Category Archives: eSnipe
If eSnipe were a country…
…it would be larger than Liechtenstein. And I would be a benevolent emperor, loved by all.
Balsamiq Mockup Rocks.
I did the information architecture for a complete redesign (both information flow and visual) of the eSnipe site. I needed some kind of mockup design tool, and finally decided on http://balsamiq.com/. I used it for 43 different web page designs, some … Continue reading
Of Course I Know My Users!
eSnipe launched in 1999 as a free service to place bids the last few seconds of eBay auction (experienced eBay users call this practice sniping). It has been running continuously since. I was an eBay user who purchased eSnipe in … Continue reading
Buying Big Ticket Items on eBay, Part 2
You have two days to spend $40,000 on eBay. What are you going to do? (Continuing an ancient post on Buying Big Ticket Items on eBay) It’s not as fun as it sounds. I had this problem when I bought … Continue reading
Getting drunk dialed: call it a support escalation
So the other night I was surfing the web in my home office and got drunk dialed by a scientist. Continue reading
About that seller experiment
I haven’t forgot the seller experiment, despite almost incontrovertible proof of a severe case of ADD on my part. In fact, I’m still sifting through the ideas you all have given me and am adjusting the experimental protocol. I am … Continue reading
My $1.3 million lesson
A couple of years ago I spent $1.3 million on a new business, and lost it all. Let me tell you my $1.3 million lesson. Don’t spend $1.3 million on an Internet business. There. You’ve learned it! Seriously, though, there’s … Continue reading
Mystery product in the making
The last month has been a whirlwind of activity, and I’ve been derelict in reporting why. It has to do with the blasted economy and how to make money from home in these dark times. I am not a great … Continue reading
eBay Seller Tips: The Great Experiment
There’s a lot of advice floating around about how to sell effectively on eBay. Some of these eBay seller tips are even good. But which? What are the best headlines? Does paying for bold or colored backgrounds matter? How important … Continue reading
Philosophical question: why is eBay afraid of being America’s flea market?
I like eBay. I especially love the concept of eBay. It is easy to forget that just a few years ago, there was no eBay. For years economists have used in their models the idea of a frictionless economy, which … Continue reading