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7.27   iSold It Declares Franchise Concept Unproven
    Reporter's Note: Blue MauMau made arrangements for an interview via email with iSold
    It's CEO, Ken Sully. After receiving our questions, Mr. Sully declined the interview.  FULL
    STORY
7.30  An American Dream That Turned Into A Nightmare
    An example of a franchise company that failed to meet even these threshold standards is
    iSOLD It, an eBay drop-off store franchise. The company started its one and only
    company-owned store in November of 2003. FULL STORY
8.31  New, unproven franchise can be a highrisk venture
    In 2005, business partners and first-time franchise operators Karen McGinn and Gene
    Bowen bought an iSold It eBay(EBAY) drop-off franchise and opened it in a storefront on
    a busy street in Woodstock, Ga. MORE
9.08  Blogs can be a boon for franchisees
    “In the old days,” said Robert Einhorn, an attorney in the Miami office of Zarco Einhorn &
    Salkowski, “a bad franchisor could keep trucking along, terminating unhappy franchisees
    and adding new ones. Today, the Internet and blogs shine a spotlight on abusive
    franchisors. It’s more important than ever for franchisors to address problems early on,
    before a disgruntled franchisee tells his tale on a blog.” MORE
9.10   Can You Profit as a Franchise Pioneer?
    Buying a new, unproven franchise can be a high-risk venture. Professional advice can help
    minimize the gamble. MORE
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9.10  How to Lose $120,000 in 10 Months or Less
    Another casualty from the eBay drop-off store gold rush is featured in
    the Press Enterprise today, excerpted below.  This one didn’t even
    need the help of a franchise company like iSold It or Snappy Auctions,
    they were able to fail in less than ten months all on their own. MORE
9.10  Riverside's eBay Store flops in less than year.
    By LAURIE LUCAS The Press-Enterprise
    When they launched The eBay Store last September in downtown Riverside, owners Ollin
    Martinez and Belinda Correa had high hopes.
    "You'd be amazed," Martinez said in a November interview. "There's a buyer for everything."
    But there wasn't. Within three months after opening on University Avenue, the partners
    were amazed to find heaps of unsold and unclaimed junk had turned their shop into a
    dump. MORE