Jan

22

As a small business owner all too often I was faced with this dilemma.

Business was slow and the only way I could think to liven it up was to advertise.

The local newspaper was too expensive to advertise in more than once, and besides, what was I going to advertise that would bring the locals to my store?

There is a solution. Leveraged Advertising.

Let your common sense decide for you.
WHICH WOULD GET THE MOST LOCAL PUBLIC INTEREST?

  1. You could advertise a SALE
    Or     You could advertise an AUCTION.
  2. You could advertise in the Local Newspapers
    Or     you could use your own mailing or email list of customers and pass out flyers in your store.


Turn your UNWANTED INVENTORY into a magnet to attract customers THEN SELL the Inventory for CASH.


HERE IS THE DEAL:

Pick 30 Unwanted items of VALUE from your store to be Auctioned on the net.

PUT UP SIGNS IN YOUR STORE ANNOUNCING THE DATE AND TIME for the AUCTION. Showcase the Merchandise.

PASS OUT AND SEND OUT FLYERS TO ATTRACT AS MUCH ATTENTION AS YOU CAN, ELIMINATING ANY PAID ADVERTISING. Include all information about the items up for auction.

THERE, YOU HAVE AN EVENT AUCTION.
Event Auctions are LIVE, in one session, by State, City and Your Company.

Here is what is in it for You
THE LOCAL ADVANTAGE
       NO SHIPPING

  1. Use the internet to sell to local residents and bring them into your store.
  2. Get the public’s attention by putting up AUCTION Signs. People LOVE AUCTIONS.
  3. Renew attention of old customers from your email or mail list. You may want to place a classified ad in the auction section of the Sunday paper.
  4. Bring people into your store to Preview the AUCTION and get info.
  5. Bring the Winners into your store to pick up their items.
  6. Opportunity to show and sell other items to all concerned, create activity.

You use unwanted merchandise to generate TRAFFIC FLOW and CASH Flow.
Use frequency to build a following.

This is Leveraged Advertising

Get away from Ebay. Create your Own Following and have your Own Auction.
Consider, what You could do with Your Very Own Auction on the Net.
This is a superior method for a Quitting Business Sale, Stock Liquidation, Grand Opening Sale or any type of Sale that would Benefit from an Internet AUCTION FROM YOUR STORE but THE BIDDING IS ON THE NET.

Event Auctions can have up to 1500 items.

Visit Blackwells Live Auction Here

 

Oct

23

Rolex replica watches are one of the hottest selling replica watches which are always in demand in the market. Since last few years, these replica watches are moving upwards parallel to rolex replica. Due to high prices of the original rolex watches, the demand for luxury watches has shifted to replica watches. As Rolex is one of the most hunted brands of watches, fake rolex has further spurned the demand for replica rolex watches.
Despite the moral concerns related to wearing a fake rolex watch, replica rolex watch has been in great demand from the time of inception of the replica watches industry. The increased brand awareness of rolex watches has also contributed to the increased sales of fake rolex watches. The various aspects of rolex watches, especially price and appeal, has increased the demand of fake rolex watches in the replica rolex watch market. Replica watches are a substitute for original ones, but they appeal to the status and ego of the person who is not able to afford the original ones. Replica watches in a way satisfies the human desire, and that too at a fraction of the original cost.
A replica rolex watch is available in various designs and qualities with almost same quality measure and components as the original ones, which stand for class and elegance. Fake rolex watches provide as an alternative for the original Rolex watches. Rolex replica watches have a high degree of resemblance to the original ones and it is hard to note out the difference between the two. As the original ones, the replica rolex watch even uses the same mechanism which does not use battery. Swiss replica watches are the best manufactured fake rolex watches, and they look excellent, express style and class, and work great. Everyone aspires to own a great Rolex watch, but with a nice replica rolex watch, one can make the dream come true and that too without spending a huge amount of money. Swiss replica watches mimic the real thing into a degree of perfection. The quality of fake rolex watches is outstanding, and each piece uses quality materials carefully made by professionals. The design of the fake rolex watches is similar to that of original watches.
The advantages of purchasing Swiss replica watches are obvious. Replica rolex watch is made by professionals, the design of the fake rolex watch depends upon the model of the rolex watch that it is imitating, it integrates high quality stainless steel, crystal and excellent quality movement. By wearing Swiss replica watches, you can soon pull the attention of your friends towards you. The class and quality of replica rolex watch will improve your self-confidence and you will get a stylish and reliable rolex replica watch.
Another advantage of buying a fake rolex watch is that because of its low price, you can afford to purchase more than one rolex replica watch. This way you can wear different replica watches depending upon your outfit and mood, and surprise everyone around you. Swiss replica watches are as similar as the original ones, the only difference you can see is on the price tag.

 

Oct

23

Blackwells now has a journal on AOL, so feel free to visit us there and chat.
We would love to hear from you! The journal is: http://journals.aol.com/howtostopebay/how-to-stop-ebay/

Don’t forget you can sell all your items, jewelry, collectibles, stamps, coins, antiques, clothing, furniture – it doesn’t matter what it is – all items are only $2.99 each to sell on Blackwells Live Auction.com.

See you at the auction!!

Oct

23

  Do you want to sell now with a live online auction or sometime later? The answer: NOW!
  The following is a compare/contrast example from Blackwells Live Auction.com on the benefits of a live auction over a static auction.
 
Live Auctions: How to aggressively go after a buyer:
 
1. Items are showcased in a preview for up to 14 days.
 
2. Your Item is presented at a Live Auction for Sale.
 
3.  Your item is sold or not sold and you will know immediately. Your item will have a great chance of selling as it will be presented to the Internet in a Live Auction Setting, where competitive bidding prevails. Live Auctions are the best.
 
4. Not all items sell right away. Some of the reasons: price too high, quality is an  issue, not the right buyers at the auction. This can happen at any auction.
 
5. Tip: You can rotate your inventory on our site until you find the right buyers to bid for your item.
 
 Being aggressive means you search for a buyer.
 
Static Online Auctions: Passively waiting until a buyer shows up
 
1.  Show your item on a static page.
 
2.  Put a buy price on it or let it gather bids.
 
3.  Hope someone that wants it, finds it.
 
4.  Hope you do not have to negotiate.
 
5.  Hope you make a sale.
 
This type of selling is stagnant and lacks the charm, suspense and excitement of a Real Live Auction.
 
 Being passive means you wait for a buyer to come along.
  The benefit of a live, online auction: They are good for the seller as well as the buyer. The buyer finds what they want at a fair auction price. Visit an online auction site today: www.blackwellsliveauction.com

Oct

23

For_Immediate_Release: From www.express-press-release.com 
TechNote Time’s initial product line consists of specialty analog wrist watches which incorporates Ohm’s law, power formulas and a resistor band chart, for AC or DC applications.

It’s no secret to electronics and electrical professionals that one of their greatest challenges is the ability to recall many laws, formulas and concepts accurately, or have their reference materials readily available. TechNote Time Watch Company has designed a wrist watch loaded with electrical and electronic information to assist them with just that.

Anne Dorsey, Sales and Marketing Manager for TechNote Time states that, “We have knowledge-based products which can simplify many engineer’s daily job demands, by making Ohm’s Law, power equation formulas and resistor band charts available at all times. Our company’s “Magic Wheel” technical watches can save tradesmen valuable time in the field and time saved is money.” Anne goes on to say that, “These watches are also a very handy study tool for any student preparing for professional examinations.” Founder and president of www.electrical knowledge.com, Scott Vickrey, acknowledges that, “This is a great idea. By wearing these watches you can refer to the AC or DC theory formulas in an instant.”

TechNote Time Watch Company is a privately held start-up technical watch producer and technical watch distribution company, located in Ocala, Florida. Its strategy is to serve the technical niche market of producing watches specifically for the electronics and electrical professions. Their product line will eventually be expaned to serve other trades professionals, as well. For more information regarding their company or their products, please visit their website, www.technotetime.com.

Oct

23

I’m not sure why it is so nice to collect things like stamps, toys, watches and antiques, but it just is. I know I am not alone in this because it is a big business.

Not too long ago my daughter wanted to buy some vintage clothes so we headed off to some second-hand stores and it turned out to be a great experience. While she was looking at clothes, I was looking at “stuff!”

 I found some amazing watches ( I am a watch collector) and some great antique chairs. On this trip I didn’t buy anything, it was merely a window-shopping trip, but my daughter did find some vintage coats she liked.

One of the coats was a brown and black fur coat. While we assume the coat was fake due to the price tag, she is thrilled just the same and I am happy to know no one will be picketing our house over killing little loveable animals. I live on a farm by the way, so they would probably quickly realize we would never buy real fur.

On our shopping trip we also found a blue cape that was worn by some famous lady who ran some famous benefit ball in the 1950s. We weren’t familiar with the lady or the ball, but the $375 price tag stopped us regardless.

The best thing about our day of looking at “stuff” was that when we go back again, or go online, we will find all new stuff next time. I would love to find a really old watch worn by someone famous while conducting a famous benefit…but if I don’t find it, I can always buy a cape.

Oct

23

(I-Newswire) - The world will find out when the European Watch Group starts marketing the Sports Chronographs from B-Watches in the United States. The European Watch Group is comprised of Swiss watch makers SARO-Gem and Bombardier Swiss Chronographs, and Germany’s Riedenschild Precision Instruments and Thomas Ninchritz. “The hope is that, by combining our marketing efforts, our customers will have a more convenient way to one-stop shop for some of the finest European time pieces being made today,” said Riedenschild President Dr. James Newell. “We’re all proud of our respective companies and product lines. But the realities of a global economy are forcing us to take advantage of the collective synergy that comes from competition, to harness it, with the idea that providing maximum customer
service and quality will benefit the European Watch group and its member companies as well.”
The vehicle for this unique cartel is “Watch 4 You, The Watch Catalog” a magazine that will put customers in touch with these fine, high quality products, conveniently and in an attractive package. Coupled with an hotline ordering system, “Watch 4 You” will give consumers direct access to these exciting, new, high quality watches. And an interesting marketing tool for other
brands as well “The European Watch Group will enable customers to shop around without having to hop from shop to shop and – in some instances — from country to country, to find that perfect time piece,” said Thomas C Huggler, Executive Vice President, North American Operations, Saro-Gem US, Inc. “While we’re confident that word-of-mouth is the best form of advertising for the fine products our companies offer, potential customers want to study what they’re about to purchase,” Huggler said. “Watch 4 You, lets us put that information in their hands, so potential customers can see for themselves the fine line of watches their friends are boasting about.”
By combining their efforts, the European Watch Group is also able to offer, in one venue, a broad range of lines, styles and price points.
SARO-Gem ( www.saro-gem.com ) handmade sapphire watches are among the most impressive high-end timepieces available today. The company’s signature King of the Sapphire watch features sapphires overlaid on a gold and stainless steel watch case. SARO-Gem’s patented 60-step process makes SARO-Gem watches among the most scratch resistant watches made today.
SARO-Gem’s 10-year warranty is the gold standard of the industry.
Riedenschild Original Watches ( www.riedenschild.com ) is a three-year-old company, the 21st century child of Eichmuller, the renowned German watchmaker. Generally limited to editions of 299 or 999 unites Riedenschild models are assembled by trained German watchmakers after engineers spend up to four months developing a prototype.
Bombardier Swiss Chronograph watches ( www.b-watches.com ) are the emblematic alliance for an exceptional watch. On one
hand there is B-Watches which brings together two passionate horologists, two informed lovers of art and luxury, both
champions of excellence who choose to design an exceptional collection of chronometers. It also brings together professionals
of the world of horology with more than 25 years experience in creating, assembling and distributing watches. On the other
hand there is Bombardier, a remarkable story marked by six decades of growth and development that have made it the world
leader in innovative transport solutions. This alliance of rigor, precision, reliability and originality has resulted in six collections of
watches. The bring together these qualities and give each of them their own identity under the Swiss Bombardier Chronographs
name.
Thomas Ninchritz of Nurnberg ( www.ninchritz-uhren.de ) is a third-generation watchmaker in a German city that has been
producing watches since the Middle Ages. Thomas Ninchritz watches feature steel, gold-steel or 750 gold casings with a
stepped crown and sapphire polished glass.

Oct

23

Daryle Lambert, founder of the 31 Club – Building Personal Wealth Step by Step with Fine Art, Antiques & Collectibles, is author of the book “31 Steps To Your Millions in Antiques & Collectibles.”
He posted a blog on his website about Blackwells Live Auction. It is posted here, or can be read on his website www.31corp.com

Wouldn’t it be a breath of fresh air to return to the days of olde, when you were present at a live auction, bidding on an item by holding up your paddle, and the selling fees were reasonable?

If Mr. Donald Karr has his way, this just might be possible, but with a modern twist.

Yesterday, I was privileged to speak with Donald Karr, founder of Blackwells Live Auction, for about 2 hours, and they were two of the most rewarding hours I have spent in many years. At 73 years of age, Karr is as young and optimistic as they get, and he wants to make it possible for individuals to still make money for themselves, as they sell their treasures, without giving a large chunk of what they make to the ones that least deserve that large chunk –the auction houses.

Yes, auction houses do provide a wonderful service for people who want to depose of their treasures and belongings, but over the last twenty-five years, the auction houses have truly gotten greedy. When I started in this business, as I have shared with you before, the auction fees were 5%. That was only to the seller, and there were no fees to the buyer. What a far a cry 5% is from where we are today with some auction houses, particularly those whose fees reach 50% when you include the commissions of both the buyer and the seller.

Mr Karr wants to return us to the Days of Olde in a sense, and has introduced a new concept in online auctions, Blackwell Live Auction. A resident of north Palm Beach, Florida, Donald Karr has been a long time Antique and Jewelry dealer well aware of the auction business and the changes that have occurred in the industry. So why am I so excited about this, and why is this auction different than any others? For starters, you will be a live participant at each auction you are a buyer in. Your name will be raised on a bidding paddle as you bid, and if you are the fortunate winner, you will know it immediately.

But it gets even better than that, and you’ll know why each one of us might be praying for Mr. Karr’s success. The news that landed me on my behind after the chair fell out from under me was this: THE TOTAL FEES FOR ANY ONE TRANSACTION WILL BE A MERE $2.99! Yes, I did say $2.99. You might want to pick yourself up off the floor and check out this website for yourself, because in addition to this great news, Blackwells Live Auction will be auctioning off $100 bills every day with no reserve in order to get people acquainted with the auction. Brilliant!

Let’s see what this new concept in online auctions really means to you and me as sellers. Selling a $5,000 item at the regular auction, the seller will bid 20% less than he was willing to bid on your item because of the 20% buyers fee. On the $4,000 that he did bid, you will pay $1,000 in commission. That means that your item, that should have sold for $5000, now is selling for $4000 of which you will only receive $3,000. Not so good you say? Now le’ts do the same thing if you sold it with Mr. Karr at Blackwells. Your bidder bids $5,000 because there is no buyers premium, and you only pay $2.99 for the commission. You net $4,997.01. My math might not be very good, but $3,000 verses $4,997.01 means that you’ve just made an additional $1997.01 — 66% more than if you had sold it at the regular auction. Now that is something to get excited about.

I have some hesitations about the technical parts of this venture, but Mr. Karr has assured me that every question I asked had been covered. I pray he will have enough server space, because I can already hear the thunder of the approaching stampede just around the bend.

I am always looking out for you and the 31 Club and will continue to bring you newsworthy economic and industry news as I see it.
For more information on the 31 Club, visit their website at www.31corp.com.

 

Oct

23

Blackwells Live Auction.Com received this post:
A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL site folks. As a computer graphics specialist (but NOT a programmer), I can say that in my 32 hour long search for a non-Feebay site, YOURS is the most beautiful by far. Well done, guys & gals, and I hope your boss gives ya a pat on the back (and maybe a bonus in the paycheck) for a job well done! () () () clapping () () ()

Oct

23

“The Internet isn’t just for the 20-Something anymore”

Palm Beach, FL – It may seem like a crazy idea, but at 73 years old Donald Karr is taking on Internet giants like Ebay by starting a live auction site where users pick up paddles, listen to auctioneers cry out and find out immediately if they have won. To prove it isn’t a crazy idea, Karr will be auctioning off $100 bills everyday so users can get acquainted with the how-to’s of his live auction.

Contrasting the young entrepreneurs who have found success on the Internet, like the developers of Facebook and MySpace, Karr is proving that the Internet is for everyone. Karr, a retired antique and jewelry dealer, recently launched his 24-hour a day, old-fashioned, live Internet auction called Blackwells Live Auction.com (www.blackwellsliveauction.com)

Karr, of North Palm Beach, Florida, came up with the idea while attempting to sell his remaining antique inventory. He felt the Internet auctions were stagnant and lacked the charm of live auctions he had attended throughout the years. So he developed Blackwells Live Auction, a fun, suspenseful and exciting alternative to the normal Internet auctions.

Modern day auction fans may not be familiar with this old fashioned concept of live biding, so Karr will be auctioning off $100 bills with no reserve in an effort to acquaint users with all of the unique features of his auction. Two of the $100 bill auctions will take place at 4 pm and 10 pm, Eastern Standard Time, each day. Between eight and ten more $100 bills will be auctioned off each day throughout several days.

Blackwells Live Auction hopes to capture a share of Internet auction users by offering customers the chance to lift up their paddles and bid during a live auction, all without leaving the comfort of their home computer. Unlike Ebay, users can watch and participate in the live bidding from start to finish and know immediately if they have won an item. Users can sell their items for a flat fee of $2.99 per item and the site is easy to use and navigate.
Karr’s innovative site is www.blackwellsliveauction.com
 
Contact Donald Karr of Blackwells Live Auction for more information. 561-842-7467


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