Vote For eCommerce Options – iOffer, BluJay, AtomicMall, Ruby Lane and more

Yesterdays post encouraged an unbelievable amount of partcipation. In less than 24 hours we had over 1000 individual votes for the sites listed on that Poll:

  • eBay
  • Amazon
  • Etsy
  • OnlineAuction
  • Dawdle
  • Bonanzle
  • Comparision Shopping Sites

Results can be seen on our previous post - click the results link on the poll display.

The previous poll is still open so if you have not voted yet for one of the platforms or options listed above, please do so here:

Multiple Channels - Where do you List Your Products? eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Bonanzle or?

At the end of the first day (less than 24 hours) eBay edged ahead as the clear leader in usage. With 47% or respondents voting for eBay.

No surprise there, but as an observer the voting became an interesting horse race with the early lead going to OnlineAuction soon followed by  Bonanzle coming on strong mid way through the day (at one point having over 50% of the vote but ending with a very respectable 30% at last check.

Todays Poll

Todays poll includes all of the write in candidates from yesterdays poll, (additions readers added into the list on yesterdays poll) each of the listed sites below accumulated at least one vote in our last poll. (In todays poll you can also add any site not listed here of in yesterdays poll).

We are including all of the write in sites without checking to determine the validity of these sites, as always comments and discussion are welcome in the comments section below.

The Trading Assistant Journal is not promoting or endorsing any site(s) on these polls.

I will say that I am surprised that Etsy and Amazon did not get more votes in yesterdays poll. I can only attribute this to sellers on those platforms not being away of our unscientific census of online merchants. If you know anyone who would be interested in weighing in for Amazon, Etsy, Dawdle or any of the others, please send them here to let us know where they are proud to sell product online!

Election Aftermath – Congratulations or Commiseration? Live Call Today

John Lawson of 3rd Power Outlet and the Colder Ice blog has invited me as a guest on a special post election podcast/call in show today at 1:30 PM EST (That's in Atlanta - Ya-All)...

Click on the image below to log in....

Colder ICE & Scott Pooler After Election Call

Colder ICE & Scott Pooler After Election Call

John and I have been jabbing back and forth on Twitter - red and blue style, in the tradition of the political season for several weeks now.

I know, I know... I wrote a specific post about not bringing politics into eCommerce or business, but heck... It has been a very politically charged atmosphere and if John and I did not have strong opinions - none of you kind folks would follow either one of us or our blogs... Right?

Just for the record, John and I are still friends and will remain so, no matter how misguided he happens to be... LOL - Oh, and I am the Conservative - John is the Liberal - Who would have guessed that?

In all seriousness though, I must say that I am proud of America.

From my visit to the Polls bright and early at 7 AM this morning it was a sight to see. Both sides coming together in an orderly fashion to make their opinions count with a very simple vote.  As citizens, we all should be proud of the numbers of people who joined democracy this election.  In my youth it was not uncommon to hear more from people who had never voted, and would never vote, than to see people take the right to vote seriously.

I always took it seriously and wanted the opportunity before I was old enough to legally accomplish the task. Therefore, whether my side wins or loses this election, I am still proud to be an American.

The thought occurred to me, as I was standing in an orderly line this morning on a fine warm day in Indian Rocks beach, Florida...

...How lucky we are, as citizens of this country. 

I have traveled most of my life, working in Third World countries and sailing as a merchant mariner around the World. I have seen the unrest and downright dangerous nature in people when other places try to emulate what our American democracy has been doing for hundreds of years.  I have seen machine guns at the polls in these other countries, sights, fear and unrest some here in the USA would never imagine at the polls.

So take heart, all who may feel anger or frustration, simply because one side or the other did not win, it is all part of our great tradition, part of America.

Darker times have been seen by Americans - I like to think this is one of our brightest moments - no matter the outcome.