04.14.05
Solstice Brings a Long Day for Apprentice Hopefuls
If you saw The Apprentice today, you know Pontiac starts taking orders for the Solstice tomorrow. Sign me up! Sure, maybe I’m biased. I spent 18 years working for General Motors. I’ve heard some insider information about this new roadster. None of that would matter anyway. Even a blind man couldn’t miss the beautiful curves of this gem. I’ve been planning to part with my 1991 Alfa Romeo Spider this summer and I’m searching for a suitable replacement. Pontiac definitely has a winner. I went on-line tonight and got an official early order ID. I’ll be heading to the dealer tomorrow afternoon to see if that number lets me place an order.
I still think eBay has a sound business model and I should probably buy the stock even at today’s inflated prices and dispite the sharp decline in 2005. Their long term outlook always looks excellent due to their powerful network effect. Plenty of other on-line auction options exist including big players like Yahoo and Amazon but they can’t catch eBay which has already passed critical mass. If you want to sell something, you will have the best results by listing it on eBay because that’s where the most buyers shop. Likewise, you have the best chance to find what you are shopping for on eBay because that’s where the most sellers are. As long as that symbiotic relationship exists, eBay will be king (baring them doing anything blatently stupid). However, I have a few ideas that could turn the tables on that relationship.