Common Currentsea

Something Out Of Nothing

2007-05-23T14:31:00.000-07:00

Talk about making a whole bunch of money out of nothing......

Check out this article about a guy who has created a $300 million business out of nothing. If only we would have thought of this first.

One More Item Up For Sale

2007-05-10T18:43:00.000-07:00

M-Audio Audiophile 2496 PCI Digital Audio SoundCard

It's an all-in-one soundcard for multi-track recording and computer-based home theater. Don't forget to press the "Place Bid" button ever so slightly.
Ron

A Few More Auctions

2007-05-08T06:12:00.000-07:00

Take a look. There may be something for you in one of these auctions.

Quickbooks Credit Card Processing Kit

(6) Bed Bath & Beyond 20% Off Coupons

(4) Las Vegas Monorail Coupons

And as usual, don't forget to press the "Place Bid" button ever so slightly.
Ron

Lots of Auction Activity

2007-04-29T21:44:00.000-07:00

We've had some good success with our auctions over this past week. We sold some laptop parts from a box of parts that Ron spotted on Craig's List, POLO swim trunks (from store clearance sale), and other items from yard sales. We will have to dive into the spreadsheet and audit all the items, but we're clearly still in STEP 17 ($320 - $640), but moving quickly toward STEP 18 ($640 - $1,280). That will mean 10 Steps to go, with Step 28 being the $1 Mil prize. Ron and I have talked about continuing the eBay auctions as we move into the thousands, but we're also considering some business ideas beyond eBay. A few options include making T-shirts, promoting a bar band, investing in stocks, or driving to Biloxi and letting it all ride. Trav out.

Tons Of Auctions Underway

2007-04-22T16:00:00.000-07:00

It's been a coupe of weeks since our last auction. I guess that's why we have so many underway right now. Take a peek at them. You can buy everything from designer swimming trunks to electronic handheld games.

Lot of 4 handheld electronic games

Universal garage door opener

Yellow Ralph Lauren Polo Swim Trunks

Women's Designer Flip Flops

Laptop DC Adapter - Toshiba

Laptop DC Adapter - Hewlett Packard

Laptop Memory - 128MB

Please feel free to press the "Place Bid" button ever so slightly.
Ron

Another Audit Has Passed

2007-04-16T07:39:00.000-07:00

Here's our most recently audited metrics....

Liquid Cash $227.68
Rebates Headed Our Way $120.00-$140.00 (see rant below)
Funds Invested and Yet To be Liquidated ~$150.00
Net Worth ~$500.00

A $20 mail-in rebate was declined. It was a competitive upgrade rebate, which means that you only get paid if you send in a competitor's product. We called the company before we sent out the competitor CD to verify that they would accept it. They said that our CD was an accepted competitor CD. However, it was rejected for that same reason. We have two choices now. We can either re-submit another competitor's CD or we can fight this ruling. I guess another option is to just give up on the rebate. We're not sure where we stand right now.

One thing we are certain of is that we will not participate in any other competitor upgrade rebates. The whole process wreaks of a scam. It's the classic case of "he said-she said".

Travis will be posting some auctions here soon. Stay tuned.
Ron

Two More Items For Sale on Ebay

2007-04-01T15:35:00.000-07:00

Check them out. And remember, it won't hurt our feelings if you click on that PLACE BID button.

Tires Plus Gift Card

PC-Cillin Internet Security 2007

Norton Antivirus 2007 Up For Auction

2007-03-31T09:06:00.000-07:00

Norton Anivirus 2007

Click on the above link to see our latest auction on eBay. Once you're see the item for sale, do the following.....Click on the BID button ever so slightly.

Feel the Karma

2007-03-30T16:53:00.000-07:00

Within days of the bum incident, I started finding change everywhere...on the elevator, on a chair in the conference room, and in a urinal in the bathroom. Just kidding about the urinal, although Ron would dig around that cake of deodorant to fish out a penny. Anyway, 14 cents found in the past few days, proving that karma exists. Travis out.

Moral Compass Check

2007-03-26T19:37:00.000-07:00

So I'm here in PA and I was walking back from the office and I passed a bus stop. On my right side, there was a bum bending over in front of me. I quickly spotted the penny that he was reaching for and the immediate thought in my head was I can get to that penny before he can! I had to actually stop myself from lunging toward that shiny piece of copper. This game can get inside your head, so I had to stop for a moral compass check after that incident.

Stuff That's Happening Right Now

2007-03-26T14:38:00.000-07:00

Two auctions closed over the weekend. Travis and I both sold the same thing at the same time. A really stupid business move, but the results still met our expectations. The ironic thing is that we both received the same amount of money. I actually made a few more pennies than Travis...but who's counting :). Our preliminary estimate is that we'll profit about $25 after receipt of the mail-in rebate and sale of both items. Anyway, we'll update our cash balance once Travis gets back from PA in two weeks.

In the meantime, check out our current sales initiatives. And buy something while you're at it......

OfficeMax Coupon Card

Boogie Board

Money Money Money

2007-03-23T12:18:00.000-07:00

Another beautiful week has passed here on the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately, my buddy Travis has spent the last week up in Harrisburg, PA. So, in the spirit of friendship....look to the right Travis and see what you've been missing.

Meanwhile, we've had some changes to our account. We received $50 cash from a mail-in rebate and we also sold the boat cover for $40.

So, add $90 to our liquid cash stake and deduct likewise from both mail-in rebates and ready to be sold assets.

Watch out Trump! Travis and Ron are headed in your direction.

Current State Of Affairs

2007-03-19T08:03:00.000-07:00

Travis and I recently conducted another audit of Common Currentsea. The results are in they're hard to believe. We've come a long way in a very short timeframe. Take a lokk at these metrics.......

Liquid Cash = $78.01
Mail-in Rabtes = $140
Assets Ready For Sale = $271

That puts our net worth at nearly $490. Talk about making something out of nothing. It wasn't too long ago that I was struggling to figure out how to get to one buck.

We've got two auctions underway. The problem is that both auctions are selling the same stuff. I messed up. I was supposed to wait another week for Travis' auction to close. But the eBay world is big enough for the two of us - I hope. If nothing else, this will be a healthy competition to see who can get the highest bid for the same exact suff. Let's see who is the best marketer.....

Auction Number One

Auction Number Two

Rolling Downhill

2007-03-12T06:25:00.000-07:00

The Common Currentsea project is in full throttle right now. We've got three auctions underway and we closed another two last week. Travis and I have yet to conduct an audit, but I can tell you that we have at least $200 in liquid cash. In addition, we have $70 on its way via a mail-in rebate. And on top of that, we've got several items yet to be placed on eBay or Criagslist. Keep on rollin'......

Boat Cover on Craigslist

Boogie Board on Craigslist

OfficeMax gift card on eBay

Ron

Proof That You Can Sell Just About Anything

2007-02-28T07:57:00.000-08:00

We just sold two coupons from an area restaurant. Travis and I combined the coupons to make the offer more tempting. Sold the coupons for $10. No cost of investment because the coupons were sent to us in the mail (for free).

Restaurant Coupons

We've also got a little piece of real estate for sale. Check out the picture to the right. Property located in Mesa, Arizona.

Found some deals on the web

2007-02-28T07:34:00.000-08:00

Told Ron about a website called www.dealigg.com which has sales, coupons, rebates, and free offers that are posted by users and updated every day. Very cool site for those doublers out there looking for deals. Ron and I are still in the "get free software using rebates and sell it for a profit" phase of our strategy. Trav out

List Of Current Auctions Underway

2007-02-25T09:36:00.000-08:00

Norton Internet Security 2007

Norton Ghost 10.0

Norton Partition Magic 8.0

Rolling Bellino Black Leather Bag

NCR Photo Peel Gloss Paper

Audit Complete

2007-02-24T13:50:00.000-08:00

Took us a couple of hours, but we completed the full audit while listening to Red Hot Chilis...a few songs were not so good on that Hits album. So, we have reached a new milestone at $172.43, but cash on hand is $88.06 due to some investments and mail-in rebate strategies that are underway. Ron and Trav

Lots of Activity

2007-02-24T09:53:00.000-08:00

Okay, so it's been a while since I posted. I had to search for my username and password to access today...my lack of posts are no indication of my commitment...I'm always hunting for our next opportunity. Anyway, I've been creating an offical spreadsheet for Common Currentsea accounts and I have a few things to report. I returned a Christmas gift which netted $9.95 and also got a friend to give me his old motorcycle jacket so that I could sell it ($22.01 and after expenses, made $14.32). Also, as Ron indicated, we have a lot going on with software and rebates right now...will report on that activity once the sales have completed.

Latest Auction

2007-02-20T07:39:00.000-08:00

Silent Hill 4 - The Room PC Game

Bid it up!!!!

Found A Buck

2007-02-19T12:18:00.000-08:00

Found one buck today. It's no longer lost. It's new home is Common Currentsea.

I have no idea what my total is right now, nor do I know the total for Common Currentsea. Travis and I will meet this weekend to reconcile. Several auctions have ended and several purchases have been made. We'll update as soon we can meet.
Ron

Sold The Employer's Guide

2007-02-13T19:41:00.000-08:00

The sale was a surprise to me. I didn't know if any one really cared enough to bid on the book. However, there were three bids on the book. The guide sold for $12.50 plus shipping and handling. I think it's funny that the same guide is selling on ebay right now for $99. Somebody's going to be sitting on that thing for a while. I just ruined the market. Then again, supply always meets demand. And right now, the demand justifies a $17 expenditure for someone. Anyway, here's the final auction details.

I profited $11.55 from the auction (after all expenses). That brings my total to $43.68.

Common Currentsea's pot just moved to $93.15. More auctions ending this week. More auctions to start this week.
Ron

Audit Complete

2007-02-11T18:17:00.000-08:00

The results are in. The combined pot total for Common Currentsea is $81.60.

We have several eBay auctions underway. However, the cost for each auction is near zero since each item cost us nothing. In addition, we're sitting on a pair of Ralph Lauren swimming trunks purchased for just over $7. The trunks have a retail value of $45. We'll place the trunks on eBay sometime in April.

This time next week should see the pot expanded by about 40%-50%.
Ron

More Free Stuff To Auction

2007-02-11T18:13:00.000-08:00

We've got several Quickbooks Credit Card Processing Kits ready to be sold on eBay. Check out our first auction below. Worst case, we lose the listing fee since the software cost us nothing. After it's all said and done, we'll tell you how we got the free stuff.

Quickbooks Credit Card Processing Kit

Lost Quarter

2007-02-11T09:31:00.000-08:00

A lost quarter found its way into my pocket. My current total is $32.13. Travis and I will be conducting an audit later today to determine the total pot.

Ron

More Free Stuff For Sale

2007-02-09T15:59:00.000-08:00

Loreal Hair Conditioner

Hand me downs from the in-laws. We'll see what happens.

Ron

Cross Your Fingers

2007-02-05T19:25:00.000-08:00

This book was given to me free. So the only cost incurred is the 75 cents listing fee. Cross your fingers. Not sure what kind of demand it will have.

The 2006 Florida Employer's Guide

Update

2007-02-05T07:37:00.000-08:00

First off, I found another penny. That makes my total $31.88.

Secondly, we've got a lot of things on the burner. After meeting with Travis, I found out that he used $5 to purchase some close-outs at an office supply store. His $5 investment has the potential to turn into $15. We'll no more later in the week once the auctions end.

So that left us with $81.88 exactly. We then used just over $7 to purchase some name brand swimming trunks. Based on our research, we should be able to sell the trunks for at least $15. Unfortunately, we'll need to wait a few weeks so that the weather can get people's attention turned from snow to sun.

Next, we've got some close-out diet pills that should work out real good for us. We haven't started that auction, but we should later this week. It's possible that we'll return more than 50% on these diet pills.

And finally, we both found some free stuff to sell. And both of those items will be posted to eBay later this week.

Exciting times. If all works as planned, we could more than double our stake within the next 10 days.

Stay tuned.
Ron

Huge News

2007-01-31T18:28:00.000-08:00

Travis emailed me today with some huge news. I'll let you read for yourself....

"Just received my $50 for completing the health survey through WebMD for my insurance company."

Sweet. An absolute huge payday. I'm speaking for Travis, but I think that puts his total at $55. That would make the combined total $86.87.

All in less than two months. DO IT!

Solo Penny Found

2007-01-29T15:48:00.000-08:00

Total is $31.87
Ron

Movie Tickets - SOLD!

2007-01-25T15:30:00.000-08:00

Sonia received free movie tickets from a friend as a gift. We don't watch movies at the movie theatre. So this was an easy sale. Sold on eBay. The tickets sold for $7.89. Total profit after postage, eBay transaction costs, and PayPal costs is $6.27. E-Z money!

Total $31.86
Ron

Tres Más Centavos

2007-01-24T18:56:00.000-08:00

Total is $25.59.
Ron

Another Penny

2007-01-21T15:13:00.001-08:00

Total is $25.56
Ron

Two More Pennies

2007-01-15T18:03:00.000-08:00

Total is $25.55.
Ron

Slow Go

2007-01-10T09:33:00.000-08:00

Only have one penny to add to the pot. Found it lying on the street.

Total
$25.53
Ron

Penny Searching

2007-01-02T07:23:00.000-08:00

Some think that searching for pennies on thr ground is ridiculous. The difference between them and me. I'm five cents richer.

Yes, I found five lonesome pennies during my stay in Atlanta for the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Wonder where I'll be this time next year???

$25.52
Ron

Enron, WorldCom, HealthSouth......Common Currentsea???

2006-12-26T14:17:00.000-08:00

Say it ain't so. Accounting fraud??

Yep, there's been some accounting irregularities here at Common Currentsea. Yours truly forgot to add expenses incurred from PayPal. However, a portion of those expenses were offset by another e-book sale. Forget the last two posts. Those numbers are incorrect. Here's the new total after adding one book purchase and subtracting the PayPal expenses.

$25.47
Ron

P.S. Travis.......are you awake out there?

The Big Payday

2006-12-23T05:47:00.000-08:00

First things first.....found a dime last night leaving a Christmas party. "Tis the season!

More importantly, sold a Christmas gift on eBay. Profited $20.50. Huge payday. Absolutely huge.

Honeybaked Ham Auction

Total stands at $28.50.
Ron

Add 26 More Pennies To The Stack

2006-12-20T17:36:00.000-08:00

Found a quarter and another penny on the ground. Wait till you here my next move.................

Total is now $7.90.
Ron

The Georgia E-Book

2006-12-17T15:58:00.000-08:00

The experiment proved to be a success. I sold three copies of the e-book. Total sales were $5.82. After expenses, I profited $4.82.

I'm thinking of relisting the book because I think I have some ideas to better market it. The book had over 800 page views, but only three people bought it.

Add another 4+ bucks to the tally. Total is now $7.64.
Ron

A Bonanza

2006-12-17T09:30:00.000-08:00

Yep, last night was a bonanza. Added 26 more cents to the pot. That makes my current total $2.82.
Ron

Three More Pennies

2006-12-13T19:53:00.000-08:00

Total stands at $2.56.
Ron

Shot In The Dark

2006-12-10T17:25:00.000-08:00

Here's my most creative money making idea yet. Well, we'll have to wait and see if actually makes any money.

Georgia Bulldogs 2006 - The Roller Coaster Season Explained
Ron

Added $1.25

2006-12-10T17:22:00.000-08:00

Turns out that a hard night of drinking can be very profitable. Found a buck on the ground and found a quarter sitting on a table. Checked with the bartender about the quarter. It was no tip. It was mine.

Total stands at $2.53
Ron

mo money

2006-12-06T19:04:00.000-08:00

Ron called and he was all, blah-blah-blah-penny and blah-blah-blah-2 pennies. Cigna notified me that if I take a health risk assessment survey through WebMD they would give me a $50 Amex gift check. Took the survey last night, so we'll see in about 4-6 weeks. Trav out.

Making Money

2006-12-06T15:40:00.000-08:00

Making money really isn't as hard as you think.

Turning $1 into $12

Two More Pennies

2006-12-05T15:35:00.000-08:00

Total is $1.28

Ever watched grass grow?

Ron

Three Lincoln Heads

2006-12-02T12:00:00.000-08:00

Three cents richer. Total now at $1.26.

Ron

Mo' Money

2006-11-28T16:34:00.000-08:00

I got sick of looking for change on the ground, so I decided to be more entrepreneurial. Instead of working, I sat around all day trying to figure out how to make a few bucks. I was getting frustrated and I even thought about actually going back to work. And that's when it happened. Charge money for my appearance. Just over one hour ago, I was paid $1.00 just for showing up at a friend's house. Screw looking for spare change on the ground.

Oh yeah, I also found two pennies in my office parking lot today............... old habits die hard.

$1.02 added today. My total stands at $1.23.

Ron

Add Another Dime

2006-11-27T15:31:00.000-08:00

A near 100% increase today. Stole it from a little old lady walking out of the grocery store. Just kidding, found it lying on the ground. My total stands at 21 cents.

11 Cents Richer

2006-11-26T17:05:00.000-08:00

Received an extra 11 cents today at the convenience store. You can look at my newest 11 cents in one of two ways.

1. I've now discovered the importance of money. Every single penny counts. Your mistake is my gain.

or

2. I've now lost all my moral and ethical descision making skills. For the same reason.....because every single penny counts.

In any event, we've got an additional 11 cents. Not quote $5 bucks, but it's a marathon; not a sprint. Watch your heels Travis. I'm coming.

Ron

The Karma has started....

2006-11-24T13:49:00.000-08:00

Returned to Orlando on Wed to discover a package in the mail from the Nielsen TV people. They sent me a TV diary to record all of the shows I watch this week and 5 crisp, new $1 bills for my trouble. I think that puts me at step 10 or so. Funny that I complained to Ron about starting at a penny, because I didn't feel like searching around for money on the ground.

TV Diary is pretty easy for this 4 day weekend...football, football, and more football. Trav.

In the beginning....

2006-11-22T21:19:00.000-08:00

Tonight we decided to begin the journey of turning 1 penny into $1 Mil dollars. Since the team (Common Currentsea) is geographically separated, we will begin individually and combine the amounts at Step 14 ($80). We will report progress here on a step-by-step basis.

Ron and Trav out