Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

Circuit City could provide some resale opportunities

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Circuit City is preparing to close its 567 remaining stores as efforts to find a buyer have failed.  Liquidation of the remaining inventory will be part of this closure. Like most other things in business, a problem for one person is an opportunity for another.  All-sales-final, everything-must-go sales can bring monster ...

New Larry Winget book is on the way

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

I stopped by Borders while I was in town tonight and read part of Larry Winget's People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It! It took me a little hunting to find it, though.  I started by heading over to the personal finance section -- his last book was You're ...

Costco TrueEarnings Business Card being discontinued soon

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Aww man, no sooner do I post about Costco credit cards like the TrueEarnings® Business Card from Costco and American Express then I hear that the offer is being discontinued!  Bummer. So if you were thinking about getting 5% off the cheapest gasoline in town, you'll need to apply before this ...

Magazine shipping charge squeeze on eBay

Friday, October 31st, 2008

I was revising the prices of some of my items on my eBay store and noticed that eBay has taken keen notice of inflated shipping charges.  EBay charges sellers fees based on the final sale price of the item but not on the shipping, so it has taken aim at ...