(Best Franchise Opportunities)  In April, 2007, I posted a question:  Is Snappy Auctions a Great Franchise Opportunity?  15 months later, the comment count has passed 1000 and it’s still going strong.  The question has long since been answered, but a mini-community has continued to discuss, debate, vent, whine, insult, scream, commiserate, console, instruct and debate the implications.
While 1000 comments on a post may be old hat for some of the b5 heavy hitters and legends, it’s an amazing milestone for me… mostly from what I’ve learned from this and other heavily commented posts on Franchise Pick.
To be honest, I …read more

(FranchisePick.Com) The story of Snappy Auctions Debbie Gordon’s breach of contract lawsuit and sexual harrassment allegations against AERC (see yesterday’s story Snappy Auctions Franchise Founder Debbie Gordon Sues AERC) have not gone undisputed.
Responding to inquiries by NashvillePost.com, AERC V.P. Lindsey Landmesser issued the following statement :
We are aware of a complaint filed by a former employee. The allegations against our company and a company executive are baseless, not true and without merit. The facts will show that this is a groundless complaint and we will vigorously contest this.
As the vice president of AERC and the daughter of the …read more

(FranchisePick.Com) Debbie Gordon, founder of the Snappy Auctions eBay sales franchise and S3 software is suing technology recycler AERC for allegedly breaching employment and software contracts, and is alleging sexual harrassment against AERC board member James Beckner. According to the Nashville at Law column of the Nashville Post:
Davidson County Chancery Court
Deborah J. Gordon and S3 Consulting LLC v. AERC.com Inc. and James Beckner. Filed May 20.
Nashville entrepreneur Debbie Gordon, founder of the Snappy Auctions eBay sales franchise, went to work for technology recycler AERC and licensed S3’s software to it last fall. The company dismissed her earlier …read more

(FranchisePick.Com)  The eBay Dropoff Store Franchise was yesteryear’s hot new franchise opportunity.
Unfortunately, it was so hot that it burned up the cold, hard cash of many an iSold It, Snappy Auctions, and AuctionItToday franchise owner.  What happened?  Scott Pooler provides his take in his article eBay Franchise Drop Stores – Why they failed, excerpted below. 
Do you agree with Scott? Disagree?  Leave a message below.
The concept:
eBay drop stores came upon the scene with a great fanfare and promise….

These franchises promised individuals an easy way to be in business for themselves – a way to “have a store without investing …read more

(FranchisePick.Com) As we begin to wrap up the first year of blogging at FranchisePick.com, I’ve made a list of the companies and posts that prompted the most comments from FranchisePick.Com readers.
#1 Snappy Auctions Franchise: 600+ Reader Comments
Most-commented Post:
Is Snappy Auctions a Great Franchise Opportunity? April 20th, 2007 – 601 Comments
#2 iSOLD IT Franchise: 590 + Reader Comments
Most-commented Post:
Is iSoldit a Great Franchise Opportunity? April 3rd, 2007 – 346 Comments

#3 Contours Express Franchise: 380+ Reader Comments
Most-commented Post:
Is Contours Express a Great Fitness Franchise? May 10th, 2007 – 334 Comments
#4 Butterfly Life Franchise: 300+ Reader Comments:
Most-commented Post:
IS BUTTERFLY LIFE A GREAT FITNESS …read more

Despite the rosy picture painted by Snappy Auctions, a former franchise owner contends Snappy Auctions franchise stores are unprofitable and may soon be going, going… gone.
After the leader of Ebay Auction Drop-Off Store franchise section iSold It suspended domestic franchise sales, acknowledged that is has serious problems making the concept work at the unit level, that 60 stores have closed and that the resulting franchisee litigation is threatening the survival of the company, eyes turned to the #2 concept in the segment: Snappy Auctions. Though operating much the same cancept as the troubled iSold It, Snappy Auctions continues …read more

While the largest, most celebrated eBay drop-off store franchise concept , iSold It, has closed 60 stores, suspended domestic franchise sales and warned it may be on the verge of collapse, its next-largest competitor remains upbeat and continues to promote its franchise program.
In a company press release, Snappy Auctions celebrates inclusion on the list that made iSold It famous:
Snappy Auctions has been listed in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 list for the first time… With over 63 units open, Snappy Auctions ranked 309th in the survey, in only its 2nd full year of operation. The Nashville, Tenn. based franchise enables customers …read more