Tuesday, March 30, 2010

PEZ pins, Facebook and Shelby licensing

We recently signed a licensing deal with Carroll Shelby Licensing to make licensed pin and key chains. So we recently updated our pin web site to include both licenses. To check out our new pin web site go to
www.Got-Pins.com
and please click and become a Facebook fan
Got-Pins Facebook fan page
Here is a sneak peek at our new PEZ licensed jewelry which should be released mid May

ebid.net tv news interview

TV News interview about ebid.net.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

NE PEZ Con dispensers + new PEZ licensed Jewelry

Tuesday was a great day. The convention dispensers came and also new samples for our line of PEZ licensed jewelry. If you are coming to the NE PEZ con, make sure you KEEP this dispenser IN THE PACKAGE! That's all I will say right now.
New Jewelry- Very soon we will have necklaces and ear rings with the PEZ Candy brick in gold or silver at VERY reasonable prices! Guys, you will be able to get silver PEZ candy brick key chain. Samples will be on display at the NE PEZ Con!
****Oh, I also have to add, if you are on Facebook please look for PEZ Collectors News and also "Got Pins" and click on to be a fan. The Got Pins page is replacing the PEZ Pinz page. I will be taking that one down because we were just licensed by another company to make pins with their logos. If you are a car guy, then you have heard of Carroll Shelby and now we are working on pins for them. Fun stuff!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Pezhead University diploma for PCN subscribers

Do you subscribe to PEZ Collectors News? If so, get you diploma from Pezhead University here: http://pezcollectorsnews.com/pezhead-u.pdf

Friday, February 26, 2010

Cruising Pezheads 2011


Here is a fun look at past PEZ group cruises.
For more info and to see this in a larger screen
check our web site
www.CruisingPezheads.com


PEZ Cruise in 2011-CRUISE WITH FELLOW PEZHEADS TO WESTERN CARIBBEAN aboard the Carnival Freedom - SEPT 4 – SEPT 10, 2010
Hosted by:Richie Belyski, (PCN) and Mary Pez
PRICES FROM $439.00 pp Interior
Prices Include: Upscale accommodations, excellent onboard cuisine, all you can eat buffets, Las Vegas Style entertainment, and Exciting PEZHEAD activities, Special Pez package, and giveaways! Deadline for Early Reservations March 22, 2010! Rates may be slightly higher after March 22, 2010.
Itinerary: Sun Sept 04 Ft Lauderdale, FL Leave 4:00pm
Mon Sept 05 Key West, FL 8:00am-5:00pm
Tues Sept 06 Fun Day at Sea
Wed Sept 07 Grand Cayman 7:00am-4:00pm
Thurs Sept 08 Ocho Rios, Jamaica 7:30am-3:30pm
Fri Sept 09 Fun Day at Sea
Sat Sept 10 Ft Lauderdale, FL 8:00am
More info check our web site: www.cruisingpezheads.com

Saturday, February 20, 2010

NE PEZ Convention

10 NE PEZ Con Charity Auction Pins are posted on ebid and can be found at http://us.ebid.net/stores/pcn-store . The auction ends on Sunday morning Feb 28th. We started the auctions a couple weeks ago to give people a chance to sign up for ebid (its free) and figure out how to place bids. Thank you to those that have come over to the auction site. Just so you know some of the pins have really low bids still. The money from these pins will go to Make A Wish.

NE PEZ Con-The deadline is almost here for early convention packet registration and discounted hotel rooms. After March 1st the con packet prices increase by $10, so please send in now. The convention will be held again in Stamford CT on April 8, 9, 10, 2010 but in a different hotel than last year. This time it will be at the old Sheraton Stamford Hotel which is now called the “Stamford Plaza Hotel and Conference Center” http://www.stamfordplazahotel.com . When booking your hotel room please make sure you book under the PEZ group and call 1-877-604-6072 or 203-359-1300.

The convention is shaping up to be another good year. As far as dealers we have over 25 signed up for the Saturday show. I know of at least 2 people liquidating their collections and we have one company that is coming and will sell a new, exclusive PEZ dispenser during the Saturday show. For more info about the convention check out http://www.PezGathering.com See you all in April.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

My 2 week update about ebid.net - GREAT SITE!

Here is a quick update about ebid.net. I spoke with one of the founders the other day. They are very excited about PEZheads joining the site-more on that soon. All of the auction listings are now showing up on Google searches. They added sub categories to the PEZ section for us. There has been an increase in PEZ items on the site. It’s been about 2 weeks since I joined ebid.net and have sold a couple items. I find it easy to use. The speed of the site is great. I closed my eBay store sooner than I said I would. Since my web store is out of service I opened two on-line stores there. In the stores I have PCN subscriptions, NE PEZ Con registration packets, NE PEZ Con Charity pins (please go bid on them-money to go to Make a Wish) and our new PEZ Pinz.
The Cost- FREE! If you want to sell with the free membership you only pay a 3% final listing fee with no listing fees. All auctions can start and stop when you want them to. One day or 101 days, or run until sold. If you sign up for a Lifetime Membership (only$49 this month) you get FIVE free online stores, no listing fees, no final value fees. If you want to add a gallery picture then you pay only 2% final listing fee. Still, no listing fees.
First- I don’t work for them. I didn’t know about them until I started looking for eBay alternatives. I think this site is good for us and our dealers. Low or no cost is good for us all! I’m asking all PEZ collectors and PEZ dealers to sign up. To make this work we need everyone to join and all of the PEZ dealers to open stores and start selling. The auction site will get big with our help.

PCN’s ebid online stores
Convention stuff/Newsletter- http://us.ebid.net/stores/pcn-store
PEZ PINZ - http://us.ebid.net/stores/PEZ-PINZ

Sunday, February 7, 2010

NE PEZ CON April 2010-Information Update

Hi Everyone,
NE PEZ Con- DEALERS PLEASE READ- The early dealer table reservation deadline for the 12th Annual Northeast PEZ Collectors Gathering is Monday Feb 15th. If you are planning on coming, please let me know. Due to the new “candy vendors” I will have to work on the floor plan soon so we can make everyone fit.
NE PEZ Con/Candy Expo attendees-The deadline for early convention packet (attend/absentee) registration and discounted hotel rooms is March 1st. After March 1st the prices increase by $10, so please send in early. It will be held again in Stamford CT on April 8, 9, 10, 2010 but in a different hotel than last year. This time it will be at the old Sheraton Stamford Hotel which is now called the “Stamford Plaza Hotel and Conference Center” www.stamfordplazahotel.com . When booking your hotel room please make sure you book under the PEZ group. Hopefully we will make our room booking quota and we can return to this hotel again in 2011. Everyone was happy with this hotel in the past.
The big change is we are opening up the Saturday show/room hopping to all candy collectibles. More dealers, more candy collectibles! Our Saturday public show has always been busy, so it should be really busy. So please make your plans and reservations early!
For more info about the convention check out www.PezGathering.com
Happy PEZZING,
Richie
Questions, please email or call

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

eBay not, ebid yes!

Hi Everyone,
I go back a long way with eBay. They came/sponsored one of the early NE PEZ Conventions and I even helped them with the eBay Heart dispenser. There was another on-line auction company, Auction Universe that came to one of our early NE PEZ Conventions. Looking back, maybe we should have given Auction Universe more of a chance to grow and get better. But now we are stuck with eBay, or are we?

Now to get to the main point of my story. If you didn’t already know, eBay is changing their fee structure in March. Without getting into it all, they are raising prices, again! Listing prices are going up and final value fees are going up regardless of what eBay says. In the end when you sell, it will cost more. So, as of Feb 15th I will be closing my eBay store and removing my listings.
As you may know, I sell my rare PEZ Pinz through eBay auctions and also list PEZ Convention Charity Pins on eBay to raise money for convention charities. The good news is I found a new place for auctions which I will be using and I would like to see all PEZ dealers and collectors come over there to sell also. The web site is ebid.net. Quickly, it’s free to join for buyers and sellers. You can upgrade your account to a lifetime seller account, which has some good perks. During the month of February it’s only $49.95 for a lifetime membership. You can open, up to five stores, start listings when you want, end them when you want and run them as long as you want. Let them run until sold. Sellers can take checks, money order, Pay Pal or Google checkout. Oh, I forgot to mention the biggie- no listing fees and its way cheaper than eBay!

To read a review by Auction Bytes-An Independent Trade Publication of Online Merchants click here: http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y210/m01/abu0255/s10

The auction site already has a PEZ classification section under Collectibles and they just added new sub sections for us: Current, Vintage and Other. Right now there isn’t any real vintage PEZ listed yet, some are starting to be listed now. I feel we can make this site big if we get enough people to start using it. I would like to get everyone to check it out. If we get enough sellers/dealers to sign up, then it will be good for all of us.
To test and see how things work I listed some PEZ Pinz samples (auction style) starting at only one cent and I started some at $1!!! I want to get a feel for the site and I want others also to check it out. If you are brave enough to sign up and bid you might get $10 pins for a buck!
Now either I am really brave or really stupid here. Hey, no comments! I also listed the Northeast PEZ Convention Charity Pin auctions on the Ebid site. Hopefully, we get the people that usually bid on our charity pins to bid at the new site. This year Troy’s Family asked that we donate the money to “Make a Wish”. So hopefully we will raise some nice money through the sales of these pins for the charity like we have in the past. It just will not be on eBay. So if you bid on our charity pins please check them out. Bidding ends on Feb 28th. It gives people time to sign up and bid.

To see what a store looks like on ebid, check out my online store and auction items: http://us.ebid.net/stores/PCN-Store

If you want to join please use this link http://us.ebid.net/perl/normal.cgi?ref=857098&mo=register-main so I get credit for the referrals and they know PEZheads are joining! Maybe we can make this place the next big on-line auction place. It’s worth a shot!
Thank you, Richie

Friday, January 29, 2010

Read About new PEZ soft candy here!

New Product: "PEZ Soft" range of fruit jelly candy by PEZ International Group (Austria) http://bit.ly/aQaApk

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Do you know this man? Joe PEZ Collector on Pawn Stars

Who is this man? We would like to talk to him. Thank you "Joe" for standing up for PEZ collectors everywhere.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

PEZ on TV Show Pawn Stars- "Joe the PEZ Collector" says offer is "an insult to the PEZ Community"!

"Joe the PEZ Collector" says offer is "an insult to the PEZ Community"! Spread the word!

NE PEZ Con info- April 2010

Thursday, January 21, 2010

PEZ- Pezheads-the Movie on Netflix!

If you didnt buy it, now is your chance to rent the movie which is a must see for all Pezhead PEZ collectors. Click here for PEZheads-the Movie on Netflix

Thursday, January 14, 2010

New Toy Story PEZ- Picture


Just missed making it into the new issue PEZ Collectors News, sorry!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

NE PEZ Con- less than 3 months away

It’s now less than 3 months until the 12th Annual Northeast PEZ Collectors Gathering. It’s time to make plans. The deadline for convention packet registration and discounted hotel rooms is March 1st and early dealer registration deadline is Feb 15th.
Due to not booking enough hotel rooms last year we had to make several changes. It will be held again in Stamford CT on April 8, 9, 10, 2010. This time it will be at the old Sheraton Stamford Hotel which is now called the “Stamford Plaza Hotel and Conference Center” http://www.stamfordplazahotel.com . When booking your hotel room please make sure you book under the PEZ group. Hopefully we will make our room booking quota and we can return to this hotel again in 2011.
The big change is we are opening up the Saturday show/room hopping to all candy collectibles. More dealers, more candy collectibles! Our Saturday pubic show has always been busy, so it should be really busy. So please make your plans and reservations early!
For more info check out http://www.PezGathering.com

Monday, January 4, 2010

Largest PEZ dispenser display

Sunday, January 3, 2010

NY Times Story about Pezident Allina

Finally on Sunday (Jan 3) NY Times has story about Curt Allina PEZ "Pezident" who died in Dec.. http://bit.ly/4E8svf

PEZ ad in Sunday paper

Today (Jan 3) in the Rite Aid ad they had Valentine PEZ for $1. Perfect time to fill in ones you may need. Rite Aid here I come!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Happy 2010 with giant Peep drop!



As the big Peep drops, 3,2,1...Happy New Year!

Peek at new PEZ pins + buttons for 2010!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

PEZ Collectors News- Free Sample issue now on-line!

Thats right, if you would like to see a sample issue of PEZ Collectors News just go to our web site

**PEZ Collectors News Homepage w/Social Sites www.My-PCN.com

and click the link on the main page to download the PDF file. Its 36 pages so it will take a couple minutes. Enjoy!

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

PEZ Dispensers- Rocket Powered PEZ Cars!


Video from the "PEZ in the Sun" Convention in Myrtle Beach- Nov 2009

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Hollywood Video + Movie Gallery PEZ trucks


Check the web site for the store listings..
NOTE- I have gotten several emails from Hollywood Video. Some report they are having tables for PEZ collectors, so if you live near a Hollywood Video or Movie Gallery their big PEZ event is Nov 21st. Check them out.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Myrtle Beach PEZ Con is over!

The "Largest PEZ Display" held 823 dispensers! Phew, thats a lot of PEZ! More about the convention later. Have to work on the newsletter to get it out to the printer! Next new issue to be sent before the end of Nov. Want to subscribe, visit www.PezheadStore.com or send pay pal for $21 to sub@pez.me .

Monday, October 5, 2009

New- PEZ Collector pins










The PEZ Pal Boy + Gril are available now at www.PezheadStore.com and many other PEZ collector pins. The Lion and Duck with flower will be available mid November.

Friday, September 25, 2009

PEZ- new Fairies!

They are showing up in stores now. But if you are like me you need to know what the new ones look like, so here they are pictured on a DisplayPals.com prototype PEZ stand! Good luck in your hunt.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Tuesday, September 1, 2009