CNN Article on Ebay business- doctor made $120K a year

[Ellie Mae]

Originally Posted by lovelygarments

Can you PM me her ID so I can block her on my auctions? Thank you so much!

Post her Ebay ID here...??

[pigalle74]

Originally Posted by lovelygarments

I agree with you, Karmen - puff piece by a so-called reporter. Did the reporter inquire into her net profit??? Or does the reporter even know what net profit is? I hope she has let the IRS know that she is making $120K a year - right - I bet those numbers would really change if she was being interviewed by an IRS agent - and the true numbers would be told! And how can someone run that kind of operation from their home, raise twins, and occasionally practice medicine??? As someone who does sell on Ebay, it is a lot of work, and I can't even imagine doing it with infant twins/toddlers, etc., managing a household, and dabbling in my medical practice. Give me a F***ing break!

LOL, did you not read the article?- because she is driven, intelligent & a fast learner ...

[abbiesmommy]

I certainly do not know too many doctors -REAL ONES NOT JUST PLAY THEM ON T.V That make less than $120,000?? She is saying she made more on ebay then and as a doctors ?? Both do not add up to me you can make that much on ebay NO WAY and make that little as a doctor??

[pigalle74]

Originally Posted by Ellie Mae

LOL Kristie! Sounds like your DR! I did ask my BIL who is a surgeon in a city of 100k if $120k a year on eBay was more profitable than his medical practice and he said $120k would not even cover the medical malpractice INS for his firm.

Ellie Mae, she is a family practitioner in maybe rural area? I know surgeons/specialists are very different vs. primary care physicians..

[northerndancer]

Originally Posted by denimbarks

This seller has been the topic of discussion on a few eBay threads recently. A few weeks ago it was uncovered that she wins auctions on her buying IDs at very low prices, complains about nonexistent flaws and threatens negative feedback, often receives refunds without returning the items, negs the sellers anyway, then lists the items for 10 times as much on her selling IDs with no mention of the "flaws." It wasn't just a couple of cases, but was discovered to be a recurring theme in how she does business. She went NARU for a short time, but is back now. I, too, suspect the $120k is her gross. But when you're getting some of your stock for free... She sells VS on at least one ID.

She's got this kind of ethics and she is a doctor???????

[Cyndee]

Originally Posted by Ellie Mae

Post her Ebay ID here...??

jenny-penny-benny, bra-licious!!, cariboucake, jllickteig, jenlicious!!

[Ellie Mae]

Originally Posted by pigalle74

Ellie Mae, she is a family practitioner in maybe rural area? I know surgeons/specialists are very different vs. primary care physicians..

Hiawatha is small... just a "suburb", so to speak. Population of Hiawatha around 7000.. but only 4 miles from Cedar Rapids, population 120K. And many other small "suburbs" nearby. Her family practice is in Cedar Rapids. I personally would expect a successful family medical practice in a city of that population to be capable of 120K a year. But perhaps her medical practice is not her primary focus, or w/ twins, only a part-time endeavor.
Who knows. Or cares. I have to agree w/ Lovelygarments that it's a fluff-piece... possibly at Ebay's request to promote EBAY.

[Cyndee]

Here's the 'dirt' on her -

She bought a Christmas sweater for $5.
A month later, she negs the seller, stating that the sweater was not as described.
Then someone found the sweater relisted under another ID, as an 'ugly Christmas sweater', for $49.95. It had not sold, and there was no mention in this ugly Christmas sweater ad of any of the buyer's concerns regarding the sweater not being as described. Apparently, she does this alot.

Lots and lots of dots were connected; there were multiple IDs found, and lots of research turned up, about 5 or 6 IDs, both buying and selling.

She buys Lucky bags on Ebay and resells them marked up.

She buys Christmas and theme sweaters cheap and marks them up as 'ugly Christmas sweaters'.

She sells VS that she buys as overstock or what have you from VS.

She has/had multiple listing violations including saying she would take MO/cash, saying that she will ship in'tl but won't take intl PP, etc.

[pigalle74]

CNN has been running a lot of articles on healthcare/reform in general and how doctors are all fed up with insurance companies/malpractice management dictating how they practice medicine. But this article totally missed the point and backfired in different direction. Very irresponsible journalism.

[kmarney]

wow. Makes it sound so easy and all of the shipping she would have to do for that much merchandise would be overwjelming!

[denimbarks]

Originally Posted by Cyndee

jenny-penny-benny, bra-licious!!, cariboucake, jllickteig, jenlicious!!

I have jennilicious!! (and a couple of others that are probable).


Her photobucket URLs have also been found in listings for fake Chanel shoes and fake Ed Hardy shirts on various Craigslists.


Editing to clarify that I don't know Ed Hardy at all personally, I am repeating what was said (which can be dangerous).

[*Heather*]

Originally Posted by Cyndee

Here's the 'dirt' on her - She bought a Christmas sweater for $5. A month later, she negs the seller, stating that the sweater was not as described. Then someone found the sweater relisted under another ID, as an 'ugly Christmas sweater', for $49.95. It had not sold, and there was no mention in this ugly Christmas sweater ad of any of the buyer's concerns regarding the sweater not being as described. Apparently, she does this alot. Lots and lots of dots were connected; there were multiple IDs found, and lots of research turned up, about 5 or 6 IDs, both buying and selling. She buys Lucky bags on Ebay and resells them marked up. She buys Christmas and theme sweaters cheap and marks them up as 'ugly Christmas sweaters'. She sells VS that she buys as overstock or what have you from VS. She has/had multiple listing violations including saying she would take MO/cash, saying that she will ship in'tl but won't take intl PP, etc.

Nothing wrong with buying and reselling on ebay...we all have done it. But
to make false accusations for free loot is despicable. And I am thinking that
Victoria's Secret stuff she sells may be fake. How can you purchase this from
a wholesaler? And a lot of her feedback states the fit is different.

[Cyndee]

Originally Posted by *Heather*

Nothing wrong with buying and reselling on ebay...we all have done it. But to make false accusations for free loot is despicable. And I am thinking that Victoria's Secret stuff she sells may be fake. How can you purchase this from a wholesaler? And a lot of her feedback states the fit is different.

I got the info from the ebay Clothing boards. I just posted a synopsis of what they have noted there. There are a few threads there about this seller.
I think CNN had the right idea, it's just too bad that they chose this seller to feature. There are many successful and honest ebayers out there and it would have been nice if their fact-checking dept. had done their job and uncovered the 'dirt' so to speak before they went to press. I would have really enjoyed reading a true success story instead of a story that was full of holes and upon doing a bit of digging, discovered that the seller treats fellow ebayers so terribly.

[karmenzsofia]

Originally Posted by pigalle74

Wow, that is really shady... The article said she made $120K on ebay a year- I assumed that was her net profit- since she said it was more than what she would have made on her medical practice.....If it was her gross, the article is flat out wrong.

Yeah, it said "earned" which means profit not revenue (and even at revenue it probably wouldn't be true). That's part of the reason I said the reporter didn't do diddily-squat but basically just wrote down what she said. He didn't even look at her feedback, for Xst sake, at the transactions, nothing. He's probably never even visited the website...

Puff, puffy, puff, puff....

[DesigningStyle]

Originally Posted by Cyndee

I have been running a clothing business on ebay for 12 years now. We buy the clothing wholesale - actually well below wholesale. When they described this woman's house in the article, it could have been my house. It's a full time endeavor with several people helping me. I have over 20,000 positive feedbacks. Our handbags are a separate biz over and above that. The clothing is quite successful and profitable but even our best year has never produced a profit anywhere near $120k, let alone running a business in my 'spare' time while my twins nap. Perhaps her gross sales are $120k per year, but that's a far cry from net profit. Typical net profit margins in retail are net 30 or less. Based on that, perhaps a much more realistic 'profit' that this woman is making is closer to $30-36,000 annually. On the other hand...since I am driven, intelligent and a fast learner, it's good to know that I could have been a doctor.

Good post. You are driven, intelligent and a fast learner doctor!