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    Quote Originally Posted by Gangel View Post
    You can bite your tongue or say I'm rude, I don't care. I'm not attacking you. But every idea I see you have is based on an infomercial. Coinkydink, I'm not sure. But surely I'm not the only one to see this.

    And just because you think I'm rude doesn't mean I am. I prefer the term "realist".
    My favorite was when he tried to copy Ebay and make an auction site. I also liked how when he first started, I'd log on and swear I was looking at a 1-800-got-junk spin-off. Overall, he's a good dude with good intentions, but originality? Yep, null and void there.



    Good luck George. Bubbles tend to pop. At least you have a fall back job this time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheFatMan View Post
    My favorite was when he tried to copy Ebay and make an auction site. I also liked how when he first started, I'd log on and swear I was looking at a 1-800-got-junk spin-off. Overall, he's a good dude with good intentions, but originality? Yep, null and void there.

    Good luck George. Bubbles tend to pop. At least you have a fall back job this time.
    I never tried to copy ebay really. I would need a few hundred, or even billions of dollars for that to ever be possible. Mine was just going to be for people to have a place like that, but cheaper and easier to use. I agree, was not the best idea, and I regret ever spending the time on that business, but in business, if you never try, you will never succeed.

    Regarding the 1-800 got junk spin off comment, my site looks nothing like theirs really. Also, my prices are much, much better than theirs ever will be.

    I have always had a fall back "job". I never put all the eggs in one basket. Learned that a long time ago.

    Thanks for the congrats.

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    Also for the VIP prop website, make the text for buying, selling, and social networking white so it fits in better with the scheme. You know it needs to be white, I know it needs to be white. Make it so! Captains Log: Stardate 9.5.9.9.8.9 George needs white text.
    Yeah, I am going to change that. I was originally going for a blue theme type situation, but the text in that area, definitely is not working really.

    When I first started with the template, it looked nothing like it does now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GeorgeB View Post
    I never tried to copy ebay really. I would need a few hundred, or even billions of dollars for that to ever be possible. Mine was just going to be for people to have a place like that, but cheaper and easier to use. I agree, was not the best idea, and I regret ever spending the time on that business, but in business, if you never try, you will never succeed.

    Regarding the 1-800 got junk spin off comment, my site looks nothing like theirs really. Also, my prices are much, much better than theirs ever will be.

    I have always had a fall back "job". I never put all the eggs in one basket. Learned that a long time ago.

    Thanks for the congrats.



    Yeah, I am going to change that. I was originally going for a blue theme type situation, but the text in that area, definitely is not working really.

    When I first started with the template, it looked nothing like it does now.
    VIP and Got Junk have the same color scheme. Remember your old layout when you first built the site? I do oh yeah, I pulled out the winking face. That auction idea was terrible. You'd have been better off to get an auctioneers license and do that stuff live and in person. You should do that. Then auction off foreclosures and condemned properties. Bank roll! The template looks good for the real estate site. Like a cutie with a booty son!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheFatMan View Post
    VIP and Got Junk have the same color scheme. Remember your old layout when you first built the site? I do oh yeah, I pulled out the winking face. That auction idea was terrible. You'd have been better off to get an auctioneers license and do that stuff live and in person. You should do that. Then auction off foreclosures and condemned properties. Bank roll! The template looks good for the real estate site. Like a cutie with a booty son!
    Got Junk doesn't really have a color theme, except for when it comes to the truck?

    For a minute, I was trying to think of what you mean't by "old layout". I remember that one now. That was a different software program, than the one I use now for it.

    I am sure that I will use that script (auction site) for something, but for now, it is just in cyberspace collecting dust.

    I already auction off contents from time to time from foreclosures or tenant move outs. I set it up with the owner (helps them save money, depending on what is left behind), and I put a few ads on craigslist, people come, make offers, and it goes. Then whatever is left behind, I haul off, and then charge the client accordingly.

    Thanks for the comment regarding the real estate site. I wanted it to be simple as possible so even a non internet person could use it effectively.

    If you look at most re sites, most are flashy, or some what complicated to navigate etc.

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