SELLING...SALES SECRETS OF A SOUK SALESMAN by Ernie Ashbury: Mister "E" in Istanbul, could it be"

The Legend

Let me make it very clear that I am not Ernie Ashbury and please, let me explain why I have this blog.

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It would have been in the later part of 2012 on one of my frequent trips to the Souks of Morocco that I was privileged to obtain a copy of Ernie's legendary sales book, 'Selling..Sales Secrets of a Souk Salesman".

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This book does exist (contrary to established authorities who have stated otherwise) and I do have in my hands a copy of this work. With this blog, I will share the Sales Secrets of a Souk Salesman

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Sunday, April 14, 2013

Mister "E" in Istanbul, could it be"

I have to post this message from Leon Armbinger.I knew once the word went out on Ernie Ashbury the messages would come flooding in...

leon armbingearApril 14, 2013 at 8:55 PM

I don't want to get too excited at this point. But I was in Istanbul is 2002 at what I guess you could call an outside mall. And I personally experienced the most amazing sales prowess that I had ever encountered. And while I parted with seventy five us dollars for nineteen turkish trinkets the experience alone was worth the cost. It wasn't until some 15 hours later that I realized I didn't need the trinkets, I had no place to put them. And they didn't fit in with the decor of my house. But as if magic as I spoke to the vendor it was as if I was transfixed. Standing behind him was an English looking gentleman whom he referred to as Mr. E. Could it be?

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AnonymousApril 15, 2013 at 8:56 PM
It was him

Hamza
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MayorApril 16, 2013 at 7:38 PM
Are you absolutely sure, Hamza? It only says he is English looking. I mean it could be anyone.
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AnonymousApril 16, 2013 at 9:24 PM
the legend has it that there can be only one
It was Ernie Ashbury, I have no doubts on this

Hamza

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MayorApril 16, 2013 at 10:14 PM
I hope you're right, Hamza. And you are so lucky.
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MustafaApril 16, 2013 at 10:24 PM
The descriptions sound very familiar. And I knew someone who definitely fit this profile. He was in his 40s when I saw him in Marrakech. At that time he was slightly balding. With a goatee. The only thing that makes me wonder however is he had a lisp. But his accent was more irish than english. Oh never mind I remember now they called him Arnie not Ernie last name unknown.
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KumarApril 16, 2013 at 10:28 PM
Mr Ernee no irish accent and balding. No sir, not Mr E. I saw sketch of legendary Mr E there is no balding my friend tell me accent mixed of british american no one knows how his accent like that.
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HamzaApril 16, 2013 at 11:29 PM
Only phooto of Ernie I have. It is from backside and I may be able to show it to you if I can. There is the most interesting man in the world and then there is Mr Ernie. He would be somewheres near the most interesting man in the world I am sure. Maybe 25 or the 26 most interesting man in the world. At least in the top 1 or 3 or 4 hundreds. No baldness, no Irish Accent and the top most salesman in the world. I know, I have seen him and I have his phooto from the backside.

Hamza
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SophieMay 13, 2013 at 4:58 PM
English is not my first language and so I couldn't make out his accent. It had a nomadic flair to it. It was definitely very worldly and he had a large vocabulary. He used the word "constitute" a lot and often asked about the percentage of religious people in the area.
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THE LEGEND OF ERNIE ASHBURY

My first 'hint' of a super sales technique came many years ago when I was selling accordions door to door in the Tonawanda Lackawana and Cheektowaga area of New York State. It was the winter of 99 and it was oh so very cold. I recall this day like it was yesterday I had just sold my quota of accordions for the week and was riding high on my success. Our newest salesman by the name of Hamza walked into the office with his 5th sale of the week ! Five in one week, it was unheard of ! I asked Hamza what was his secret, how could he break all records for accordion sales in such a short period of time; he had only been with us for 2 weeks! Hamza just smiled, a sort of knowing gentle smile and said he knew the secrets of sales and it was something he learned while selling in the Souks of Morocco. Hamza would say no more but I wanted to learn more from this Hamza. Over the next many months Hamza continued to excel and continued to break all accordion sales records but he would say no more to me about this 'method'.

Then one day I was standing close to him while he was on the

phone with his brother and he was speaking in his native language and I guess he did not know I was standing so close but I then heard him say to his brother, he says"...(words I don't understand)...Ernie Ashbury." Hamza then turned around and saw me nearby and said some things to his brother, he said them very fast and then hung up the phone.

Hamza looked at me, he had that way of looking at you that is very friendly but also not so friendly and he asked me if I heard what he said. I truthfully answered that all I heard was

Ernie Ashbury and Hamza's jaw dropped and he turned white as a white sheet. Hamza swore me to an oath to never mention that name again. Hamza made me promise this. So I did but only if he told me the importance of this name.

Hamza I could see was troubled, he was uncertain of what to say. I said to him, I asked him if this was the technique of sales, from Ashbury and I could see from his expression it was. Shortly after this I decided to see what I could find about this Ernie Ashbury school of sales. This would take me to many fine adventures in Morocco and this would take me to this blog.

Johnny LaRue

The Legend

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Mister "E" in Istanbul, could it be"

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