Yikes And Double Yikes!

Yowza! Yikes! Whoops and oops! I nearly forgot about this. "Corporate" at Big Ticket Depot in the form of Joel has sent an updating missive to we the Elite 300 Spartan BTD/BVD Warrior Team informing us, for one, not to miss the postscript at the end. Just now re-reading that there letter I was reminded of said P.S., and so I followed the instructions and clicked on the link I was directed to to confirm my Elite 300 Spartan BTD/BVD Warrior Team status. But in the body of this here letter I am referring to, that there info tells us that in July, August and September big things are gonna be happening with Big Ticket Depot and its little cousin site Big Value Depot and that an alleged "$250,000 in commissions within the next 60 days" are in the works. Here is the paragraph with that little tidbit:

The marketing we will be GIVING you and the type of people that are ALREADY attracted to us is increasing daily. Our rankings are rising and this means MORE traffic for EVERYONE. Additionally, we will run a 30 day PRE LAUNCH with over 400,000 people in a database we have and they will be guided to our 300 Elite Team...Our goal is to pay out at least $250,000 in commissions within the next 60 days. It will sky rocket from
there.

Well, that would be pretty cool, but I'll see it when I believe it, if you can believe that if you see what I mean. At any rate, by clicking on the title of this posting, you will be directed yourself to that there letter. There is some other juicy stuff in the message. It doth give me hope. It's kinda like dope.

Astral Projection on the Cheap

Big Ticket Versus Big Value

I'm a little bit confused. That's nothing unusual, but here is what I am confused about. This is a picture of an antique gas pump, okay? It is currently listed under the "Historical Memorabillia" category on Big Value Depot for a buy-it-now price of $5,700 with the bidding beginning at $5000. With me so far?



Next we have a Dinky Car Collection listed on Big Ticket Depot under the category of "Collectibles". Bidding starts at $349. Or, if you are in totally dire need of some dinky cars, you could get the whole shebang for a measly $400.




Now, I'm a firm believer of the notion that in these times of global warming no home is complete without an antique gas pump, and of course everybody wants a dinky car collection. However, from my understanding of the mind-set behind the launch of Big Ticket Depot, only big ticket items are supposedly to be listed within the corridors of Big Ticket Depot. That's why it's called "Big Ticket". Duh . . . .

Such big ticket items are defined as having a sticker price of at least $1K. Anything below that price is to be listed in, trumpets from the ramparts, Big Value Depot. Are you beginning to see the source of my confusion? If so, please leave a comment on this weblog posting and tell me what it is. I still don't really know. I guess that's because I'm confused.

It Still Lives!

I love it when I get good news, especially when it's a long time coming.

And without further ado, may I bring to you the latest update from Joel and Brad, the Corporate Duo of Big Ticket Depot:

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Urgent/From CEO/Big Value Depot-Big Ticket Depot - June 20th BIG DAY

Please Read this ENTIRE email, even if your account has lapsed at ANY time. We are LAUNCHING our MAJOR feeder programs from Vortex (Big Value/Big Ticket
AND Max Life) and you will be PLEASED to know that NOBODY has lost any positions provided instructions are followed.

This is NO time to relax. ALL systems are ready to go FINALLY and you are about to see our MASTER plan come to REALITY. If you took a break that is fine
but it is now time to get back into position. June, July, August and September are going to be HUGE Months for ALL of our feeder programs and you HAVE a position.

For you who have hung in there all this time, you are amazing and appreciated. We know it has been a long road but we are real people and we never quit..We just got better for you!

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Read this email and EVERYONE needs to read the P.S section and follow instructions please..

THE "PS" Section is ALSO important!

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For immediate release

May 27, 2009
From JOEL SAUCEDA/Vortex (BVD/BTD) & MAXLIFE CEO
Time: 10:00 A.M. CST

Good Morning,

I have waited several months to be able to send this email to everyone on this team. We have finally arrived and I have much to share with you about what
is HAPPENING and what is about to HAPPEN! First, you need to know that I have been like a caged marketing LION during this time while we waited for the "techies" to do their programming etc. I am not the most patient person in the world but because much of what had to be developed for Big Value Depot and Big Ticket Depot was beyond my control, I had to be. I chose to keep it "low key" during this time and put my focus on developing the marketing side of the program which will work synergistically with the programming that has been completed.

The time is now...

Everything I asked for has been created by these developers. With the economy worsening during these developmental months, it has only STRENGTHENED
our position as a company and is going to mean great things for you as a 300 Elite Team member. What we will be able to offer millions of people is going to "MAKE SENSE" to people and people WILL take what we are offering them. This will be the EASIEST sale we have ever had to make and because you are
part of the 300 Elite Team, those sales (100% of them) will be going to you. We have not even LAUNCHED this program in its entirety and we already have THOUSANDS of people visiting the site and posting items. We have not even shown the SIMPLICITY of the program, yet hundreds of people are already USING it!

This is a DREAM come true for me and now you will see HOW we will plug this program and Max Life DIRECTLY into the VORTEX "FEEDER" Program! You will see VORTEX FUNNELLING THOUSANDS of people into BOTH of these businesses and for you who have them BOTH, you will get DOUBLE the benefit. Keep in mind that Big Value and Big Ticket are ONE program combined however, I do know that some of you are not set up with Max Life and we are going to show you HOW to double your benefit by doing that in the VERY near future.

Big Value / Big Ticket, PERFECT for the TIMES..The Economy..Recession...

The marketing we will be GIVING you and the type of people that are ALREADY attracted to us is increasing daily. Our rankings are rising and this means MORE traffic for EVERYONE. Additionally, we will run a 30 day PRE LAUNCH with over 400,000 people in a database we have and they will be guided to our 300 Elite Team...Our goal is to pay out at least $250,000 in commissions within the next 60 days. It will sky rocket from
there.

ALSO...EVERY new Vortex member will be GIVEN a FREE listing within Big Value and Big Ticket and we will be assigning these leads/potential customers to EACH of the people on the 300 Elite Team.

ALSO...within 90 days we will be adjusting the entry fee because we will be INCREASING the amount of listings people will get. The great news is this fee will ALSO increase the commissions from $75 per sign up to over $125 PER SIGN UP. This alone is huge and will ONLY be given to people who are 300 Elite Team QUALIFIED..

300 Elite Team "QUALIFIED"..What Does This Mean?

Your $39 monthly maintenance is in good standing

I know it took longer than expected to get this going but look at the state of the times..We had a major crash in the economy and many things slowed down in that time. Fortunately we NEVER stopped working or believing and now we ALL have a chance to build a HUGE business here.

ALSO...

We have FULL time email marketing people sending out emails and ALREADY getting people signed up in Big Value/ Big Ticket. These sign ups are being given
to the 300 Elite Team. I am SURE this will increase, especially with all the incentives we will offer the people!

I look forward to your success in all of our feeder programs. We have HUGE RE-Launches happening next month and you will NOT want to miss out on it!

Have a GREAT day!

Joel Sauceda
Vortex/Max Life
CEO

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It Lives, It's Live!!!

Lo and behold, that day we've all been waiting for, or at least those of us in the know, or even in the hope we know --- that fateful day has arrived.

The Big Ticket Depot website is happening, with big ticket items to buy and sell all ready for your frenetic bidding pleasure.

Are you grinning like a deranged banshee on PCP-laced jimson weed cookies at the thought of getting yourself a lovely dinning room set for only sixty-six hundred smackers like the one described here:

"This double pedestal dining table continues to be one of Kindel Funiture Company's best selling dining tables. The tabletop is made of figured mahogany veneers with a cross-banded ribbon border and thin maple inlaid line. The caster are solid brass. Table includes custom-made pads, including those for the four leaves. (The pads sell for another $1,000 but will be included in the price). Corners of table are rounded. The table alone sells for around $9,000 currently."

Wow! I don't know about you, but just thinking of a succulent meal served on that baby, I slather myself silly. Mahogany and maple! Brass and casters! A pedestal and pads, veneer and leaves! It's almost too much to imagine. So, don't bother trying and instead, just take a look.

And that's not all! Over in this corner, by the famous sculpting artist Dave Powell of Montana, we have for all you aficionados of big prairie Western lore, "Mountain Chief Bronze", for a measly $28,500 if you buy it right this very moment. Don't wait too long, or it might get swooped up once the bidding begins.

Or, there is an actual Persian carpet, the bidding on which starts at only $4500!! Wow, again! A Persian carpet --- who knows, maybe it even flies. Wouldn't that be just too cool.

But anyway, the entire point of today's entry is to inform all of you out there that Big Ticket Depot has finally fully jumped into the fray of big time online auction bidding, buying and selling. And you, too, can be collecting oodles of big ticket items for your personal, private museums, items to be seen only by your celebrity friends and any other VIPs wandering around in your periphery.

Now, if, unfortunately, you are not disgustingly wealthy, but struggling to make your first billion, I wholeheartedly recommend in my most amply sincere lust-for-lucre mode, getcher own Big Ticket Depot affiliate broker back office and yank healthy commissions out of the pockets of private museum patrons by selling them big ticket items online. It's totally juice.

Big Ticket Depot Not Ready To Launch Again

The gang at Big Ticket Depot Corporate (and by gang I mean Brad and Joel) have not failed in once more keeping we the Elite 300 on the verge of frothing at the bit in eager anticipation and startled panic at NOT opening the client side of Big Ticket Depot in April as promised in the month of April. In the month of April. In April. Not in April. April, naught.

The April 30th edition of the Big Ticket Training Newswire concludes quite gaily, and I mean that in a happy way, "Our communications are going to be picking up now that we are ready to launch the BigTicket Store." If there is foam gathering at the corners of your suddenly and increasingly dry mouth at the thought of being ken to this entire newswire item, never fear, just click on the title of this posting and you'll be there. Have an awesome day.

Big Ticket Depot Ready To Launch Again

Always keeping one in suspense, the guys and gals at "Corporate" of the Big Ticket Depot sitcom, being more specifically as far as I have been able to ascertain Brad and Joel, who are not gals, and in fact I don't really know if there are actually any gals in "Corporate" . . . .

Anyway, okay, Big Ticket Depot is now not only Big Ticket Depot but also Big Value Depot. You may or may not be wondering which one, BTD or BVD, is more like eBay and which one is more like a pair of men's underwear. You would be safe in assuming that you could buy or sell or join in an auction scenario on a pair of BVDs at either BTD or BVD, but be advised --- if such happens at BTD, them there's some purty spendy undies.

But yegads, do I ever go on. The fact of the matter is though, that suspense thang? "Corporate" is now promising that Big Ticket Depot is nearly ready to fully launch its gutsy goodness into the cybersphere. Yeah, yeah, Big Value Depot is already there, and them there undies could go real cheap at BVD.

The choice is yours. Do you understand? No? Why not ?!? Man, some people . . . .

Big Ticket Repo

Ya gotta lovit!! How you may never be able to tell whether something is on the up-and-up or is total malarkey on the Internet.

Okay, so here we are, it's Friday the Thirteenth, the second month of a new year, and last year's "promise" of a client side opening at Big Ticket Depot having already been postponed in January is once again up for an adjustment. Yes, "Corporate", as this entity is being referred to, has this to say in today's email to we the Elite 300 ---

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Good Afternoon Team,

Has it been a busy week for us at corporate and BigTicket Depot?? YES IT HAS. We are in some of the final testing modes to launch the initial client side of both BigTicket Depot and "TopSecretDepot" applications. We cannot wait to start giving you the access as you will be the first who will activate as BigTicket Depot and "TopSecretDepot" Clients. This will be a very seamless and streamline system which will be implemented into your BigTicket Depot affiliate back office.

With a click of the button, your BigTicket Depot and"TopSecretDepot" client side back offices will be activated as well as the FREE listing codes you will be able to use for both. These free listing codes which you are going to receive are going to be the key to building a strong client list from the beginning and we will show you how.

Did we want to see this launched this week?? The answer is Yes. Will it happen?? The answer is No. We are not going to sugarcoat anything to anyone now that
we are so close to launching. The programming is extensive and we have had to do a lot of extra testing prior to pushing the button which will activate the entire system for you and your future clients. We are not looking at weeks but rather days at this point and will keep you up to speed as we close in on the the
launch.

With the expansion and addition of "TopSecretDepot" to the entire BigTicket Depot business model, we are taking this to a level we never imagined and you will
be thankful when we go live. You have no idea what this will mean for you when it comes to potential for both the client side as well as the the affiliate signup side.

**Commission Payment Update**

-Commissions Earned through January 23rd 2008:

For all that earned affiliate commissions through January 23rd of 2008. You should have received a separate communication earlier this week as we are in
the process of paying these commissions.

For all U.S. members with paid commissions posted in your back office. Your Vortex MasterCard through PayPartners has been sent out as of Monday this week.
Your current commissions will be posted to your account when you receive and activate your new Vortex MasterCard.

For All Non U.S. members with paid commissions posted in your back office. We emailed you the instructions so we can issue your commissions through PayPal. As of now we have received back the information from almost 90% of you to complete that. If you did not receive that email communication, let us know right away by emailing us at admin@bigticketdepot.com

-Commissions Earned January 24th through Today:

If you did not have commissions earned in the period posted above, we will be emailing you with the instructions so we can also issue you your commissions. If you earned commissions in the previous payment period we will be adding those to this commission payment period.

We are very excited at corporate with the amount of commissions which were earned through your affiliate signups to date. This just shows us that we have put
together a business model which will truly generate income for you and this is prior to the launch of the Client side of BigTicket Depot and "TopSecretDepot".
When the client side does go live and that is eminent, we believe the potential for affiliate signup conversions will go up by 1000%.

The coming weeks, months and years are going to be very exciting for all of us. So strap on your seat belt and get ready for the ride of your life.

Until our next communication, have an awesome day.

Sincerely,

Brad Harris
VP BigTicket Depot

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Okay, you got all that? The brunt of the sitcom here is, have an awesome day. Alright, BTD, I'll do that thanx, and no, I didn't get that email notification about paying out my commissions. But intrepid reader, I must share --- it is no longer Friday the Thirteenth, it is now Monday the Sixteenth. My, how time flies when you're having fun (on the weekend). And I can heartily recommend the new Hellboy flick, just out on DVD here in Taiwan (and more or less elsewhere I guess). And on this Monday morning before I make the hour-long commute to the office, I have come across something interestin of a related manner, perhaps . . . perhaps interesting, perhaps related. From a Web Pro News article from a month ago I discovered while deleting email from another of my accounts, this piece on Evil eBay makes Big Ticket Depot look both good as well as, well, not good:

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eBay Wants Its Sellers Back

(by Chris Crum)

Early last year, eBay inflicted some damaging policy changes that sent many sellers running for the hills. Now, they apparently are changing the rules to remove negative comments left by customers towards the sellers.

A couple months ago I talked to a number of eBay sellers, and all but one of them told me that eBay's feedback policy was their biggest frustration. It now seems that eBay has decided to hear the howls of disgust from its users that have been going on for the majority of the past year. Ecommerce Journal reports:

The move to change the Feedback policy was prompted by numerous requests made by the cross-border sellers who received negative comments from customers while there wasn’t actual fault with the merchants. Now eBay will be removing feedback if: the listing meets the Customs Requirements and/or the seller receives a negative or neutral Feedback comment, which references customs delays or customs fees. Merchants in turn are obliged to advise the buyers that import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility.

There was also a lot of frustration about eBay's payment policy. Many were enraged by the favoritism showed to eBay-owned PayPal. eBay will reportedly now be adding Moneybookers and PayMate as acceptable methods of payment starting next month.

eBay users have been quite vocal in their displeasure with the famous auction site. It seems unlikely that many of them that have been so passionate will be willing to go back to eBay just because they finally acknowledged these issues. But the brand power that eBay carries does pull a lot of weight. Are you (or were you) an eBay seller? What do you think?

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Now, what's also interesting about this article by Mr. Crum are the scathing comments that follow, one of which notes as an aside within its contents the following --- "Over at Big Ticket Depot, its FREE for all pictures except company size pictures."

Hmm . . . .