Snappy Auctions

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he snappy franchisor featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Internet Retailer, CBS & NBC, Auction Bytes and numerous other publications has a great story! Debbie Gordon, President/CEO of Snappy Auctions and owner of a successful technology-consulting firm, began selling things on eBay as a hobby more than three years ago. An entrepreneur by nature, she realized within just days that there was a lot more to it than most people expected. She reasoned that this meant a lot more opportunity. Not long after, people she knew began asking her to sell their “stuff” for them. They knew they could do it themselves, but they didn’t want to fool with it. Interestingly, these people ranged from the young to the elderly and the computer illiterate to the technically savvy. Debbie quickly discovered that there were many people who had stuff to sell, but they didn’t have the time, the wherewithal or the desire to do it themselves.In the latter part of 2002, Debbie began building the business plan for Snappy Auctions. She recruited experienced veterans of business development, top software consultants, marketing experts, legal counsel and others to help formulate a valuable business model. She presented her idea to eBay, and they liked the Snappy Auctions’ plan and offered their continued support for the company. By October 2003, less than a year after she first thought of the Snappy Auctions’ concept, the first store opened in Nashville, Tennessee. It was an immediate success. As a result, Snappy Auctions has quickly expanded and is working to help other people leverage an opportunity that has proven so successful for Debbie. While some other companies have since begun to execute similar ideas, the practical approach to meet a real market demand has placed Snappy Auctions as leader in the industry … and journalists from prestigious news sources (like Entrepreneur) have recognized the effort.Why we were formed: Snappy Auctions was formed to respond to a real market demand: bringing together the millions of people who use eBay every day to buy products and the millions of people who have items that they would like to sell, but may not have the time or expertise to sell on eBay.

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