Meet Marshell Baumgarner Russell!
Now, Marshell (accent on the SHELL!) is one of those neat people that you are sometimes fortunate enough to meet. Her positive attitude in the midst of some rather frustrating life events has impressed me many times through the months I’ve known her and her quest for knowledge is inspiring! So here she is . . . .
Marshell & Jimmy
1 – Please tell me about yourself and why you are an eCommerce entrepreneur?
I am a 49 (almost 50) grandma, mother, engaged to the most wonderful man on earth; and I love the Internet! Selling online to me is addictive…once you get really, truly interested in it, you can not get away…I’ve actually had withdrawals!! LOL
My boyfriend and I had started selling on eBay to get the extra money to buy a house and get married. I started selling on eBay as jaw1260, then went on as Jimmy and Marshell in a store. We decided the eBay store was too much to handle, so we closed it and went to Bonanzle
2 – how did you pick your business name and what you sell?
The business name was easy – Jimmy and Marshell is our “brand”. I want my buyers to see me, and get to know me. I want them to feel they can ask me anything; to be able to talk freely to me.
I love collectibles, and have a lot of ’stuff”, so selling it is fun and profitable. And I love people, so this is a good job for me. I like it when I sell someone something they have been looking for.
3 – what online venues are you currently selling on and are there others you plan to expand to in the next year?
We are currently listed on Bonanzle, as JimmyandMarshell . I also sell as an affiliate for “The Baby Newspaper”
I intend to buy the software myself after we get moved and I have more room; then I can start this business as my own. It has so many possibilities…all for around 67 dollars! I’ll be able to sell online, but also from my home to folks locally. It’s just a great program.
We are still on eBay, just have not listed any auctions for a while. I want to start listing there again, too. I’m working on my own sellers website. I have a mock up written but no server for it yet. This will take time…
4 – What are your goals for your business in the next year?
Next year? Well, first off, I want to be in a position where we can have the baby newspaper going, and I would love for Jimmy The Junk Man to take off. I know it’s not strictly online, but I can, have and will sell some of the items he has found while junking.
5 – Tell me a favorite story about your eCommerce career…
Well, it all started with Jimmy junking! He had a can of stuff in the back of my truck to take to the local junk yard. I’m curious by nature, and of course I went to investigate. In one of the cans i found a watch fob…he said it was just junk. I said it was worth money!
I was right! It was a 1926 gypsy tour watch fob that went for 60 some dollars on eBay! So, now, he comes and gets me to look over his “junk” for my junk” LOL!!! Showed him!
