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Richard Warren

Real Estate Investor · Las Vegas, Nevada


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Icon_minipost Jun 28 '09, 03:03 AM

Another "legend" dies. I guess Josh won't be using him to pitch Bigger Pockets.

http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_BILLY_MAYS?SITE=NVLAS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

:cool:

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 08:46AM


Tim W.

Real Estate Investor · Indiana, Indiana


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Icon_minipost Jun 28 '09, 03:37 AM

I actually found this one to be one of the saddest recent deaths.

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 08:46AM


Eddie Ziv

Real Estate Investor · Studio City, California


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Icon_minipost Jun 28 '09, 03:52 AM

Oh NO!!!! I cannot take it anymore.....
First it was Ed McMahon then it was Farrah fawcett, next was Michael Jackson and now... OMG Billy Mays... How could I live without his annoying voice..... :violin:

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 08:46AM


Ryan Johnson

Real Estate Consultant · Saint Paul, Minnesota


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Icon_minipost Jun 29 '09, 09:14 AM

I wasn't a big fan of his everpresent infomercials, but the guy was a heck of a salesman who branded himself to the height of a celeb.

What a shame...

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 08:47AM


Josh Green

Banker · Tampa Area, Florida


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Icon_minipost Jun 29 '09, 09:39 AM

a buddy of mine use to work on his (3) bentleys here....said he was an incredibly nice guy and always in a hurry/busy.
i'm sad to see him gone. i was just getting into his 'pitchmen' show.

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 08:47AM


Corey Demuth

Real Estate Investor · Queens, New York


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Icon_minipost Jun 29 '09, 11:00 AM

he had that kind of money?? i never would have thought he made more than like 100 grand at best

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 08:47AM


Josh Green

Banker · Tampa Area, Florida


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Icon_minipost Jun 29 '09, 12:03 PM

apparently he was quite loaded. if you saw his 'pitchmen' show you would get a glimpse. think about it, he got a cut of all of the products he sold. he was in really well with the arm&hammer corp too and word is that he had just signed a big deal with taco bell.

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 08:47AM


Christine Brown

Hard Money Lender · Las Vegas, Nevada


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Icon_minipost Jul 07 '09, 08:07 AM

I was sad to hear he died. I liked him way better then the ShamWow guy.

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 08:53AM


Mike Anderson

Real Estate Investor · South Ogden, Utah


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Icon_minipost Jul 17 '09, 01:35 AM

No matter how bad you hated those infomercials. Everytime you heard his voice you would look over and see what he was selling. I would be happy to have a voice like that. Everytime I talked, you at least took a second to listen. PERFECT... Than the millions of people he sold to. What an ICON of the sales world this guy was....

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 09:00AM


Eddie Ziv

Real Estate Investor · Studio City, California


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Icon_minipost Jul 17 '09, 07:44 AM

They still using it even after he death. I saw one yesterday ... The ghost of Billy Mays still makes money

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 09:01AM


Anthony Sulecki

Real Estate Investor · Millsboro, Delaware


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Icon_minipost Jul 17 '09, 10:05 AM

he had that kind of money?? i never would have thought he made more than like 100 grand at best.

I read somewhere his estimated earnings just for oxyclean, were 25 million dollars........

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 09:01AM


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