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Some Things I listed on eBid

Many of you probably haven’t heard of eBid but it is an eBay alternative. Reality is that eBay has so many scammers and for two decades plus they have adamantly refused to allow users the ability to blacklist shit vendors from their search results. Adding insult to injury it really has become a front end for Amazon. Admit it. You have ordered stuff from eBay believing you were not doing business with Amazon only to … Some Things I listed on eBidRead more

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Why 1099?

Some pieces of this content have been in other posts by me. I’m going to put it all in one post so I can just send recruiters here rather than have the same conversation for the 32,767th time. Why 1099 instead of W-2 or Corp-Corp? I started in IT consulting well before we had the infamous 20 questions. I believe it was even before we had the sub-chapter S corporation as well. The options available … Why 1099?Read more

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Will the Last One to Leave eBay Please Turn Out the Lights?

I have bought a lot of stuff on eBay over the years. I even bought a Jeep on there and had it shipped from New Hampshire. The site used to be known as “America’s Garage Sale” but lately it has devolved into “just another shopping mall.” Heck, I’ve even bid on keyboards I thought were being sold by individuals only to find out they were from Newegg.com. My New Years resolution was to finally clean … Will the Last One to Leave eBay Please Turn Out the Lights?Read more