanks for being around and adding value.

John

Re: Could Michael Jackson ACTUALLY “Heal The World”

john — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:33:49 -0000

I guess I should make mention that the best indicator of future performance is sometimes past performance. According to Forbes.com Elvis Presley continues to top the list of dead celebrities for 2008.

Elvis estate was worth approximately $1 million dollars the day he died. However, last year The KING's estate raked in $52 Million and that dude died in the 70's. Compare that number to Justin Timberlake or Madonna both pulled in around $40-45 million in the same year!

Tupac Shakur died way back in 1996 and his estate pulled in a whopping $12 million. And he was "just a rapper"

Take Marvin Gaye, who lands in 13th place on the Forbes list this year, with earnings of $3.5 million. Gaye had a great year. Coinciding with Motown Records' 50th birthday, two major studios have announced upcoming Marvin Gaye biopics, and some of his classic albums have been remastered and re-released.

Both John Lennon and George Harrison make the list as well as racing superstar Dale Earnhardt. Iconic staples like Marily Monroe and James Dean continue to rake in about $5 million every year.

There is NO such thing as "crash" only CASH ;-) This machine from Micheal Jackson could most likely top ALL of them!

John

Re: Let The eBay Rumor Games Begin! Is AuctionBytes Playing TMZ for eBay News?!?

john — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:48:18 -0000

Hi Patrica, thank you very much for your comments. I would like to answer you on two points you raised:

#1 This is NOT personal (about Ina, cause I love and respect her)

#2 I am NOT trying to "down her"

I asked a simple question. Does SPECULATION add or subtract trust. It is a VERY timely question since speculation runs rapid in the markets and can negativity effect healthy stock. And I am reminded that speculators where the reason why we paid $4.50 for a gallon of gas less than two years ago.

So I position this as a question simply about speculation and its effects. TMZ? Well come on, they make good press ;-) cause you have to write in extremes to make good copy, LOL

john

Re: Could Michael Jackson ACTUALLY “Heal The World”

john — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:20:28 -0000

Yeah, I agree whole heartedly. The ability to move collectibles is an area YOU RULE in, thanks for the insite. Retail? Is just getting started. What has happened for the past 3 weeks is that Michael has OUTSOLD every other artist for 3 weeks straight at #1 on Billboard, while maintaining 4-6 slots of the top selling albums by volume.

These are completely un-counted revenue for these music chains. Plus you have both tribute concerts as well as the This Is It Show with over 100 hours of footage of his last performance. Top those with merchandising and sponsorships? That a LOT of cash flowing into an economy that was "dead". Consumers ARE spending money on Micheal, could that jog the spending of other corporations that harness this Michael stuff?

How many people will become employed to manage to tour? The merchandising? The shipping of stuff? What about the gift market around Christmas for fans? WOW...I could see this impacting bottom lines for several corporations this year. Of course it could be the Scotch :-)

thanks, John

Re: The Future of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

john — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:41:36 -0000

So cool that you asked. Some people will read these posts and watch vids or interviews and just let stuff like industry vocabulary go completely over their head. We are very similar in that we ask the question. Screw the old saying about "it is better to be thought a fool..."

Verticalization is market segmentation by industry or anything really. (thats the short version LOL)

The basics of vertical marketing is a strategy well known to B2B (business to business) direct marketers, who often use precisely targeted direct mail lists to reach specific individuals with specific job titles who work in companies of a specific size within specific industries.

John

Re: Gary Vaynerchuk - I had a wild day, you? Turning negatives into...

john — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:03:31 -0000

Damn, slam dunk, game, set, match...Gary you are untouchable man. Because you know that spirit, drive and integrity makes it work not ONLY on the good days but the challenging days too. "Steel is forged in fire"

So anyway...my back breaks needed to be changed. They were rubbing metal to metal. I know, I know not the same, eh?

Thanks for the awesome videos, you constantly deliver!

John (ColderICE)

Re: Add a Comment, Get Twitter Followers

john — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:27:14 -0000

Check out http://www.ColderICE.com if you have not already. This will be nice to add to it too. I am digging this hack for Twitter...Will this be released as something we can also add to our blogs?

Re: Add a Comment, Get Twitter Followers

john — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:29:31 -0000

SORRY... I messed up the first post on my Twitter ID....

Check out http://www.ColderICE.com if you have not already. This will be nice to add to it too. I am digging this hack for Twitter…Will this be released as something we can also add to our blogs?

Re: Podcast Secrets 2009 – Want To Be An Affiliate?

john — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:09:38 -0000

Paul, I just want to touch base with you again to tell you how AWESOME your presentation was. I subscribe to your email feed (and I only do it to 2 people and you are ONE)

I had no IDEA that you were the same guy when I was at StomperNet Sunday. I had the camera crew meeting me for the David Bullock interview and they called right when you were getting into the GOOD STUFF!!!

I am pissed that I did not get to see and hear the rest of your presentation. DUDE you are my hero! And the funny thing is, I did not even know you were the same guy until I got to this story today and put 2 & 2 together. Damn it, LOL.

But I just want to tell you how cool you are, how good your blog is, and how regretful I am to have had to leave right in the middle of your talk. I am going to kick Bullock's butt for making me miss it :-)

John (ColderICE)

Re: It’s The Whine Seller’s 1 Month Anniversary!

john — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:09:52 -0000

Con-Grat-U-Freakin-Lations!

Re: Twitter’s Qwitter: Do you care who quits you?

john — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:05:57 -0000

I am WAY more interested in who stays than who goes. If we are not a match, that is cool. I want people that I jell with not ones I don't :-)

<abbr>John (ColderICE)’s latest blog post..The TRUTH About eBay: Can You Handle The Truth — Part 1</abbr>

Re: What’s your eBay userid? (I’ll let you shamelessly self-promote on my site)

john — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:49:53 -0000

Go buy something dammit, LMAO

http://stores.ebay.com/3rdPowerOutlet

Re: Was Auctiva hacked? Blocked by Google & Firefox for malicious software, suspicious content, and malware

john — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:39:34 -0000

You are RIGHT on POINT, this is very serious for many of us. I am watching Auctiva with you over at http://3rdPOBlogs.com/ColderICE

Re: The official word on the Auctiva virus scare

john — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:03:47 -0000

Thank you for keeping up with this for the community. I am inviting all users, buyers and sellers to join today's Auctiva feedback call too. This was a good case study and a personal wake up call to me.

Auctiva User Feedback TeleCall

Phone Number: (724) 444-7444

Call ID: 31930# then 1#

When: TODAY @ 1:14 pm est

more info www.Wednesday114.com or www.colderice.com

Re: Earnings: eBay's Revs Fall 7 Percent On Weak Holiday Sales

john — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:23:27 -0000

Message in a bottle to eBay and the Ebay execs, I got a quick message for anyone that will please listen?

http://3rdpoblogs.com/colderice/2009/01/21/mess...