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So long Portland (for now)
by acdickson
Portland and eBay are to me, inextricably linked. It was here 9 years ago that I learned the hills of another man's trash at the local thrift store were my treasure. It was here five years ago that I learned of the mighty power of eBay.com and the ease of turning my new found treasures into cash. It was here a year ago that came to share my learned wisdom and became the most respected eBay speaker and teacher in the Northwest. But it's time to share these gifts with others.
In a month my fiancee Susan and I will be moving to the Southland –– the greater Los Angeles area.
We won't be gone for good. The idea is to come back after we're rich and famous (or at least have some big city adventures). And since we're keeping a room up here, you won't even miss us.
In fact, if you haven't seen my life-changing seminar AC Dickson: eBay PowerSeller, we'll be back in early March to give the masterclass at the Reed College Arts Week. March 2nd to be exact. Mark it on your calendars, more details forthcoming. The seminar is getting ready to travel. In May I'm going to be bringing the eBay gospel over to the UK, and we've got semniars in Pittsburgh and New York City in the works. Bide your time, the AC experience will hit your town sooner or later.
For those of you who live in Portland, you won't hardly miss us. And for the rest of you, the pearls of eBay selling wisdom will continue to spew forth through this vessel.
In the meantime, a sell-off is going down.
If you're in the Portland area, we're having a big old garage sale on the 15h and 16th of January. 2323 NE Rodney Ave. Lots of great stuff, free coffee. Come on by and take a look.
If you don't live in Portland (or even if you do), no worries, I've got great stuff for auction right now on eBay. Check it out.
It's the end of an era to be sure. I'd like to conclude with some sweeping statement that sums up the last 9 years up and my hopes and dreams for the next chapter, but I'll simply say that life is good. Especially when PowerSelling 10 hours a week is your job, and the other 158 hours are your oysters.
Comments
Good luck in LA! You're leaving on a good note; the lastest Portland Mercury lists Powerseller as one of the "Best of 2004" (http://www.portlandmercury.com/2005-01-06/art.html) in its Visual Arts section.
Looking forward to March 2nd,
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hey AC
long time reader and follower, first time commenter here! first off i would like to say, i ran into your small book at a friend's house a few months back and its changed the way i do business on ebay. sure, i'd done a few auctions now and again for some extra cash (ie: RENT/FOOD) but with your good help and advice, i'm now selling more than ever! and buying a bit too.
thats where my second question comes in
i was discussing the nature of bidding to my lady friend (also a sometime ebay seller and a fan of your work) and i was having a hard time explaining how the whole thing goes down
there's a starting price
there's your 'highest bid you will make'
and then there are other people's bids. and you dont know what their limit is. i always try to psyche them out with some weird amount of cents..but anyway, just like now, my explanation was a jarbled mess...
can you help???
thanks again buddy, and bon voyage!!!
AC Forkner
Posted by: Adam Forkner at January 7, 2005 6:12 PM