Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Something Out Of Nothing


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.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

One More Item Up For Sale


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

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

A Few More Auctions

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

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Lots of Auction Activity

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.

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Tons Of Auctions Underway


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

Monday, April 16, 2007

Another Audit Has Passed

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

Sunday, April 1, 2007

Two More Items For Sale on Ebay


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