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'dffhogs",
You may not like the "ridiculous statement" , but this is the reason why the PR's have not been forthcoming.
Declining revenue has NOTHING to do with the quiet time. I can agree with that dff. But the reason "why" ETNL's pps has lingered where it is, is a direct correlation to EI not releasing their PR'S. This is EI Corporate's decision. Whether you like it or not, or agree with this decision, is the way it is.
Have I ever said that EI has "screwed up" from a management standpoint?? Of course I have.
ETNL is ready to break out 'dff'. I recommend to buy the stock. You won't have to "dump" for a while:)
Heppie:)
Good Morning Gentlemen,
I know it's nice to talk to each other mid and LC, But give me a little "credit" LC, and you might want to respond to my rebuttal post that I gave you on this issue:)
"So I'm Saying":), to you both is that the wonderful exposure is Wonderful, and all the great things that are going on, are Great!!
As far as the sales "declining" this year from last year?? IMHO, it could happen because of all this Quiet Time with the up-list process, But as I have stated, and in my honest opinion, EI has to be filling those long awaited "back orders". Now that Waterloo International has shown us that they can manufacture these Caskets for EI, I'm sure they are probably very busy right now putting that order together:) As I have also said before, I don't think EI Corporate has been just sitting around the water cooler the past few years and Not taking orders:) The products, MLB Caskets and Urns are NOW READY for mass manufacture and distribution. As the S-1 says, and I don't have it at my fingertips, But there are a couple other manufacture/distributors that EI has. Waterloo is the only one I show any respect with right now because I saw first hand their work and salesmanship at the Convention in Orlando:)
Yes gentlemen the numbers will tell the truth, But don't go all crazy on us when 4th quarter of 2008, and year-end figures are LESS than 2007!!
LC, I've got that EI exiting Cuban Cigar ready and waiting to smoke at the Lake when need be, But at this point I don't EVER see it being used:)
We're Over the "hump" gentlemen with the manufacture and distribution of these Funerary Widgets of EI's, and this is where LC we will see the Big #'s and the Huge Rev's in the Future.
2009 is the start of something Big for EI and ETNL(like you really wanted to hear this) but it is the truth:)
What will New Investors think mid?? They won't have to think too much longer, because right now they are all just bleeding PINK, and it's very much of the "small-time" variety:)
When the up-list to the OTCBB is finished, the New Investors will be very happy with the performance of ETNL:)
Small "baby steps" mid?? Please!!:) Definitely the understatement of this post, but I'll let it slide:) All the Steps that EI is taking right now mid are MONUMENTAL!!!:) Tapping in on a Final Frontier concept doesn't come easy, But these steps are nothing in the baby variety. All this "exposure" without PR'S from EI is the reason why ETNL's pps has not followed the great things that are going on!!
"Why" we are screaming mid about the uplist is that we need to get out of this dam "quiet time" and let A.S.A.P.R do their job and get those "dozens", and I mean dozens of, on the shelf PR'S released!! This is one of the major factors why we need to get the uplist over with mid!! The new investors will then come!:)
All of the work that EI is doing behind the scenes right now will "show" in sincerity to New Investors what a Real Company is all about, and this New Investment $$ will also come!!
The real/true New ETNL Investors will NOT see sales declining.
Hang in there Gentlemen. This EI banter is close to becoming very short-lived:) Time heals all wounds. The convalescing time is almost over for us. We're about to get back to work:)
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
Hi LC,
Any figures "pre" NFDA convention I wouldn't worry too much about. Even for the 4th quarter of 2009, don't really know what the "terms" of the Casket Sales. IMHO, Back Ordered sales of Caskets should get some good Rev figures in late December 2008.
I see EI's sales and Rev's to start their movement upward on a quarter to quarter basis starting 1st quarter of 2009. This is just the beginning LC, and I would be shocked if Rev's don't increase from here on in:)
What is going to happen LC in the short term with EI and their Casket Sales is that they will now be seeing the "repeat" orders from these FH's. Most of these back orders I feel are for "Display" at the FH's. When these Caskets are sold and the Final Frontier catches on in the real world, the Revs should increase Substantially!!
Heppie:)
Hey Folks,
Even if this Final Frontier doesn't go the "distance" to Eternity, it will still get enough exposure from all this Free Publicity to take this stock ETNL to much greater heights:) And I'm talking where "all" of the Faithfuls will recoup their investments and then some!!:)
I feel the "timing" of EI's products is perfect for this market. I'm sorry people, But we are talking "death" here, and when it comes time for the spouse, or loved ones to visit that local FH and see EI's casket up close and personal, the price tag will not be an issue if they really want that Urn or Casket!! Don't think for a second that the baby Boomers will "skimp" one bit when it comes to whether or not they want an Eternal Image product. What the Boomers want, they will get!!:)
In the Memorial Business, where I made my money, time had passed from the funeral and the grieving process had subsided to a degree. Family and loved ones were now in the mode of "shopping" for the memorial. If anything, the memorial may have been "downsized" due to the family spending too much money on the Funeral!!:) With the shock of death itself, and the short window of opportunity to make your funeral arrangements, EI's products will more than sell themselves.
My family was fortunate enough to pay "in advance" for both of my father and mothers funeral, and all of the arrangements. We paid just short of $10,000. for the two, and this was with both being Cremated. The money was put in an escrow/interest bearing account in a Chicago Trust Company. All very legal and professional. Whenever one of them passed away, the funeral was all taken care of. I believe the FH had the authority to collect the interest on the account and use it as they saw fit. I'm sure other FH's have their own way of setting up the "pre-need" accounts.
25% of my Memorial business was "pre-need" in nature. Much easier to purchase when you're not "six feet under" ,and you get what you want at a much lower cost!! When I sold my business, of course I had to get myself and the wife a nice Memorial. I would have sold my memorial package for around $3,000. I paid $1,000. for the unit. It's worth about $10,000. today:) Too bad I'll never "collect" on this investment:) My wife or kids will have one less thing to worry about when I exit into Postal Heaven:)
Things are starting to fall into place EI/ETNL Open Believers and Trekkies, and when that 001 Red Sox Casket, and those 011 Cubbies Caskets are "really displayed", that EI Final Frontier will be well on its way. And you think we've seen Free Publicity now?? You ain't seen nothing yet until you you see those FH's show-casing EI's stuff:)
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
Good Morning EI/ETNL open Believers and Trekkies,
CAN YOU FEEL IT??
CAN YOU TASTE IT??
EI/ETNL??
And who would have thought that "one" little FH in Rockland Mass. could create such FREE PUBLICITY for a small little start-up company called ETERNAL IMAGE!!
AND THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008 The BackPage of our own NEW HAMPSHIRE UNION LEADER-
RED SOX FANS can show their loyalty for eternity, Rockland, Mass.(AP)
"The casket is manufactured by Eternal Image of Michigan, which has a licensing agreement with Major League Baseball!!!!!!!!!!!"
Two Large photo's Bigger than Life right on the Back Page!!
Oh Danny boy Biggins is doing us Proud:)
And the Saga continues.
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
p.s. NH?? You can wish me Happy Anniversary today. Dec. 3, 1977 in a blinding snow storm was my first day at the USPS:)
Kim Carrigan's "Newsroom Blog" has some interesting comments on the Red Sox Casket's. They start out pretty "negative", But then get progressively interesting.
And the FREE ADVERTISING Continues:)
It does "excite" you when you are just sitting around watching the local news. and then the Eternal Image Red Sox Casket is featured on a Boston major TV station that has a viewing audience in the Millions:)
Eternal Image "was not" mentioned in the spot. I think we're all passed this as far as I'm concerned. It was OUR Red Sox Casket!! The anchor also mentioned after the Biggins interview that if you want to be Cremated, there is also a Red Sox Urn with a baseball on the top if you went that "route":)
The "Certificate of Authenticity" from MLB was also featured with the Casket interview.
My final analysis of this??
JUST MORE "FREE PUBLICITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)"
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
Dan Biggins of Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home in Rockland Mass. did the spot on TV. For the short "spot" on Channel 5, Dan did a very formidable job.
The anchorman for channel 5 led off the spot by saying you could buy the Casket for $3,000.!!! Gotta love the DD that must be going on in the business:)
In Long Island they gouge the customer for $6,000. for the Yankee's Casket.
In B-Town, we give them away for $3,000.-:)
I DO believe the New Yorkers selling theirs for the 6K. I "DON'T" believe Dan the man Biggins is marketing them for $3,000.
IMHO these Caskets wholesale for around $2,000. to the FH's. Think they may have had an NFDA "special" for somewhere around $1,750.- in Orlando.
:)
IT'S ON NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WILL BE ON THE 6:00PM NEWS!!~
Stay TUNED!!
:)
RIGHT NOW!!:)
:)
Anybody in the Channel "5"- Boston area WCVB TV
RIGHT NOW!! On the 5:30PM news.
It looks like they will be doing a "spot" on ETERNAL IMAGES Red Sox Caskets!!
Take a LOOK!!
Hi 'mid',
Was going to respond to al's post a few before, But yours seems to be more appropriate:)
I've mentioned in the past that EI and ETNL are Not in "sync" with each other, and then it just dawned on me:) Why in tarnation is Ei spending All this time with the Up-list process with ETNL?? I guess EI does 'care" about ETNL and their Investors to focus so much of their hard earned time on this process.
The "Big Disappointment" for me 'mid' will Not be how long it takes this puppy to up-list, But your point about "not knowing" whether EI is building awareness, or for that matter sales:))
Yes mid, there has been a tremendous amount of exposure for a penny-stock company, But IMHO, EI is about to show all of us what it has been doing the last couple of years sitting around the water cooler in Farmington Hills:)
I "feel" Bee's pain and frustration about the up-list process and how many "rounds" we may have to go.
The Bigger picture for me, you, and a boatload of other people out there is when we will see those glorious "REVS" increase quarter, to quarter, to quarter, like a "real" publicly traded company should:) Our time is near 'mid':)
Bee, Perk, and I, did as much up-close and personal DD as you could at the NFDA in Orlando. The product is being manufactured 'mid' and is ready to come off the shelves and be Distributed to the masses. This will be happening "short-term"(and No time frame from me)) and again, IMHO, will be the catalyst that will improve ETNL's pps to a much higher level.
The up-list is certainly Not a formality, and a process that is very important. This process is one that I just don't think will "hinder" EI's Final Frontier revolution.
The REVS will tell the story, and "the rest of the story"!!:)
And NO 'al', I don't think you'll have to Wait till my retirement date for up-list:)
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone. We have Very much to be Thankful for:)
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
I apologize LC. I guess people are listening:)
I apologize again LC, as Eternal Image is destined to go to Round 4 with the SEC and drag this sucker out even more. Reasoning LC?? I don't know, probably has something to do with the Same "differance":)
EI has Failed miserably LC in just about everything it has done as of late.
Remeire?? A huge Gobble Failure. It's all the same LC!!
ZERO Revenue and you are right once again. Zilch, Nada, Nothing!!! What a waste of time for EI to get us excited about Remeire and possibly some European Soccer License. And ya, what ever happened to those two wooden urns from Remeire that were going to make us Millions?? Just another Failure!!
The Pumping of this stock LC never seems to stop, and that is why I'm down 70% on my investment in this stock called ETNL. They continue to take from the Rich(me and others) and give to the Poor(them, But soon to become Rich from our $$'s).
This is the epitome of pinky-land antics LC, and all of us who have ever bought shares in ETIM/ETNL have been "dooped" to the nth degree:)
I'm with you all the way LC. If we stick together, we can make a differance!!:)
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
LC Please:))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
"Did Not Work Out??" Of course "YOUR" answer has to be in the "negative", and a
"FAILED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" situation.
As I said in my post and thought I was pretty clear about it. I was sharing this info with the Ihub Board so they could have it.
Please e-mail Nick P for your response LC.
You did,n't like "me" talking about you being the first one to say "I told you so Heppie" when EI tanks:)
Please don't confuse "did not" work out, with "failure", with my words:)
IMHO Remeire had nothing to do with EI Failing in this venture.
EI's needs to concentrate on what they have in the "fire" now, and that is the MLB Caskets, CLC Caskets, and VLC Caskets that will become available in December.
I just wanted everyone to "delete" Remeire from their memory banks, because I asked the question to Nick P, and he responded in that fashion.
Unfortunately LC, the Sky is Not Falling because EI is no longer partnered with Remeire. If you'd like LC, get as much "mileage" out of "my" post and only "my" post about Remeire. I doubt many people will be listening to you:)
Hang in there LC,
Heppie:)
Now you're ETNL a talkin'!!:)
And this is how it happens folks:)
From Branch's, to Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home, etc, etc...
One by one they will tell their story, and want all to hear about it in their area!!
And this is Real Product in a Real Market, and now we have Real "Display" Caskets being shown to the general public.
From Yankee's, to Met's, to Red Sox, and the rest of the MLB teams that EI will feature, the list will go on, and be duplicated time after time after time:)
"Seeing is Believing", and that's where we are NOW:)
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
Timing is "everything" in life folks, and I feel Eternal Image may have hit a Home Run with their Final Frontier within the next couple of months:)
Yes, it does have to do a lot with the SEC, and being able again to release valuable PR's about their operation and products.
As I've said before, this Dec. 15th date to me is a big one. I think the date refers to the majority of EI's Caskets to be available for ordering, and that includes the VLC line.
How long have we seen the photo's of these Caskets on the website with a "coming soon", or "Available in", well NOW we are ready to fill those "back orders", and again IMHO, Eternal Image has got to have a "few" ready to be Manufactured and Distributed to their customers.
Branch Funeral Home in Long Island may be one of the first to Display these MLB beauties, But I will bet my life on it that they will not be the last!!:)
Bee, Perk, and I ,"saw", up close and personal these Caskets and Urns, But now the general public will be able to see them also. If a family or loved one has any inkling or desire to purchase one of EI's products, the "Display" will seal the deal:)
We are just starting folks, and when these Caskets hit the streets, and the FH's, and FD's sell them, the "free publicity" that we have talked about so often, will Increase expotentially!!(or something like that)
This is when the Investors of ETNL will "start" to reap the real benefits of their Investment. Down 20,40,60, or even 80% now?? Not to worry if you have the stomach to "wait" a bit longer:)
If this scenario does NOT play itself out by second quarter 2009, IMHO, you may be able to kiss EI and ETNL good bye altogether:) I am that confident, after going to the NFDA Convention in Orlando, and hearing what the plan is short-term, to say to you that Major motion should be happening very soon. I expect that the stock ETNL will be "following" the company EI all the way to the Bank:)
ETNL?? Still a very long term investment in the scheme of things for me, and in this present Economy looking better everyday to invest more in. ETNL is doing a heck of a lot better than my 401K the last two months!!:)
Food for thought on this now 65 degree NH day!!
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie;)
So where are we "now" with this stock called ETNL, and a tiny little start-up company called Eternal Image on this gloomy Saturday morning in NH??
The SEC has "timetables", and we are in the midst of Round (3) of this process. With any luck we should be "uplisted" by years end. What does this mean?? I think it means a LOT!!:)
IMHO there are dozens of PR's about EI that need to be shared with its Investors and the the general public. At around $300. a pop for a PR, let the flood gates open!! The time is now for everything to get out about what has been happening. The least EI may do, if not willing to spend the cash on some of the minor "news", is to give us some Investor Updates:)
The time people is getting closer because of the SEC's rules and regulations. I have told Nick P personally that I for one, and I know of a "few" others in listening distance, that do NOT want to see round 4, or round 5, because of a few "TYPO's"!! Grammar and Spell Check seem to work for a lot of us:)
Even "if" this SEC up-list process does drag on(like some of us say is the "MO" for EI)
I feel with the Dec. 15th date for the release of Caskets, and Waterloo International fully involved in this production, that the Rev's will be increasing substantially behind the scenes no matter what happens with the up-list process.
All for now. Gotta go to the "office" NH!!
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
Things keep coming up from the NFDA of course when you see the "pics!!"
Tony Fifer and I, and maybe Nick was in on the conversation, was talking about the MLB and CLC caskets.
They are always "looking" at better ways to make these babies look as awesome as they can, and as tasteful as they can. Minor adjustments can be made very easily right at the manufacturing plant in Indiana.(for Waterloo that is)
One "adjustment" that they look to change is the MLB or CLC logo on the pillow inside the casket. It may look good "empty", but when someone is in it, will be a hidden entity. Tony suggested to put the logo on the fabric draped over the front of the casket instead.
Heppie:)
Good Afternoon,
Just checking my e-mails from today.
At 11:51AM this morning, I received this from Nick P-
"Please let everyone know that I will follow-up on this lead. Thanks to Fugundus."
Heppie;)
Good Evening EI/ETNL Open Believers and Trekkies,
So where are we now??
For those of you frequenting this Board, I hope the question of whether EI's funerary widgets are Real or Not has been put to bed:) And FYI and in talking to Dean Kelly(owner of Waterloo International Funeral Supply) EI's Caskets can be shipped within a (2) day period, that's 48 hours folks!! You call and place the order today, and you'll have it in 2 days:)
The only question that remains to me is whether or not there is a "market", a real market for these personalized licensed funerary products, and whether the consumer will be willing to pay the "price". It's obvious that the NY funeral director feels he can get $6,000. for an MLB Casket!! Time will tell.
Is there a Market for EI's products?? EI corporate should be busy as "bee's" trying to get their Product into the Distribution Pipeline.
Waterloo International is "one" of the Manufacturers/Distributors and can ship one to you in 48 hours. Any Casket that is out now, MLB, CLC, VLC, can be shipped to those "x" number of Distributors that EI has.
That Dec. 15th date that has been mentioned by EI will be the "coming out" party for
EI's Casket line. This is where the big bucks will be made in the Revenue stream.
As I have mentioned before, and if EI has been doing their homework, and jobs, along the way, they "must" have a backlog of orders for these Caskets ready to be manufactured and distributed. IMHO I feel this Dec. 15th is when you will see these orders filled and distribution to follow.
All this is of course is pure "speculation", as we are in the SEC Quiet Time, and don't think for a second that it is anything but this:) Eternal Image's PR's lay waiting in the wings until the infamous "uplist" plays itself out. It is common knowledge that EI corporate is holding back on their PR's.
The NFDA in Orlando just solidifies EI's stronghold in this market of Branded Licensed funerary products. If you don't "buy" the CLC potential for EI in the future because another company has nine more years experience with this product, so be it:)
MLB is what gets EI the Big press, and will showcase their Caskets this December and into the new year being Distributed to the FD's and FH's in this great U.S. of A!!
Once the product is on the Shelves, on Display, and then sold to the general public, the rest may not be History, but the Rev's that we have all been hoping for will come to fruition, and IMHO, will never stop. If EI's products do "catch on" to the general public, this hoola hoop fad will last a lifetime:) If you think you've seen Free Advertising?? Wait until these Caskets hit the Streets!! $6,000. a pop?? Forget about it, game over, and the faithful, unfaithful, and any shareholder will be much "richer" in life than before:)
And that's my take, and I'm sticking to it:)
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
I'm surprised people have not asked about Remeire, and the relationship that EI has with them.
From a conversation I had with Nick, and this was on my list of questions to ask at the Convention.
Remeire "did not" work out. What EI had hoped for from Remeire did not work out. I'll leave it at that. Remeire is out of the Final Frontier as far as I can see.
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
Nick P and I were talking at the Convention about next years NFDA in Boston. We were talking about what college should be "featured" from the Boston area. My first reaction and one that I am sticking to was Boston College(BC). Nick asked- "What about "Harvard??" Biggest endowments with Alumni in the World!!
Looking at the CLC list, BC's on it, Harvard is not:( I'll take the Eagle's in a heartbeat and see EI's order forms doing double time:) Sorry Boston University(BU):(
Featuring the "Locals" at the NFDA in the future has to be a prerequisite. We missed the boat(sorry SS Eternal Image) in Orlando by not having LC's Gator's featured, but we will learn from our mistakes, and Florida will be a big seller:)
Heppie:)
Hi LC,
I didn't hear of anyone that has said that EI doesn't have any "competition" with the College line of urns and caskets. MLB is where we don't see any real competition in the funerary business.
Competition is "good", isn't it LC?? Builds character:)
If companies have been selling caskets and urns for over 9 years, this was not "evident" at the NFDA in Orlando. If EI is way behind in this Market LC, I haven't seen that either.
Whose #1 in this market LC?? Collegiate Memorials??
I just think EI is broadening their horizons with the CLC agreement. The FD's and FH people seemed to be interested in EI's caskets and urns with the College's they had on Display.
CLC has over 200 schools available. I counted about (46) with Collegiate Memorials. So I don't think that Collegiate Memorials "sells" to All the Colleges. I wondered why they hadn't hooked up with the CLC also.
Heppie:)
I really am a "novice" when it comes to all of this Trekkie stuff 'dr'.
Looking for the updates of today's trades:
SELL Vol- ??
Buy Vol- ??
Just trying to keep up to date 'dr'.
Thanks,
Heppie:)
'dr',
Uplist or Rev's will make ETNL's pps increase. Rev's probably more than uplist at this point.
But, with the uplist with the SEC, this will open the "floodgates" of EI's pr's that have been dormant for many months.
"Sometime in 2009??" OK. Fine by me.
This little start-up company 'dr' is growing, and it is not at a slow pace anymore.
You may not see it, as well as others. BUT, time is getting short:)
GLTY,
Heppie:)
Hi Perk,
Didn't spend a "heartbeat" of $$ what the Big Three did with their elaborate booths of Batesville, Aurora, and Wilbert!!!!! But-
They've got the Big Bucks. WAll to WAll carpeting with Batesville with 2-3 times more space. Wilbert next door with glossy staging and glitter. And finally Aurora(which I give the nod too) with their stonework designs, waterfalls, in their Booth.
With these Big Three Perk, it has to be money, money, money to spend at the NFDA, "BUT", with the "same old same old", caskets and urns, urns and caskets, with just a "glimpse" of personalization with a Walled survey to choose from with Batesville.
So what did Eternal Image show us with their Booth?? Simply said-
EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They started off with the "THEME" of the Convention, and never stopped. The SS Eternal Image was by far the most creative of the NFDA in Orlando, and when inside the Booth, one was not disappointed:)
I went to the NFDA in Orlando to immerse myself in the "experience", not with just EI's booth, But to see what the "pulse" was with the nitty gritty FD'S, and FH people in Orlando. Time and time again the the words came up of- "Choices", and "Personalization". Have you ever heard of this before??:)
It's been a long time coming Perk, But this is what the funerary industry has been waiting for, and Eternal Image is the company that seems to be heading in the right direction with their Final Frontier plan.
In my travels around the convention floor, I did not hear one Bad comment about EI and what they were attempting to accomplish in the funerary business.
The layout Perk with what space they had was well done.
One of my big questions that I asked numerous urn and casket makers was the "quality" of EI's products. The product that EI is putting out with Waterloo International manufacturing and distributing is top notch, the best of the best that is available now in metal, and wood. Waterloo has partnered with a huge company in China to make quality and quantity of the casket "tubs". The rest of the Hardware is purchased here in the US. This manufacturing set-up is a win, win, combination for EI's caskets. This is where the Big Money will come for EI.
No one likes to make predictions on this Board Perk, but as you were there for our meeting with EI corporate and Waterloo International, we may toss the 4th quarter of 2008 out the window for Rev's(I still think we "could be" somewhat surprised, depending on what happens after Dec. 15th) BUT, going into 1st quarter 2009 and beyond, we will see substantially higher Rev's quarter, after quarter, after quarter:) And that's what I'm talking about!!
I wouldn't sell the farm just yet Perk, but I would consider opening up a few piggy banks that have been laying around for awhile. In this market Perk, ETNL is not looking all that bad:)
So what do I think Perk??
You just got the "short version":))
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
'dr'??
Basser is a heck of a lot more passionate about "your" reasons for posting here on this Board.
Hey!! Everyone has their Opinion, Right??
LC has said publicly that he "won't" say "I told you so Heppie", and wish me the worst with my Investment in ETNL!!
Haven't seen anything from "you" that would discount the "I told you so" statement when ETNL's tossed in my Worthless Securities file:)
"dr", I read your posts because I think they are of the "comical" variety, and usually give me the get up and go that I need each day:)
Your LOL's are priceless to me with the Sell to Buy Ratio's:))
I consider "low volume" in this SEC quiet time, a bonus for us ETNL faithful investors, no matter which way the color goes:)
Your last % ratio?? What?? Did the Sells total about $4K worth of profits for those trades?? Mercy!!
I must Sell my ETNL shares tomorrow!!
Hang in there 'dr', and keep talking. When ETNL goes belly up, it will be a ball to come onto this Board to see you "talking to yourself"!! Kind of like you are Now!!
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
Hi Perk,
Just to "elaborate" on your "Seeing is believing" statement.
We saw them at the Convention, and FD'S, AND FH'S were purchasing them.
IMAGINE what will happen now when these Caskets are seen "up close and personal" on Display at a funeral home, or even better, when the Casket is "featured"(and yes a very delicate issue) at a real funeral, at the wake or visiting hours, the Memorial Service, and then at the Graveside service.
The "Beautiful Sights" Perk are about to happen in a very big way soon:)
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
Good Afternoon EI/ETNL Open Believers and Trekkies,
Seems like the NFDA in Orlando was months ago!! Times flies when you're having Fun I guess.
Just my "Take" on where I see EI going "post convention".
It would be very difficult for me to not see Waterloo International(one of the Manufacturers and Distributors of EI) very busy in their efforts to be the #1 National Distributor for EI. They were very excited with the potential of EI's products in the funerary business.
I can only bet that Tony Fifer(president of Waterloo) is doing what he does best, and that is putting together his "marketing strategy" to sell these funerary widgets from Eternal Image.
People may have "pooh poohed" the 3000+ leads at Viva LasVegas(and I for one would question this number also), But as far as the NFDA in Orlando, it is a fact Jack:), that EI's products, especially the Caskets, are making a very formidable impression on the FH'S, and FD'S across the country.
I see Waterloo International All Over their Leads that they acquired in Orlando. Letters, Brochures, Display Caskets I bet are in the works as we speak:)
And what about EI's marketing in this whole thing?? If you think that they have just been sitting around for the past year exchanging Ihub jokes at the water cooler, or bragging about how much vehicle allowance they racked up each month?? Well, my feelings are of a different nature.
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned it, But don't you think that EI has a "few" Orders for these MLB Caskets that were just featured at the NFDA?? The CLC line has just come off the assembly line, But the MLB CASKETS??
This is where EI has gotten all of that Free Publicity, and IMHO, I'm sure EI has the orders for those MLB Caskets. Waterloo is ready to Manufacture those Caskets, they have done it before.
Isn't this the way you may see it??
Rome wasn't built in a day folks, and my March 6, 2012 date is looking mighty fine for my investment in ETNL.
I know some people just love EI #'s for all kinds of things. Just Love those "constructive criticisms!!"
Have we "Ever" had real numbers of actual Urns and Caskets being "actually" sold?? Some still think that these products come out of a brochure and are just Prototype merchandise:)
Don't go Crazy with these #'s folks. I'm just happy we have some. It's a good start.
Unofficial Urns and Caskets sold at the NFDA in Orlando-
20- Urns. 12- Caskets.
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
And so I watch the Steelers "tank" in the end against the Colts, and I think about the "died and gone to heaven" EI National Football League license that may come, and then I ask you this question??
NFL?? or CLC??
CLC?? or NFL??
And how difficult is it going to be to get the NFL?? And at what cost??
And then think about the CLC, and the "POTENTIAL" of EI's agreement with them, and all they have to do to get another one of the 200+ colleges and universities associated with the CLC??
Rate the CLC?? Get the numbers from surveys etc..., and let EI do the rest!!! It is truly a beautiful thing:)
The Logo's are set, the Casket and Urn designs are set. All you need to do is get together with the Institution for some "fine tuning" of the, pillows, fabric, color schemes, and just chalk up another LICENSE from another CLC Alumni fan base:)
You can take the NFL for now. Put me down for the CLC!! You'll be thanking me for paying for your tooling and design costs:))
I won't turn down the NFL folks, and you know my thoughts on "my" #1 and #2 EI License picks in the future??
It's HARLEY DAVIDSON #1.
NASCAR #2.
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
Good Afternoon,
Just came back from a Pat's Party, and a friend of mine had just been to East Lancing Michigan for a visit with her daughter.
She was in this motel with a bunch of Michigan State fanatical Fans. She couldn't Believe the passion of these fans, as they beat up on my good friends Purdue Boilermakers!!
The Collegiate Market is in our corner now people. I feel that in the short term, the CLC Caskets and Urns will be EI's biggest sellers. The NFDA in Orlando of course reinforced this prediction:)
Just start "naming" the Biggies folks!! Last nights big Catholic shoot-out and the two highest powered Catholic Football teams in the country. NOTRE DAME/B.C.??
Hello??
The beauty of the CLC is that it is a "generic" License for the college or university. We've got MLB, "BUT", with the CLC we have the entire Alumni Base at our fingertips.
Every Sport you can think of, every club, every organization, etc.. etc.. Millions upon Millions of prospective "customers" from the CLC. One size fits all with the Collegiate Caskets and Urns!! It's a Beautiful thing:)
Just my thoughts.
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie;)
Hi LC,
The only shareholders that have "gone through hell" are the ones that have SOLD their shares:)
I "will" be mad LC when my ETNL shares are put in that Worthless Securities file.
Mad at "myself":)
I have not been able to see how EI Corporate have "rewarded themselves". They have taken shares for salaries, etc., etc.., IMHO, and I don't have a problem with their "rewards" to this point.
I'm living the Dream LC. I'll always take the care and good luck:)
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
Of course I'm right 'dr':)
And you know what else I'm right about 'dr'??
It's time for us on this board to "refocus" are thoughts. Change seems to be a huge word in this great US of A today, and I feel we need to give this company called EI, and more importantly to the shareholders on this board, "ETNL", a fighting chance:)
Don't ever think 'dr', LC, mid. Jims, SOROS, "NH", "Heppie", just to name a few, that there are not DOUBTS about this company and stock. Hell, there better be with what has happened since inception!!:)
People, I don't see the majority on this Board, hailing this company and stock as the second coming:) I see genuine people, like myself, believing and having the Faith, that just maybe, this concept of personalizing the branded caskets and urns could actually make a go of it:)
The time is getting very close when we will all know if this is true or not. The foundation has been laid(good or bad is up to you) and we are hoping that the "framing" of this structure will come to fruition.
If the up-list doesn't happen, and it doesn't necessarily have to be "soon", but most of us would hope that it would be, this stock "will" just be another "worthless securities" for you to write off:)
If the company "doesn't" start SELLING these funerary widgets to the FH'S, AND FD'S in mass quantities, this stock is doomed also.
Up-list, Revenues, Revenues, and more Revenues are the order of the day:) It's time for change on this Board, and the time is now:)
Let's all work together and see if we can get this Puppy(sorry AKC) off the ground and doing real business with the manufacture and Distribution of EI's products;
I, for one, think we have more than a 50/50 chance:)
Too much "rambling" NH?? Off to pedal the mail:)
Yours Always in Eternal FAith,
Heppie:)
So "how" do we correct these Irregularities in this company EI, and the stock ETNL??
I'm sure if we put our minds together, maybe we can come up with a logical explanation:)
When start-ups "start, don't expenses tend to exceed revenues??
No documented info. on casket sales?? Sorry I didn't get the names and addresses of the funeral directors who bought them, BUT, dr, and LC, I swear I talked to real people who had just purchased some caskets, shook their hands, and they talked to me:)
Smoke and mirrors on the "Up-listing??" It might take a few years, But don't you think there may be a chance that they may follow through with this?? Remember the AF'S?? We've still got plenty of time:)
"Disposable Income" easy to come by in this economy for these products?? When was the last time you went to a funeral a saw a "quality" Pine Box. I mean they're only a couple hundred bucks, right??. Why would anyone want anything more??
Let's Brainstorm gentlemen!!
Heppie:)
Wait until the pps gets to .02 dr.
Then they'll be all SELLS, and no buys:)
Nothings selling very well LC.
What's a person to do LC with this stock called ETNL??
I'm down 80% LC on my investment in ETNL.
Should I sell now LC??
As I've said to you before LC, I want you to be the first one to tell me "I told you so Heppie!!" That should be a very happy day for you, as my investment in the S.S. Eternal Image will be slowly sinking to the eternal depths:)
Until then LC, I haven't lost a cent on this "pie in the sky" investment in this Final Frontier. I'm sure that cannot be said for other people on this board:)
Faith and Patience doesn't make anybody money in this market as I have been told so many times before.
You ever heard of what Dreams are made of LC??
I'm living the Dream right now:)
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
Just reminiscing about my fathers passing on this day and his two year anniversary.
He was a great man, role model for me, and in my thoughts each day.
As I wipe the tears away from my eyes this evening, and logging on to my Verizon Central page, and seeing the casket of Jennifer Hudson's family, I could only think that in the future, there will come a time when we will be seeing varieties of Eternal Image urns and caskets in settings such as this.
Being involved with a company such as Eternal Image puts a different perspective on events such as this when one sees a casket or urn, even in a terrible tragedy.
A very "delicate" time in the life for family, friends, and loved ones to have to go through, But IMHO, Eternal Image has developed extremely tasteful urns and caskets that will minimize that time of grief, and make that transition to the celebration of that deceased's life that much more bearable.
Say a little prayer for Grampa Heppie this evening:)
Yours Always in Eternal Faith,
Heppie:)
Hi Jim,
Don't have a lot of time here, But can give you "my take" on this National Distributor issue.
Waterloo International Funeral Supply made it Happen at the NFDA convention in Orlando.
Are they the National Distributor?? I don't know. Would they Like to be?? I believe they are looking for the go ahead from EI to take this Final Frontier to the next step, and that's Sales and lots of them.
EI is the only one who nows who, if any, is the National Distributor. From and outsider at the convention looking in, I would gladly take Waterloo as the Top Dog. Tony Fifer is a "mover and a shaker", and very hungry to start marketing EI's funerary widgets:) I was totally impressed with his professionalism, and funerary savvy!!
When things get really rolling off the shelves with EI's products, Waterloo will need some help to keep up with the "demand". Two or three more National Distributorship will need to be logistically placed around the country.
This may all seem very "far/fetched" to be talking about now, But when Dean Kelly(Owner of Waterloo) said we need to be careful that this thing(EI) does not Explode with Demand for products, because in the Funeral Industry, this can be a very bad thing!!
Jim, as far as the "national distributor" and wanting to hold orders till they have an agreement?? What??, you think that selling a handful of Urns and Caskets at the Convention was a bad Thing??
One can only wait so long for the SEC, and this was the NFDA!! Would have been kind of tough if you told these FD's, that sorry, this stuff if Not for sale right now;)
Waterloo did the selling, the set-up, etc. etc.. and I'm sticking to that story:)
As far as the "other stuff" in the works Jim, you know just as much as I do.
Hang in there. All I know is that EI is now selling Caskets and Urns!!:) I saw it with my own eyes!!
Heppie:)