| How Much Money EBay Stole From Me In The Last | | | | the month of December and January. Hopefully you |
| Week!!! | | | | will get that extra cash needed for Christmas and the |
| | | | | holidays. We want as many jewelry lovers to come |
| This past 7 days I did an experiment. I had not listed | | | | to get to know us and test drive our site… and we |
| on eBay in over two months so I really never had | | | | want to see you make money for the Holidays. So |
| any idea what I was truly spending per item in listing | | | | get going and enjoy a wonderful and exciting month |
| and final valuation fees… until now… My account | | | | of making some extra money without worrying |
| was paid up and I was beginning from ground zero. | | | | about listing fees and NO Final Valuation Fees!!! The |
| | | | | free listing feature is for all types of auctions, fixed, |
| Well I put on 182 items of good to very good | | | | buy out, or reserve auction and will include: |
| antique and vintage costume jewelry with most | | | | |
| under $10.00, a number of them under $20.00 and a | | | | 1. FREE SUBCATEGORY |
| few under $40.00. None of my auction listings had | | | | |
| any extra “bells and whistles” so that most | | | | 2. FREE PHOTO UPLOADS (up to 7 photos) |
| listed for $.35 - $.90. I sold 55 auctions for | | | | |
| $1,105.00… not bad for a week’s work? | | | | 3. FREE SUPERSIZE THUMBNAIL GALLERY |
| Can’t beat it huh!!! Well the week has ended and | | | | PHOTOS |
| let me give you the total breakdown of my costs. | | | | |
| | | | | 4. FREE BUY IT NOW |
| With the cost of 182 auctions’ listing fees, 30 | | | | |
| items relisting fees and final valuation fees I owe | | | | 5. FREE RESERVE |
| eBay $305.55. So that means I now made | | | | |
| $799.45… still not bad for a week’s work… | | | | 6. FREE DELAYED AUCTION START |
| right? Oh I forgot ebay buyers can now only pay | | | | |
| with paypal and this is any estimated $133.99 in | | | | 7. FREE LISTING (no matter what the |
| Paypal charges (remember this is still going into | | | | starting price is AND no matter how many) |
| eBay’s pocket). Well that now brings me down | | | | |
| to $665.46… okay not as good as I had hoped… | | | | 8. FREE BOLD |
| but, oh I forgot the cost of my merchandise which | | | | |
| at the low end is about $455.00 and which I also | | | | The only things not included in this free offer will be |
| bought through eBay so they made more money | | | | HIGHLIGHTING, HOME PAGE FEATURE, CATEGORY |
| from me when I made my bids to win it … now I | | | | FEATURE and MEDIA (movie) UPLOAD which are all |
| made $210.46 … well now we are down below | | | | still available but at the price indicated in our site fee |
| minimum wage for my 40 hours of work. And it gets | | | | section to be found at the bottom of the home |
| worse, I offered FREE SHIPPING as eBay really like | | | | page. |
| to get buyers and this will be about another | | | | |
| $100.00… which leaves me with a grand total for | | | | REGISTRATION IS FREE !!! NO FINANCIAL |
| the week of $110.46 divided by a 40 hour week | | | | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED!!! |
| makes my hourly rate $2.76 an hour. | | | | |
| | | | | IMPORTANT KEYS TO YOUR SUCCESS ON THE |
| So as you see between eBay and Paypal my original | | | | SITE and GETTING YOUR VGE BUSINESS OFF THE |
| $1,105.00 income was reduced by 40% for their fees. | | | | GROUND!!! |
| This is higher than the highest tax bracket… this is | | | | |
| higher than what an auctioneer would have charged | | | | This is a new site since only being up just a little over |
| and they would have actually worked for the money | | | | a month and I just want to remind you that this site |
| and probably sold everything. | | | | is YOUR site. As with starting any new business |
| | | | | endeavor you will need to work to contact friends, |
| Throughout the annals of time, I am sure that Ebay | | | | family and other auction buddies you may have in |
| along with its subsidiary Paypal are the greediest two | | | | your email address book and let them know where |
| companies to have ever graced the face of the | | | | you are. This is good for everybody. In my first |
| earth. One more point about eBay… when listing an | | | | month on VGE, many of my previous buyers from |
| auction, eBay would like to see you contribute a | | | | eBay signed up and my income barely skipped a beat |
| percentage of your sales to a charity from 10% to a | | | | and actually probably did better since I paid no Final |
| whopping 100%. I really hope no eBay seller is under | | | | Valuation Fees!!! If you want more than you will be |
| the delusion that eBay is sending a check to your | | | | expected to work to make VGE better than eBay |
| favorite charity with your name on it… wrong | | | | and with the opportunity to make tons of money |
| …eBay is taking your hard earned charitable | | | | with more of it going in your pocket. |
| contribution and writing it off against their corporate | | | | |
| taxes thus lowering eBay’s tax liability. EBay | | | | I have read many blogs and forums over the past |
| sellers fill eBay’s pockets with tons of cash and | | | | year and a half and the complaints about eBay |
| then eBay turns around and expects eBay sellers to | | | | continue to mount. But the overriding comment has |
| pay their taxes!!! This is unfathomable greed and | | | | always been “why doesn’t someone else |
| eBay continues to get away with it!!! | | | | start an auction site for the small boutique seller”. |
| | | | | Well that is what gave birth to the idea of Virtual |
| Now along with all of this, as a seller I have to worry | | | | Gems Emporium and IT IS FOR YOUR USE TO |
| that someone will leave me negative feedback and I | | | | MAKE TONS OF MONEY!!!. |
| have no recourse, or God forbid someone reverses | | | | |
| their payment to me on Paypal and I am out those | | | | Once you have registered I will be sending you an |
| additional funds, or that my Power Seller (what good | | | | email for you to send to your friends, family and |
| is it anyways) will be dropped or the ultimate I will | | | | auction buddies. This letter should be emailed as a |
| wake up one morning and across my screen in big | | | | blind copy (BCC) to everyone in your email address |
| yellow words “YOU ARE SUSPENDED FROM | | | | book. Just as with any new business venture you |
| EBAY” for something inane and trivial. | | | | need to get your leads for sales and this will help to |
| | | | | bring those who love you and your things to the site. |
| I honestly have to ask why do people put up with | | | | Think about business associates, church members or |
| this greed and craziness. Why do eBay sellers | | | | anyone else who you might know and make them |
| struggle to keep eBay’s pockets over brimming | | | | aware of where you are and that they might find |
| and their stockholders fat!!! Ebay is not the place it | | | | some really great Christmas or Holiday Gifts for |
| used to be or is it really even an option as a place to | | | | those on their lists. |
| make money. Actually most could work at McDonalds | | | | |
| and make twice as much and get a free burger in | | | | The great news gets even greater. Before the end |
| the bargain. | | | | of 2008 two more new sites will be opened and |
| | | | | each will again be vintage and antique boutique |
| The problem is that people who love auctions and | | | | auctions like Virtual Gems Emporium. And guess what, |
| buying and selling vintage and antique things can’t | | | | if you are signed up on Vintage Gems Emporium you |
| get it out of their blood. Well there is a true | | | | will have a “VINTAGE BOUTIQUES |
| alternative to eBay and it is especially for the small | | | | PASSPORT” to shop and sell in any and all |
| boutique and specialty store buyer and seller of | | | | boutiques that are opened. |
| vintage and antique things. I along with three others | | | | |
| have started VintageBoutiquesMall and it is the | | | | The next auction boutique to be opened will be |
| umbrella company for a series of new and exciting | | | | ViNTAGE Collectibles Shop and will be for all of the |
| auction boutiques for antique and vintage | | | | vintage and antique things that collectors love. You |
| merchandise to be opened over the next 14 months. | | | | will find stamps, coins, toys, comic books, dolls, |
| The premise of our business is three fold. First is to | | | | sports memorabilia, snowglobes, Disney, paper |
| have auction boutique venues for specialty antique | | | | ephemera and so much more. |
| and vintage merchandise. Second is to be the least | | | | |
| costly venue on the internet. And third is to provide | | | | The third auction boutique will be Arts and Antique |
| the best customer service available anywhere. | | | | GallerIA and will be all about fine vintage and antique |
| | | | | pieces for the dealer and collector. You will find |
| The first auction boutique, opened in October 2008, | | | | paintings, limited edition art pieces, sculpture, vintage |
| is Vintage Gems Emporium at This is an exclusive | | | | and antique porcelain, glassware, art glass, pottery, |
| auction venue for antique, vintage and new costume | | | | art pottery, Asian Antiques, antiquities, furniture, and |
| and fine jewelry. For example if I had listed the | | | | so much more. |
| above 182 auctions on Virtual Gems Emporium with | | | | |
| the many free upgrades VGE offers, my total cost | | | | In 2009, other fabulous boutique auction sites will be |
| to list and relist would have been $74.20 and this is | | | | opened and will include Veranda and Patio, European, |
| because THERE ARE NO FINAL VALUATION FEES!!! | | | | African, Far East, Gourmet, Kitchen, Bed and Bath, |
| Yes that is right $74.20 as compared to $305.55 at | | | | Pet and more!!! So hold onto your hats because this is |
| eBay. Also since Virtual Gems Emporium does not | | | | where the future is going and just think you are all in |
| require the buyer to pay by Paypal (this obviously is | | | | on the ground floor of this very exciting endeavor. |
| still an option along with many other payment options | | | | |
| at VGE) I could save the additional $133.99. My sales | | | | Unlike EBay, VGE has many buyer to seller payment |
| of $1,105.00 would have only been diminished to | | | | options and include personal check, cashier’s |
| $1,030.00 and that is if everyone would have paid by | | | | check, money orders, Western Union, Paypal, Google |
| check or money order. Now if all had chosen to use | | | | Check Out, Authorize.net and even more so you |
| paypal or comparable online payment, my total | | | | now the FREEDOM and OPPORTUNITY to conduct |
| proceeds would have been reduced to around | | | | your business the way you want to. |
| $896.81 at VGE as compared to the above $655.46. | | | | |
| This is a huge savings of $241.35. The point here is | | | | To summarize, build your business on VGE as quickly |
| that buyers and sellers now have options. | | | | as you can so you can make a ton of money |
| | | | | especially with the holidays coming. |
| LIST FOR FREE THROUGHOUT DECEMBER AND | | | | |
| JANUARY | | | | We want you to be successful and we want our site |
| | | | | to be the best ALTERNATIVE out there. |
| Just to show you how generous we are at VGE you | | | | |
| can list as much as you want for FREE throughout | | | | Thank you and welcome to your future!!!! |