eBay started out a welcoming friend. eBay then became a demanding friend. eBay “unfriended” nearly everyone. eBay then became “too good for us.” eBay sent out e-vites for a holiday get-together and no one showed. eBay then tried being “nice.” eBay is now trying desperation. “eBay today announced it will take a more active role [...]

If a shark is attacking you – grab its gills or punch it in the nose … or jab its eye … um, let us know if that works … in economic calamity times, you run to blue chip safety and apparently that would be a Motor Speedway of the South set these days. With [...]

Surprise, PayPal is not always your pal … Guy uses Paypal debit card for $26 dollars of gas. PayPal charges him $81 BILLION on his account and when he calls, they question him on what the problem is and maybe he’s just trying to weasel out of a legitimate transaction … maybe you literally not [...]

One of the enduring mysteries of our universe is why there are two #84′s in the Speedway of the South race … No less a mystery than: why people will drive 10 miles to save a dime on a gallon of gas; the existence of the Yeti and; the internet comments FIRST! thing … Why [...]

eToys was one of the more notable dotcom launches way back when … Company was garnering sales but they went big time in spending to build up the website so they couldn’t quite make enough money to sustain themselves. The website name (eToys.com) was scooped up by KB Toys who continued to run kbtoys.com along [...]

Thanks for the heads up Danny … You will remember us at TakeFive, right? Marketing Manager (Cars) @ The Walt Disney Company – Disney Interactive Media Job Description Marketing Manager (Cars) – JOB ID 142604Come play a leading role in the growth of the Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG), the online division of the Walt [...]

Some of you may have read about the SMART UNION TOY FACTORY closing due to the economic slowdown but as we might selfishly ask, “How does this affect me, CARS collector extraordinare?” This particular factory did not work on any CARS 1:55 diecast items. Though they are probably cursing Mattel for making them work on [...]

While the card design changes again this autumn, for the third year in a row for those keeping track, the World of CARS banner actually continues as the umbrella name. The new singles mainline is now called WORLD OF CARS: RACE O RAMA … And now as the last WORLD OF CARS cards (without the [...]

For those that missed out, Kmart.com has the following banner on their website. It downloads a PDF which is just the CARS flyer except the words on the top have been replaced with this: Since Kmart.com does sell the Hot Wheels cases after an “event,” it looks like they will sell CARS cases online also. [...]

It seems for 95-98% of CARS buyers who were able to get to a Kmart, it was rated as acceptable to good to ‘no one else is here?!’ great In my case, there was the long waiting since they would only allow one box open at a time and I was nearly last but there [...]