March 30th, 2008
(FranchisePick.com) In 2006, Entrepreneur magazine said that their hot new franchise iSold It had sold more than 800 franchises. 2 years later, iSold It has disappeared from all Entrepreneur lists, and CEO Ken Sully refers to the chain as having 125 retail stores nationwide. Here’s his endorsement from a current Central Desktop […]
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March 25th, 2008
(FranchisePick.Com) After three years in business, the iSOLD It franchise owners of the Savannah Centre eBay drop-off store franchiseare calling it quits. According to iSOLD It franchise owner Gail Eischeid, the eBay drop-off store will remain open through mid April to assist current customers. After the store is closed, the owners will still be […]
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March 22nd, 2008
(FranchisePick.Com) The eBay Dropoff Store Franchise was yesteryear’s hot new franchise opportunity.
Unfortunately, it was so hot that it burned up the cold, hard cash of many an iSold It, Snappy Auctions, and AuctionItToday franchise owner. What happened? Scott Pooler provides his take in his article eBay Franchise Drop Stores - Why they failed, excerpted […]
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January 6th, 2008
(FranchisePick.Com) Related posts:
Britney Spears’ Smell Auctioned on eBay; reportedly “very nice”
iSold It on eBay Franchise Teams Up With Britney Spears
BID ME BABY, ONE MORE TIME… Britney Spears Selling Her Clothes on eBay
The eBay extravaganza star-powered by the once-hot pop diva Britney Spears and once-hot franchise chain iSold It keeps building in intensity and excitement […]
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January 6th, 2008
(FranchisePick.com) What do Britney Spears’ old clothes smell like? At this moment, the answer would cost you $610… and climbing.
At the moment of this writing, there have been a total of 36 bids on eBay for Britney Spears’ Miss NRG casual wear leopard print top, pictured at left.
The master writers at iSold […]
By sean -- 5 comments
January 6th, 2008
(FranchisePick.Com) 2007 was a pretty devastating year for both pop’s once-hottest star Britney Spears and franchising’s once-hottest concept, iSold It on eBay.
It appears that these two trainwrecks hope that they can help each other get back on track: by allowing the iSold It drop-off store’s Tarzana, CA franchise to sell Britney’s iSold old outfits on eBay.
Here’s the press release posted […]
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December 9th, 2007
(FranchisePick.Com) As we begin to wrap up the first year of blogging at FranchisePick.com, I’ve made a list of the companies and posts that prompted the most comments from FranchisePick.Com readers.
#1 Snappy Auctions Franchise: 600+ Reader Comments
Most-commented Post:
Is Snappy Auctions a Great Franchise Opportunity? April 20th, 2007 - 601 Comments
#2 iSOLD IT Franchise: 590 + […]
By sean -- 16 comments
September 4th, 2007
Another casualty from the eBay drop-off store gold rush is featured in the Press Enterprise today, excerpted below. This one didn’t even need the help of a franchise company like iSold It or Snappy Auctions, they were able to fail in less than ten months all on their own.
“The worst idea I ever had.”
When they […]
By sean -- 5 comments
August 31st, 2007
(FranchisePick.Com) FranchisePick.com and other blogs have been reporting the story of the troubled eBay dropoff franchise segment in general and segment leader iSold It in particular since early this year. So far the mainstream media and business press, including many that eagerly hyped the flawed concept, have been slow to to cover […]
By sean -- 18 comments
July 27th, 2007
(FranchisePick.com) As you may have read here (see links), the iSold It eBay drop-off store franchise chain was touted until recently as the hottest new franchise opportunity of the decade.
Earlier this year, a letter from iSold It CEO Ken Sully to his franchisees revealed that many stores had failed, and there were widespread problems with […]
By sean -- 13 comments
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