Abbott & Costello Comedy Collectibles

Our web site was originally launched to provide licensed Abbott & Costello product to their fans. Within our 1st year, we were adding other great comedy legends due to demand and continue to add more each year. In addition to, the web site provides information on "special events," "what's new," "School discounts for orders over $100.00," an "About Us" page, "links" to other Abbott & Costello sites, including their fan club and official newsletter and a "licensing" section for inquiries on those wanting to license the name, likeness and image of Bud and Lou.

Our goal is to add more and more product on all the great comedy legends and offer a complete and concise date-base on everything and everything pertaining to Abbott & Costello.

What you sell / services you offer (brief description of your company):

We sell everything from Mugs, caps, stadium blankets, postcards, magnets, glassware, VHS's, DVD's, CD's, x-mas ornaments, collecticritter bears, posters and the script text of "Who's On First," photo stills, ties and notecards. Our services include everything from providing a potential licensee information on how to obtain a license for Abbott & Costello related product and marketing venues, to offering schools a discount on any order over $100.00, to providing Links to anything pertaining to Bud and Lou and a "What's New" section for any new releases, special events, etc. related to the boys.

Have you always wanted to run your own business? What were some of your previous jobs / companies?

I've always had my own business and continue to run my own public relations company, Costello & Company in Burbank, CA. As a member of the Lou Costello estate, I'm actively involved in the family corporation in all areas of marketing, licensing and keeping the name alive. I authored a book, "Lou's On First" (St. Martin's Press, 1981) and for five years helped in the worldwide Abbott & Costello Fan Club.

It was here where we first decided to sell product to A&C fan club members. Many thought that you had to be a member in order to purchase product which is why I launched my business www.abbottandcostellocollectibles.com

Have you got any qualifications? Please tell us about yourself academically?

My qualifications would be in public relations ...

How / when did the idea of your website / company come about?

When working with the Abbott & Costello Fan Club from 1989-1997. I had an idea of offering members a chance to purchase licensed Abbott & Costello product. It was so successful that I began receiving inquiries from non-members as to whether they could also purchase. This launched the idea of a web site exclusively devoted to Abbott & Costello. It took 6 months to develop with an excellent web developer, Tomi from Bound On Earth and to contact various licensees on bringing product in. It was a matter of months before we began toying with the idea of offering all the great comedy legends, which we're still building our product base. One of the goals we have fulfilled is by making sure all product is shipped within 24 hours after orders are processed. We also built in our U.S. shipping prices into the actual product amount. We're hands-on with this web site meaning, any and all questions and inquiries are answered immediately. We want to make sure that our customers will come back.

If you could give readers of this book one piece of advice when starting up a business, what would it be?

It's so important to have an understanding and knowledge of the product you're selling. Your first year is the toughest as all the monies you make are being pumped back into the company. Although every company's set up is different, for me it was a hobby turned business. I set myself up with my bank for the daily Morning Report so that each morning I have an email giving me the status of all deposits and debits. I established accounts with Fedex and UPS.

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