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Hi Gang,
“Ooohhh, so THAT’S why our fees are so high,” exclaimed eBay’s seller community today after eBay announced that it is acquiring GSI Commerce for $2.4 BILLION in cash and debt.  Hey, I’m an optimist - at least they didn’t buy Skype again!
This is a pretty interesting purchase if you ask me.  A lot of [...]

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 of persistence 2) make the best of any situation   3) keep both eyes on your goals.
I’ve been repeating those three things to [...]

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, the big bang, quantum physics, and eBay’s Best Match system.
You may have heard a faint rumbling recently, or possibly your coffee cup disappeared.  [...]

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 to Charlotte flight.  A bummer for sure, but hey, the downside is I got to be home in 45 minutes.
It had been [...]

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 when you do - you’ll get it.
I just spent a wonderful 6 days in Wisconsin at a log cabin at a campground where [...]

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 me about Feedback, when you peel away all the emotional and logical layers of how it works,  it that my business can [...]

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 this year at eBay Live. And by venom, I’m talking about this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHY0r3Sn9rc

And this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBX4vRjPHXM

Both of these incidents occurred at the town hall meetings [...]

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 Boston last year was too quiet -  until this year.   I would be really surprised if there were more than 6,000 attending [...]

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 a guppy in the seller bowl. What I remember the most about N.O. Live was that it was [...]

Hi gang,
I am an Iphone freak - had it since it came out and you will have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.   It sleeps gently next to me and my wife on an 800 thread count satin pillow at night (kidding! … ? ).
So I did the happy dance when Steve Jobs announced [...]