iSold It, the world's largest chain of eBay drop-off
stores, today announced it has been named the number one eBay drop-off
franchise in Entrepreneur magazine's January 2006 Franchise 500(R)
ranking. In addition, among all franchise companies, iSold It was
named one of the top five new franchises started in the past five
years and number 141 overall in the Franchise 500(R) ranking.
Entrepreneur's Franchise 500(R) began in 1980, and is considered the best and most comprehensive rating of franchises in the world. Rankings are based on numerous factors, including financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system, number of years in business, length of time in franchising and start-up costs.
iSold It currently has more than 160 franchise stores open nationwide, over 600 franchise stores under contract, and is opening a new store on average every three days. Additionally, over the past two years, the chain has helped over 100,000 customers launch over 500,000 auctions on the eBay platform and is the number one seller on eBay.
About iSold It
iSold It offers its franchisees a turn-key program that makes it easy to open an iSold It drop-off store in their local community. The company hosts a proprietary software system that allows independent stores to easily interface with e-commerce sites, manage their inventory, create management reports and efficiently pay customers through a bulk-rate check payment system. In addition, iSold It helps franchisees secure store locations, orders and installs their turn-key "store-in-a-box" build-out, provides training and support, and leads overall national and local marketing efforts.
The concept for iSold It was created by Elise Wetzel as she was helping to fundraise for a new playground at her children's school. Elise recognized that auctioning donated items on eBay could be a powerful fundraising tool, especially if there were a service that helped make it easy. From this small idea for a school benefit came the foundation for iSold It -- providing an easy way for any person, business or organization to sell things online.
Today, iSold It is considered the leading concept in the emerging drop-off store category. iSold It is registered to sell franchises in 50 states and currently has 600 stores under contract. For more information, visit www.i-soldit.com.
iSold It, LLC is a privately held company. Each iSold It store operates under a unique eBay ID. iSold It(R) and the iSold logo are trademarks of iSold It, LLC.
Entrepreneur's Franchise 500(R) began in 1980, and is considered the best and most comprehensive rating of franchises in the world. Rankings are based on numerous factors, including financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system, number of years in business, length of time in franchising and start-up costs.
iSold It currently has more than 160 franchise stores open nationwide, over 600 franchise stores under contract, and is opening a new store on average every three days. Additionally, over the past two years, the chain has helped over 100,000 customers launch over 500,000 auctions on the eBay platform and is the number one seller on eBay.
About iSold It
iSold It offers its franchisees a turn-key program that makes it easy to open an iSold It drop-off store in their local community. The company hosts a proprietary software system that allows independent stores to easily interface with e-commerce sites, manage their inventory, create management reports and efficiently pay customers through a bulk-rate check payment system. In addition, iSold It helps franchisees secure store locations, orders and installs their turn-key "store-in-a-box" build-out, provides training and support, and leads overall national and local marketing efforts.
The concept for iSold It was created by Elise Wetzel as she was helping to fundraise for a new playground at her children's school. Elise recognized that auctioning donated items on eBay could be a powerful fundraising tool, especially if there were a service that helped make it easy. From this small idea for a school benefit came the foundation for iSold It -- providing an easy way for any person, business or organization to sell things online.
Today, iSold It is considered the leading concept in the emerging drop-off store category. iSold It is registered to sell franchises in 50 states and currently has 600 stores under contract. For more information, visit www.i-soldit.com.
iSold It, LLC is a privately held company. Each iSold It store operates under a unique eBay ID. iSold It(R) and the iSold logo are trademarks of iSold It, LLC.
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