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Closing the Doors
     

It's with great disappointment that we have decided to shut down LuckyOliver on May 15th.  All Olivers who purchased tokens must use them to license images before May 15th, 2008. Please note that the user agreement will continue to be valid. Any Carny images that are waiting in the queue for Bouncers will not be reviewed. Carnies who have reached the minimum payout must request payout by May 15th.  Carnies who have not reached the minimum payout can convert their earnings to tokens by contacting support.

Working with the creative minds that make up LuckyOliver has been a rewarding experience- two years went by fast.  I want to thank our talented staff for working through long nights, our investors for giving us a shot at growing a business, our legal and business advisers for lending an ear, our customers for their positive encouragement, and our contributors who provided us with a wealth of knowledge and tough criticisms.  We really appreciate all the hard work Carnies put into making LuckyOliver a special place for people to find great imagery.  On a personal note, I would also like to thank my family for letting me pursue a passion that often went beyond reason.

As a leader and entrepreneur, it's tough to see something you have put so much time into not materialize into a successful business.  We spent the last year looking for the funds to grow LuckyOliver because, without the addition of significant capital, the return on investment for LuckyOliver and its contributors would not be satisfactory. After reviewing the options, the investment team decided that it was in the best interest of all stakeholders to shut the company down.

Please email me if you have any comments (..and give me some time to respond). Thanks again for giving LuckyOliver a shot.
     

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there goes the neighbourhood 

Very sorry! I liked Lucky Oliver it's a pity 

They announce the shutdown in advance and give everyone teh chance to cash-out how much more sincerity can one ask?
I hate your comment!

I am very sad to see LO go.  Even though they didn't produce much in the way of profits, they had a very nice site and had a great staff.

I just wish that someone would buy out their technology (such as SnapVillage) and put it to good use.

Wow!  If I weren't exclusive, I would have submitted there.  Love the design and layout.  Too bad.

"We spent the last year looking for the funds to grow LuckyOliver because, without the addition of significant capital, the return on investment for LuckyOliver and its contributors would not be satisfactory."

Why didn't you spend the last year marketing and finding buyers for our images. We were there to sell photographs, not give venture capitalists something to do.

Another note in the UFB category, "Carnies who have not reached the minimum payout can convert their earnings to tokens by contacting support."

What . good are tokens on a sinking ship. I have 412 tokens I can't use. Just tried to buy an image and kept getting booted back to the home page.

I remember when we got all those worthless tokens, Bryan promising they would be worth something.

edited:
 I didn't realize the minimum payout was $25 not $50 like it was before. Nevermind.

I have over 400 credits but the system won't let me spend them.

I wonder how many people with less than $25 each Bryan will keep or trade for 'credits'

do a swap, find someone who will buy your images if you buy theirs at least then you get a third back (at least those who have more than 75 tokens).

I am sorry to hear that although I didn't upload there (I chose to wait until they succeeded in business,but unfortunately they didn't.what a shame!)   
they had a great design  and friendly staff.I wish that was enough to reach buyers.

A shame.  I had hopes there too, but I cannot say I am surprised based on the performance.