Part 9 – Me vs Ebay: I lost, so what’s next?

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If you haven’t been following the story you can check back through the blog and read the Moving from Ebay series. If you don’t feel like doing that, then here is a recap: In June, I was on my way to becoming a powerseller on Ebay. I was generating  thousands a month from the sell … Read more

Summer 2011: What I’m Working on Now-JmksportStore CG097II

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Okay it’s been a couple of years and I’m right back to square one again, starting over. When I made the basketball shoe sample it drained the funds. I began selling more Nikes, Adidas and various brands to recoup. I was making great headway and was generating between 4-6K per month with ebay and street … Read more

JmksportStore Summer 2010 – CG097 Running Shoe

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After the success of the Tori, I decided to get back to my roots in sports. Since I don’t play basketball as often as I use to, I decided that I would dive into training. My background as a NFHS certified coach and my camp coordinator experience led to the creation of the CG097 running … Read more

Part 8: Moving From Ebay – Weekend Update and Websites

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July is like the longest month of the year and in Memphis, it’s the hottest. Almost every day has been 100 plus. This makes it real hard to stay motivated, but I am consistently challenging and changing the business profile as I continue to work on strategies to help other sneaker lovers out there, move … Read more

Moving From Ebay: Part 6 Updates and Info

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Okay so someone asked me in person, instead of here on the site, why am I writing about my struggles. They said that most people who are in the same business hope that you struggle instead of identifying with what you are going through. No one thinks what happened to you will ever happen to them. I explained back, that I’m not doing it for them, I’m doing this for people who are looking for information. People go through rough patches all the time and most of them give up. If they can see what I’m doing then maybe they will keep pushing. That is why I keep updating this analysis. When the site begins to move again, then there will be a foundation for workshops and that opens a new door. Enough of that.

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Moving From Ebay: Part 4 Another New Way to Bid

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Alright in my last update on moving away from ebay I attempted to use a plugin that allowed me to host bids here on my site. The problem was although I paid 50.00 dollars for a Facebook Ad, it increased my likes on my fan page, but it did not translate into people visiting the site and writing comments or trying to bid. I’ve been off of Ebay officially for over 2 weeks now and the only sells I’ve made in that time were all wholesale deals to buyers I already work with. I also sold a couple of pair at my local market. 

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Part 3: Moving Away From Ebay, I Found A New Way To Auction!

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I haven’t been writing much here about moving away from Ebay lately. There are two other posts for you to read about this process. As I said before it was hard walking away from Ebay, but their lack of seller protection and the constant fees, along with the mistreatment made my decision easier. I have … Read more

Moving From Ebay: Sneaker Shop Update

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I’m still in the process of moving from Ebay and like I said in the previous article, things are slow. I haven’t generated an individual sell through the site yet. Although I had numerous pairs of Foamposite Retros in stock and I was selling them at a lower price than anyone on web or retail, … Read more

Moving From Ebay To Home: Copping Sneakers for a Customer

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Alright, everyone who is a sneakerhead and sells, buys and trades kicks has at one point worked through ebay or is currently working through ebay. I was an ebay faithful sneaker freak until I had one of those nightmare encounters on ebay and everything went to garbage. What that made me realize is that, ebay takes care of its buyers, but very rarely does it side with its sellers. So like many sneakerheads I decided to turn away from ebay this weekend. I got tired of the people claiming something was a replica or variant when it was as clear as day in the pictures and the boxes and the tags and receipts, that everything was authentic. What I did is what you are witnessing now, establishing my site as my homebase of operations.

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Rabbit Hole: A Review

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Often when a stage play is translated into a movie, there are certain nuances and quirks that can’t be conveyed. The film has the ability to better explain small details through the use of various scene settings, lighting and production that a stage play doesn’t capture. However, the character inflections, the capacity to interact with … Read more

The JmksportStore CG097 II Test Samples: Ebony/Scarlet

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Last year I released my first running shoe to pretty good success. The CG097 was made of suede and mesh and was really geared towards fall/winter joggers. The problem was the shoe tried a new idea I had called P-Grip which only used rubber in segments of the shoe. The shoe also clocked in over 1lb which is not very good for a running shoe. (Pictures after the link).

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