tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53924252104920980192023-11-15T07:13:02.170-08:00BONANZA STORIESI started this blog specifically for my BONANZA experiences or events coming up ..or just if I have something to say about BONANZA...Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-17728284601426322632011-04-03T21:11:00.000-07:002011-04-03T21:19:17.781-07:00Bonanza lately...I'm a little conflicted right now about Bonanza..I still love them and really want to stay there..I like the atmosphere ...most of the time..but lately I'm getting bad vibes...I see a lot of people ..sellers ...are having a hard time with Bonanza...some have left..some are leaving...most of us list our items on more than one venue..I being one of those that do...I haven't always agreed with everything Bonanza has done in the past...I didn't like at all that they changed their name without any of us knowing ahead of time..I still slip and say Bonanzle...I could go on and on with some things they've done that I didn't like..but I stay with them because I think in the long run they will be very successful and hopefully I will start selling things on there..I sell on Ebay everyday...and just started listing on Addoway...I have things listed in other places too...I like selling..I like everything about it...and would love to do this for years to come..I will always have something to sell....always...so for now ...I will keep listing and just be aware of all that goes on...Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-66036622085172197312011-03-03T13:51:00.000-08:002011-04-03T20:08:23.832-07:00Bonanza is a big part of my everyday life...When I first was introduced to Bonanza a little over 2 years ago I was going there to sell my wares on another selling venue...I did that..but immediately I started making friends...in the forums...from people welcoming me...2 years later and I still have the same friends I started with ...some have left Bonanza but I am friends with them on facebook and or twitter...oh this social media thing is so awesome..to tell you the truth I would be totally lonely if not for these venues...I have friends in real life but we don't see each other ...some of us talk on the phone occassionally..but we never get to do lunch or tea ...we reallly need to make the time to do these things before its too late...I have met a few friends from Bonanza in person...and I love each and every one of them and look forward to the day we can do that again...Every day I go onto Bonanza and I go right to the forums to see whats going on...to see whos saying what and who needs congratulations and who needs prayers..I feel wqanted and needed when I do this..sometimes when I sign on I have a message or two in my b box and I love that...getting attention from somewhere..I dont mean to sound all lonely and pitiful cause thats not it..I'm just saying that there is no othervenue like this anywhere..not in any chatroom..not anywhere...Even If I don't sell anything from one day to the next..I will love the people and thats what keeps me there...selling is just a hobby of mine... I love selling...I need the xtra income but I never make enough to do much with it..I dont ever expect to make lots of money doing this..but its nice to have contact with the outside world...love packaging up the items and sending them and then getting feedback..sounds like I crave attention ..but I just like the human interaction of it all...Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-86349706484068598582011-01-19T05:07:00.000-08:002011-01-19T05:21:39.199-08:00Update from last post...this is an update on the incident between our newest social media rep and <br />russ and Mary...Jeremy has written an apology.. I felt it was sincere and heartfelt...I think it shocked him that he was totally busted for this mistake...he thought he was talking to a buddy of his..turns out he was talking to a fellow bonanza seller...lots of us were outraged..I being one of the most outspoken and couldnt at the time even imagining forgiving him for this ...no matter what he said...but after reading other peoples post and how we all were young once and made mistakes we wish we could do over or take back it really got me to thinking that was quite true...I made mistakes...I accepted his apology and hope that he learns from this mistake...a lesson should be learned from every mistake we make...dont ever, do it again..listen to the old heads ..I have gotten on with my life...A side effect of this is that several of my friends have left Bonanza ..I understand it...I almost left myself...but for now I have no other recourse...I have many friends On bonanza that I interact with each day..I do sell occassionally and its free to have my listings there..One day I hope to have a "specialty" item to sell and perhaps have my own website....Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-36684318320227249992011-01-10T09:01:00.000-08:002011-01-10T09:40:54.343-08:00Is the end of my days at Bonanza...??How would you feel about this? While doing my usual thing on FB I see the person hired to do the social media duties on Bonanza has also posted on a thread I am on. I think cool! A Bonanza employee! I will request friendship. This is the message I am sent by the social media rep:<br /><br />Jeremiah Arthur Mattocks09 January 2011 at 00:05<br /><br />Subject: friend request?<br /><br />Dear Russ Kawecki,<br /><br />Imagine my surprise upon receiving a friend request from you, as you appear to be an animal; it was my understanding that animals other than Homo sapiens sapiens lacked the cognitive faculties social media requires. Either I have been grossly mistaken, or you are an unusually intelligent canine. A canine lives with me—he eats cat shit from the litter box. With your exceptional intelligence, I wonder, do you eat cat shit from the litter box when the opportunity is presented?<br /><br />I do hope you’re the type of beast who accepts constructive criticism with grace. Please don’t think me rude for saying so, but we humans usually use Facebook for befriending people we know in person. I can’t remember meeting a genius dog, and I think that’s something I would remember. I understand why you might be seeking friendship outside of your peers, given your anomalous IQ, but I thought you might like to know.<br />Cheers,<br />Jeremy – a human<br /><br /><br /><br />This is the very person hired to be our social media rep. Sweet huh?? Would one not think if they were hired for that type of position that they may have people sending friend requests and to have the god given brains to see if perhaps the requester was a part of the site you work on<br /> <br /><br />To say I am beyond offended is putting it mildly. If he said this crap to me who else that are buyers and sellers has he responded to in this manner<br /><br /><br />***THE ABOVE IS TO RUSS A FRIEND FROM BONANZA...He was tring to friend someone that he noticed was a part of bonanzas team...the letter is the response that was sent to him...I find the appalling and insulting...no human being should talk to anothe human being in this manner especially when not provoked...this is a young punk that should be immedialtely fired and not thought of again...I along with others are seriiously thinking of leaving Bonanza...a lot of us were there from the first year..I have been there for a little over 2 years now..and I have to say there are times when they had me mad before but not like this....this is way over the top...I have voiced my opinion on this matter a few times on other blogs and on facebook...I'm trying to keep it clean but there are words that would really be appropriate right about now...As far as I can tell there has been nothing done about this on Bonanza part and I think thats the most frustrating part...he should have been fires within the first hour...they know whats happening..they have been emailed..bemailed and facebooked with messages...do they think it was a joke?? I hope not because I dont want to deal with people with that type of sense of humor...I will add to this when I have more to say....<br /><br /><br />something to think about ::<br />Four things that cannot be recovered..<br />the stone after it is thrown<br />the word after it is said<br />the occassion after it is missed and<br />...the time after it is gone...Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-79890792755370137392010-12-15T18:19:00.000-08:002010-12-15T18:27:43.663-08:00Just a God send from friends..I feel as though this should be in two of my blogs..this one for Bonanza stories and the one titled THINGS THAT AFFECT MY LIFE...I've been feeling a little down lately...and one day this big box came ...I couldnt for the life of me guess what it was..I didn't order anything this big...anyway...I opened the box..it was well wrapped and there lo and behold was the most beautiful Christmas centerpiece ever...there was a card in it from Judy/jinx saying that Annapple had won it during the WOE sale and she asked that it be sent to me..How cool is that..It was a complete surprise and it couldnt have come at a better time..I was so humbled by this and I was in shock for awhile..then I cried a bit...I was so what else could I say humbled...my daughter was here when it came and she was amazed..they just up and sent it to me..Joyce 72747 , I understand paid for the shipping..so to all of them I thanked them in a thread ...I really love them for that..I loved each one before this..they are all great ladies from Bonanza..that what sets Bonanza apart from other selling venues...the comraderie...the real friendships, the love and support is just amazing..The centerpiece is at my daughters waiting for us to celebrate Christmas ...it illuminates her home....its beautiful....I love this Season...Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-74758275824951173902010-11-18T10:51:00.000-08:002010-11-18T10:59:36.529-08:00Day 2 of the 7 days of deals Auction...Well I thought we all had a great time last night at the 7 days of deals auctions...I bought one item ..I won a door prize and I sold two items...we had some problems for some people with the chat windows...I had a little problem towards the end...but all in all it was well worth..I think Nativebydesignz did an awesome job..and annimae took over for her occassionally..and pugs was there and so many others...angie was there..everyone did their part...I stayed as long as I could ..then sleepiness took over...it was later out here on the East coast...than on the west coast(they are 3 hours behind us) ...but there was so many items to auction off that we will be continuing it tonight ...same times ..I am looking forward to it..I had fun...theres so much more to see..about 10 more booths and they only auctioned 2 items per booth..we submitted 8 items each...no way we can get thru all them ...So if you're reading this...Please come on by and join us..You have to Christmas shop anyway..why not save money at the same time...see you there..<br /><br />http://www.bonanza.com/nativebydesignz <br /><br />meet me in her booth at 3pm pst..6pm est...see you!!!Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-66243210766506735072010-11-04T14:06:00.000-07:002010-11-04T14:27:08.519-07:00Christmas shopping on BONANZA...2010I don't know about you but I have been swirling around Bonanza looking for sales..one good way is to take advatage of some of the games..Like on Mondays we play MANIC MONDAY where its buy onE get one free..everYone makes up a category and puts in that category items they would like to sell as buy one get one..you can really find some great deals this way..I have...lol...then theres the LIMBO game ..that is played every other Wednesday and ends on Saturday evening..The main jIst of the game is for the seller to make a LIMBO category and in it are items they are willing to sell for a lesser amount...potential buyers then can make an offer on an item and wait for the seller to respond...great deals can be found this way also...Right now we are gearing up to have a WOE (Words of encouragement ) 10 day sale event.. Everyone uses the same coupon code (WOE) but decides on their own percentage off ...there are over 50 booths participating and some awesome buys can be found...On the 17th of November there will be auctions from many many booths..It will take place in NATIVEBYDESIGNZ BOOTH..we all submitted 8 items we want auctioned off ..we gave Native our starting bid..this is going to be fun...also a great way to find some great bargains....<br /><br />Theres also a game called 7 Days of deals ...from Monday to Sunday you visit the booths that are listed in the thread promoting this game...Each booth is set up with their own Coupon codes and percentages off..Not everyone will have a coupon code..Most booths take offers..If you really want something and would like to offer a different price there are was to do that..either bmail the seller to see if they are willing to accept an offer..or do the cart and on most invoices there will be an option for you to make an offer...the seller will get back to you with either an acceptance or a decline...when you make a purchase from one of the list booths you go back to the thread and report it..same thing if you sell something..report it..and the host will keep tabs ...prizes are given for seller of the week...etc...right now they are holding in thread auctions..If you want to auction something you just post a picture of it in the thread with a small description and starting bid and when the auction will end..It is up to you to keep tabs on the developement of the auction...Another great thing in this thread is that each booth can go to other booths and post a picture of an item from someone elses booth...for others to see...I like that..I try to post every day...doesnt always happen...<br /><br />Theres GAME OF THE WEEK..which runs from Monday thru Friday...(will contiue later)Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-26099269510710643272010-10-29T19:07:00.000-07:002010-10-30T07:40:15.934-07:007 DAYS OF DEALS AUCTION NIGHT 11/17/10****THERES BEEN A TIME CHANGE FROM THE ORIGINAL POST****<br /><br />On the 17th of November there will be auctions from 21 booths..This is part of the 7DOD'S(7 DAYS OF DEALS).We will all meet in NATIVEBYDESIGN's booth and auction off our own items..we all submitted 8 items to put up for auction..this sounds exciting to me and we should make some great sales...Bonanza just changed its name not too long ago from Bonanzle and we need to get the word out that we are a venue to reckon with...<br /> <br />So everyone and anyone that is interested just come on over to <br />http://www.bonanza.com and you will find us...I will post a link with the list of booths participating..all you have to do is click on a link ..go to their booth and leave a nice note in their chat box and look around their booth and purchase or go onto another booth...should be great fun..auctions start at 3pm.Pst..4pm mt..5pm cst and 6pm est...You do not have to become a member of Bonanza to buy from Bonanza..you are under no obligation to purchase..this is an invitation to get great Christmas items and other merchandise at great savings..Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-27054862783921574512010-10-27T08:02:00.000-07:002010-11-06T11:03:48.619-07:00WOE EVENT 11/7-11/17/10From November 7 until the 17th we will be having a WOE(Words of Encouragement) Pre Cyber Christmas sale..It will last 10 days and 40 booths are involved at this time..We will all use the same COUPON CODE which will be WOE but we will all have our own percentages off for savings...There is a list of booths that are participating...Almost anything you want or need will be presented for sale..from previousl owned clothing as well as new clothing..household items, vintage items, antique, toys, gifts, jewelry... handmade items, crafts, custom made items, artwork. and much much more...You have to shop for Christmas anyway so you might as well get the best deals going..Oh sure you can these items anywhere..but not for these prices...Great savings to be had...The booths involved are members of the nightly group of WOEers...those that participated in the threads from time to time..Its our reunion where we all come together...Great fun should be had by all..make sure to circle these dates on your calendar and remember to stop by..<br /><br />This event is the brain child of Joyce 72747...Collections and so much more.<br /><br />Now is the time to replenish your booths with new and exciting items..Christmas is right around the corner and people want to save money...I will start promoting this sale on FACEBOOK AND TWITTER and I will email a few of my friends to let them know..and then..<br /><br />Here is a list of the participating booths and their percentages off..so make sure we see you starting on November 7, Its a 10 day sale...<br /><br /><br />http://www.bonanza.com/forums/1/topics/138754Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-69794332356632452082010-09-29T19:58:00.000-07:002010-09-29T20:41:58.675-07:002ND ANNUAL RENAISSANCE FAIR..OCT 1-17,2010OH YEAH ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR...This is so exciting...another chance to get some sales and make new friends during the 190 something booth sale...COME ONE COME ALL TO THE RENAISSANCE FAIR ..You will not regret it ...I am putting a link to the thread on BONANZA that will lead you to each booth...They are categorized by what the mainly sell...i.e.jewelry, vintage, antique merchandise, general merchandise..so it will make it easier for you to narrow down what you might be looking for...If you're not sure what you're looking for then just click on all of them and go window shopping...Maybe you dont know what you need or want until you see it...EACH BOOTH WILL HAVE THIER OWN SALE ..THIER OWN PERCENTAGE OFF...ALL COUPON CODE WORDS WILL BE RENFARE...EACH BOOTH WILL BE SET UP SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO REMEMBER THE WORD,,JUST CLICK ON THE AREA WHERE IT SAYS COUPON AVAILABLE AND IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCT YOUR PERCENTAGE..<br /><br />http://www.bonanza.com/forums/1/topics/131098<br /><br />Come on and support us in our effort to get the name BONANZA out there, while giving you savings at the same time...You have to do Christmas shopping so why not try to save the most you can...BONANZA has a lot of everything...almost anything you could possibly want or need...You can almost grocery shop and get your health and beauty needs on BONANZA...You can clothe the whole family from head to toe, you can get everyone some BLING, all at reasonable prices...there are even a few vehicles and homes for sale on BONANZA...Like our motto says EVERYTHING BUT THE ORDINARY...Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-28503333250900313372010-09-26T19:29:00.000-07:002010-09-26T19:49:57.934-07:00BONANZLE IS NOW BONANZABoy I was boiling mad last week at Bonanzle..I woke up early one morning and went to FACEBOOK and I saw a posting about Bonanzale changing their name to BONANZA...I asked if this was something they were thinking of doing and someone said "No granny ...its done."..well my heart stopped for a minute and my blood pressure automatically went up..out of my control..I didn't mean to react that way .it was purlely involuntary..and I just started ranting for about a day and a half..I ranted on facebook and I ranted on Bonanza..I wasn't the only one that felt betrayed...that didnt like it...Personally I still don't like it..I don't like that we weren't informed ahead of time...for many reasons ..one being just because...I cried for hours..real tears ..real sobbing..lots of tissue...Mark even commented on one of my rants and said they did it this way because they thought it best..well I can't argue with what they thought but I can just ask..really?? like did 2 of you get together and come up with this..or 6 of you or what..I would like to have been a fly on that wall...I'm sure legally they maybe had to do it that way..not really sure..but the name Bonanzle was strange...but we all were getting used to it and it became its own unique name..Bonanza ...been there ,did that..like going back..going to the Ponderosa..or the steak house...why not change it to JUMP STREET or something..After posting in many threads the same thing over and over I started getting over it to a certain degeree..I still don't like the way it went down and I don't like the name...but I love the venue...its full of my buddies..its where I've been for almost two years..and I'm staying as long as they will keep me..no matter what they call themselves or Us I should say...they say they will reroute Bonanzle to Bonanza for awhile ..so our business cards are still good...good because I have a slew of them coming now and going to mail some to a friend on Bonanza for her to hand out at an event...Just another way to get the word out...And this is my last about the name change...I LOVE BONANZA......Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-9632664497854784382010-09-13T18:54:00.000-07:002010-09-13T19:10:46.602-07:00BONANZLE BLOCK PARTY SEPTEMBER 18-19 2010Wow!! what an enormous event this is going to be..over 190 booths participating and you can bet prices are being lowered...coupon codes are being listed .. listings are going on like crazy right now..today is September 13, and its countdown time..Its been advertised on Bonanzle..on facebook..its been twittered and tweeted and Lord knows what else..I personally emailed friends that I know would love to know ...no spamming going on...I know for a fact that I will be shopping ...Christmas is coming and every year it gets me...not this year...I already have a few items put up that I have been buying thru the Buy One Get One free offers on Bonanzle on Mondays...I look at the Bonanzles that are listed and take a peek and see if theres anything I'm looking for...I usually buy things that I'm not looking for..LOL>..either way this is fun for me...there is nothing to lose ..I will check as many booths out as I possibly can...I can always put something in my SAVE FOR LATER thingy if I dont have the money right now..or if I need to decide whether I want something or not...or I might even have to check with my daughters and daughter in law for sizes..they grow so darn fast .especially over the summer ...I know they usually grow at least one size...So for now I am just going to keep spreading the word and hope that we all sell well and better yet I hope to rack up a few good deals....My Bonanzle is Saturday , Sept. 18 at 12 pm PST which is 3pm est...and ends at 3pm pst which is 6pm est...so I'm wishing for a great turn out....Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-43640534812621162122010-06-10T08:53:00.000-07:002010-06-10T09:09:15.329-07:00How I missed my BONANZLESo my computer was down from the day before Easter 4/3/10 until June 7...over 2 months...I spend between 3-7 hours a day on the computer..running two businesses and returning emails etc...and the one thing I missed the most was being able to talk to my friends on BONANZLE..Whenever something happened..in real life or on the news ..whatever..I immediately wanted to go to the forums and tell the folks or get their opinions..I am known for being in the forums...I promote my wares, play the games and list on another venue or two...but the majority of my doings is on BONANZLE...I did get lots of emails and bmails and even a card ot two in the mail saying I was missed and hope everything is fine...My daughter Jeanell would communicate with some of the folks and try to keep things straight on Bonanzle...Great job Jeanell..you did it..kept it all in line....Now I'm back and I really want to thank Paula (Annapple Bonanza) and Janelle (Nellieskellie) for their help in keeping my games going...things would be all jacked up right now if they had not taken over ...I so appreciate them and I'm sure others do also...as the games help to promote their wares and helps us to promote others items also..<br /><br />Now that I'm back on the computer I have lots to catch up on..funny how I did forget how to do a few things...but it all comes back to you eventually..I actually forgot my username and password on some sites...lol had to check my book...wow...and how to post a picture in the forums...got it now though...Love being back and hope that never happens again...I need my Puter...I NEED MY BONANZLE....Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-70185430857995046502010-03-24T13:34:00.000-07:002010-03-24T13:42:34.104-07:00RADIO INTERVIEW WITH PHAEDRAI'm a bit late in writing this..I try to do it soon after our talk shoe show so I don't forget anything..but anyway. here goes..It was a great turn out as usual..I did get booted off 3 times ,,even on internet explorer...Aol usually kicks me off..so Phaedra was being interviewed by Jan about how she went from working out of her dining room to having a buildng and how she succeeded...things didn't just come to her..she worked for everything..she started making soaps after tons of research on the ingredients and recipes I guess you could call it..on how to mix this for this condition etc...I wanted to know if she needed any patents or copyrights on her products..she said certain things might need them and to research to see what does and what doesn't need one or the other...we were given links to other sites to show our wares etc..like artfire which is for viNtage and hand made items..and others I need to get them links...anyway another successful seminar..can't wait for the next..Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-30904931751233564282010-02-25T14:33:00.000-08:002010-10-27T21:21:04.499-07:00TALKED TO MARK LAST NIGHT....Last night a bunch of us met in the Talk Shoe chat room..Mark was speaking about some new changes coming soon to Bonanzle...I called into the show of course to ask a question that was just way too long to type in the chat window..must have been at least 40 people in there...People from outside of Bonanzle came in to ask questions ...I believe last night part of the conversation was about making chatting even easier and faster and my thought was dag soon we will be on TV talking to each other..wow..guess I'll have to get dressed and put a bra on for that..lol!!!One of the speakers was talking about how other venues have a program called an API that in the case of you selling same items on more than one venue would delete the listing from the other venues that the item did not sell in......this is where I called in.. because there had been talk about GOOGLE not liking us having same items on different venues and going through them..(GOOGLE)...so I thought there was kind of a contradiction there..and Mark said to check with GOOGLE and see exactly what their policy was on that...will do .....I still have a few questions I want answered...will save them for the show on the 4th of March..the next TALK SHOE...they aren't neccessarily questions for Mark only..but just questions in general....better write them down..All in all I love going to these show..I really do learn a lot from them...Until next time..I'm out....Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-74778342277938661752010-02-16T06:56:00.000-08:002010-02-16T07:18:18.287-08:00RUMOR HAS IT..A NEW FILLYAfter I and about 20-24 other people gathered in Dcoyotes booth for 4 days and nights watching and waiting for RUMOR to foal(give birth)...she finally did it at 2:56 am Est on Tuesday February 16, 2010.. It all started when Dcoyote posted a link in the BONANZLE forums that this horse was about to foal...well we were all going about our own business and once we stopped and went to the link everything else took a back burner...literally..some had to go to work ,,didn"t want to leave the cam..some had appointments and Valentines day was Sunday husbands wanted to take wives to dinner ..no one wanted to really leave..they did cause they had too only! We met and chatted,,we had contests,,we got to know each other..I hated to ever shut down or leave...Now that its over we plan on meeting in others booths for the births of others..I saw triplet goats and a filly born to a mini horse named SILHOUETE ..SILLY for short (no pun intended).. But not only did we get a beautiful healthy filly out of all this..we made new friends and we were like a family for a few days...It was surreal and I can't wait to do it again..there are others ready to be born within the next few weeks and we plan on meeting in each others booths..I can't wait..got to clean my booth and get some refreshments in mind for my guests...We had a contest for the time of birth once we realized that this would be the day...SILKWORM won and she gets a great package with items donated from about 10 different booths...ALL IN ALL IT WAS A SURREAL EXPERIENCE AND CONGRATULATIONS RUMOR...Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-67540698422083843132010-02-11T10:51:00.001-08:002010-02-11T10:51:34.499-08:00MY MY MY BONANZLEI've discovered Bonanzle quite by accident ...or was it fate??? I was in the Harley neighborhood on Ebay and there was someone on there that was having a hard time ...getting ready to lose her home and money was funny and all kinds of things were going on in her life. She let you know that she was in trouble and still trying to sell her stuff on Ebay...I wrote to her with words of encouragement and tried to make her know there would be light at the end of the tunnel...even though I wasn' really sure!! She would write back and thank me for the kind words...One day I decided to check out her "store"..lots of nice things...but I wanted the "lot of 100 pair of earrings"... so I wrote to her and told her that I would be purchasing them on the 3rd of the month ..she told me okay and told me that they were also listed in her "booth" on Bonanzle...well of course I had to sound it out ,,then I remember saying "What the heck is a Bonanzle?"It took me a few days before I checked out Bonanzle..but when I did I liked what I saw...I looked it over and left...I remember about 2 days later I went and signed on...I signed because the front page said all I had to do was use my email..a password..zip code and whatever else...4 things...so I knew it had to be easy and I could do this...that was november 5, 2008 and I love the place more than ever...I have done okay...sold 102 things since november ...on ebay I sold about 8 in the same time frame...and the cost comparison...well there is no comparison....I still have a few things on the bay but am weening myself away....<br />I do a lot of promoting on Bonanzle and play most of the games,,and wish sales were more...but I know the economy sucks right now...but I have things that people need and at darn good prices...I think anyway!!!!! I just have to get the google base right and make sure my attributes and traits and bullets are in place...Now that I have talked another languge I will leave you...Hope to see you all on BONANZLEBrenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-85671936759040118732010-02-11T10:47:00.001-08:002010-02-11T10:47:32.753-08:00BONANZLE TALK SHOE SHOW..Anyone that attended this show tonight left with more helpful tips and knowledge than when they came in...Phaedra (attheboutique) and Judy (bluepennylady) were flowing with answers to questions and made them understandable to the ordinary Joe...I actually got what they were saying..From what I heard they touched on a few things that I remember..<br />One was business suicide..where you have too many sales or lower the prices of your items too often..Learned that WE have to train he customers to know that your prices are where they are because they are worth that and to lower them too often lessens their worth...makes sense to me..My things are always on sale...Have some things to do ...Another subject was your SELLER ID...thats what you will be known as..that will be what people will type in to find you on certain forums or venues...So this is where I called and wanted to elaborate a bit more on that..because thats something I never really took real serious....never looked at it like that..so I wanted to see if we couldn't make sure that those coming in to sign up on BONANZLE as a seller to really think of what they want their SELLER ID name to be...to not use punctuaions and/or symbols in your name because GOOGLE doesn't pick those things up readily..and GOOGLE is a major or the major search engine for selling venues...Learned that Ebay does not allow you to be your SELLER ID on GOOGLE..but BONANZLE does...thats a big plus...I will write to the boys to see what the protocol is on the application when sellers sign up..and if the importance of SELLER ID is expressed in a way that people know the seriousness of it...<br />They had a contest...we had to go to a website and find the 33rd word...whoever got it right first wond 3 month memebership to the website...I didnt win...I forget who won..I will find out.. They spoke a bit about the meeting coming up in Las Vegas...sure wish I could make that one...I will add to this blog...<br />If you ever get the chance to attend one of these shows..do it...its simple ..just turn up your volume..you dont have to call...you can write your questions or thoughts in the chat box..they can read what you're writing..they write too..its awesome great experience..THANKS PHAEDRA AND JUDY..for taking the time to help us and teach us what you know and care what we think and answer our questions..Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-35147943151999681152010-02-11T07:24:00.001-08:002010-02-11T07:24:28.068-08:00<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bHQ9MTI2NTkwMTgxOTM5MCZwdD*xMjY1OTAxODU5MDYyJnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmb2Y9MA==.gif" /><div style="width:400px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w454.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w454.photobucket.com/albums/qq268/olatesgranny7x/d3958b45.pbw" height="300" width="400"><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a><a href="http://s454.photobucket.com/albums/qq268/olatesgranny7x/?action=view¤t=d3958b45.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a></div>Brenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392425210492098019.post-21356492066454366432010-02-11T06:55:00.001-08:002010-02-11T07:08:08.332-08:00ALL ABOUT BONANZLE..I've discovered Bonanzle quite by accident ...or was it fate??? I was in the Harley neighborhood on Ebay and there was someone on there that was having a hard time ...getting ready to lose her home and money was funny and all kinds of things were going on in her life. She let you know that she was in trouble and still trying to sell her stuff on Ebay...I wrote to her with words of encouragement and tried to make her know there would be light at the end of the tunnel...even though I wasn' really sure!! She would write back and thank me for the kind words...One day I decided to check out her "store"..lots of nice things...but I wanted the "lot of 100 pair of earrings"... so I wrote to her and told her that I would be purchasing them on the 3rd of the month ..she told me okay and told me that they were also listed in her "booth" on Bonanzle...well of course I had to sound it out ,,then I remember saying "What the heck is a Bonanzle?"It took me a few days before I checked out Bonanzle..but when I did I liked what I saw...I looked it over and left...I remember about 2 days later I went and signed on...I signed because the front page said all I had to do was use my email..a password..zip code and whatever else...4 things...so I knew it had to be easy and I could do this...that was november 5, 2008 and I love the place more than ever...I have done okay...sold 102 things since november ...on ebay I sold about 8 in the same time frame...and the cost comparison...well there is no comparison....I still have a few things on the bay but am weening myself away....<br />I do a lot of promoting on Bonanzle and play most of the games,,and wish sales were more...but I know the economy sucks right now...but I have things that people need and at darn good prices...I think anyway!!!!! I just have to get the google base right and make sure my attributes and traits and bullets are in place...Now that I have talked another languge I will leave you...Hope to see you all on BONANZLEBrenda Moultriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.com0