-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DY4KEOuf8TOT2yhd/mKoBKTmvS2PO/vSSLrtfTGYWasaXQEiIt+UlS4/iB0BD8n7 077/gRkFC8wVA+QD8BVFFw== 0000950147-03-000502.txt : 20030421 0000950147-03-000502.hdr.sgml : 20030421 20030421170757 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950147-03-000502 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030421 GROUP MEMBERS: MICHAEL E. JACOBSON GROUP MEMBERS: MISHAWN NELSON GROUP MEMBERS: STEVEN M. NELSON SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: E COM VENTURES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000880460 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-DRUG STORES AND PROPRIETARY STORES [5912] IRS NUMBER: 650026340 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 0205 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-41910 FILM NUMBER: 03657211 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11701 N W 101 RD CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33178 BUSINESS PHONE: 3058891600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11701 N W 101 RD CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33178 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PERFUMANIA INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SILVERMAN ANTHONY CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000904550 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11811 N TATUM BLVD STE 4040 CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85028 BUSINESS PHONE: 6029537980 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11811 N TATUM BLVD STE 4040 CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85028 SC 13D 1 e-9880.txt SC 13D FOR E COM VENTURES OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0145 Expires: December 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response..... 11 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ________)* E COM VENTURES, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 Par Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 848907 10 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) ANTHONY SILVERMAN 7305 E. DEL ACERO DRIVE SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA 85258 480.657.7083 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) APRIL 17, 2003 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 848907 10 1 SCHEDULE 13D Page 2 of 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). Anthony Silverman - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) [ ] (a) [ ] (b) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Source of Funds (See Instructions) PF - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Citizenship or Place of Organization United States of America - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 7. Sole Voting Power Shares 200,400 Beneficially ------------------------------------------------------------ Owned by 8. Shared Voting Power Each None Reporting ------------------------------------------------------------ Person With 9. Sole Dispositive Power 200,400 ------------------------------------------------------------ 10. Shared Dispositive Power None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 200,400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 8% (Based on a total of 2,506,834 shares of Common Stock issued as stated in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10Q, filed on December 17, 2002) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 848907 10 1 SCHEDULE 13D Page 3 of 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). Michael E. Jacobson - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) [ ] (a) [ ] (b) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Source of Funds (See Instructions) PF - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Citizenship or Place of Organization United States of America - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 7. Sole Voting Power Shares 25,000 Beneficially ------------------------------------------------------------ Owned by 8. Shared Voting Power Each None Reporting ------------------------------------------------------------ Person With 9. Sole Dispositive Power 25,000 ------------------------------------------------------------ 10. Shared Dispositive Power None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 25,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 1% (Based on a total of 2,506,834 shares of Common Stock issued as stated in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10Q, filed on December 17, 2002) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 848907 10 1 SCHEDULE 13D Page 4 of 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). Steven M. Melson and Mishawn Nelson - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) [ ] (a) [ ] (b) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Source of Funds (See Instructions) PF - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Citizenship or Place of Organization United States of America - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 7. Sole Voting Power Shares None Beneficially ------------------------------------------------------------ Owned by 8. Shared Voting Power Each None Reporting ------------------------------------------------------------ Person With 9. Sole Dispositive Power None ------------------------------------------------------------ 10. Shared Dispositive Power None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person -0- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 0% (Based on a total of 2,506,834 shares of Common Stock issued as stated in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10Q, filed on December 17, 2002) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 848907 10 1 SCHEDULE 13D Page 5 of 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER This statement relates to the Common Stock, $.01 par value, (the "Common Stock"), of E Com Ventures, Inc., (E Com) a Florida corporation (the "Issuer"). The principal Executive Office of the Issuer is located at 11701 NW 101st Road, Miami, FL 33178. ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND Anthony Silverman resides at 7305 E. Del Acero Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. He is a private investor who, for the greater part of the past 10 years has engaged in business as a registered securities professional. Michael E. Jacobson resides at P.O. Box 3712, Carefree, Arizona 85377. He is a private investor who, for the greater part of the past 10 years has been employed as a registered securities professional. C & D. Steven M. Nelson and Mishawn Nelson are husband and wife who reside at 14437 North 14th Place, Phoenix, Arizona 85022. Steven M. Nelson is a private investor who, for the greater part of the past 10 years has been employed as a registered securities professional. Mishawn Nelson is a private investor and homemaker. All of the Reporting Persons are citizens of the United States. During the past five years, none of the Reporting Persons have been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors). During the past five years, none of the Reporting Persons was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws as a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction. ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION The Reporting Persons purchased, each for his or her own account and each acting independently of the other Reporting Persons, the number of shares of the Common Stock of the Issuer shown for each above in the open market with their own funds. ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION Each of the Reporting Persons acquired the Common Stock in the open market for general investment purposes. Except as further described in this Item 4, none of the Reporting Persons have present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in: (a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer (b) an extraordinary corporate transaction such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (d) any change in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, (e) any material change to the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer, (f) any other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure, (g) changes in the Issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person, (h) causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a national - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 848907 10 1 SCHEDULE 13D Page 6 of 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted on an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association, (i) a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (j) any action similar to any of those enumerated above. The Reporting Persons have dissolved the Group whose existence was reported on August 20, 2002. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER (a) The aggregate number and percentage of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer beneficially owned by the persons identified in Item 2 is as follows: Aggregate Number of Percentage Beneficial Owner Shares Owned of Class ---------------- ------------ -------- Anthony Silverman 200,400 8 Michael E. Jacobson* 25,000 1 Steven M. Nelson and Mishawn Nelson -0- -0- * Includes shares held as Custodian for: August Jacobson, 1500 shares, Brett Jacobson, 1500 shares, and Margaret Jacobson, 1500 shares. Does not include 1000 shares held by an Individual Retirement Account for the benefit of Barbara Jacobson, his wife. (b) The number of shares of Common Stock as to which there is sole power to direct the vote, shares power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or direct the disposition, or shared power to dispose or direct the disposition for each of the Reporting Persons is set forth on the cover pages. (c) The Reporting Persons effected the following transactions in the Common Stock since August 20, 2002, the date of their previous report on Schedule 13D: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 848907 10 1 SCHEDULE 13D Page 7 of 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHONY SILVERMAN DATE TRANSACTION QUANTITY PRICE ---- ----------- -------- ----- 9/23/02 Buy 500 4.35 9/24/02 Buy 1,000 4.05 10/10/02 Buy 2,016 4.05 10/14/02 Buy 2,000 4.11 10/18/02 Buy 1,000 4.05 10/21/02 Buy 1,000 4.00 10/22/02 Buy 5,800 3.88 11/4/02 Buy 1,500 4.30 11/6/02 Buy 1,000 4.25 11/8/02 Buy 500 4.19 11/12/02 Buy 1,200 4.20 11/13/02 Buy 1,500 4.20 11/19/02 Buy 1,000 4.11 11/21/02 Buy 2,550 4.09 11/21/02 Buy 1,250 4.16 11/27/02 Buy 1,200 4.05 11/29/02 Buy 800 4.01 12/3/02 Buy 1,000 4.10 12/4/02 Buy 1,000 4.20 12/11/02 Buy 1,000 3.83 12/12/02 Buy 7,000 4.04 12/13/02 Buy 2,100 3.90 2/18/02 Buy 1,000 3.85 2/19/02 Buy 700 3.25 2/19/02 Buy 4,000 3.81 12/20/02 Buy 600 3.92 12/23/02 Buy 2,000 3.96 12/24/02 Buy 1,000 3.56 12/29/02 Buy 500 3.69 12/30/02 Buy 300 3.69 1/23/03 Buy 1,000 4.00 2/4/03 Buy 500 3.69 2/7/03 Buy 500 3.69 2/12/03 Buy 1,000 3.75 2/14/03 Buy 1,000 3.39 2/18/03 Buy 300 3.66 2/18/03 Buy 2,000 3.78 2/19/03 Buy 700 3.95 2/20/03 Buy 4,000 3.91 2/21/03 Buy 1,000 3.78 2/24/03 Buy 1,100 4.55 2/26/03 Buy 1,000 4.24 2/27/03 Buy 4,600 4.29 2/28/03 Buy 1,300 4.37 3/3/03 Buy 3,000 4.12 3/4/03 Buy 1,500 4.00 3/11/03 Buy 1,000 3.90 3/14/03 Buy 1,000 3.85 3/19/03 Buy 2,000 3.80 3/20/03 Buy 5,000 3.80 3/24/03 Buy 2,300 3.80 3/26/03 Buy 1,000 3.73 4/1/03 Buy 3,000 3.62 4/2/03 Buy 4,200 3.35 4/3/03 Buy 1,000 3.39 4/4/03 Buy 1,000 3.39 4/11/03 Buy 11,300 2.82 4/15/03 Buy 800 3.29 4/16/03 Buy 1,000 3.15 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 848907 10 1 SCHEDULE 13D Page 8 of 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICHAEL E. JACOBSON DATE TRANSACTION QUANTITY PRICE ---- ----------- -------- ----- 10/30/02 Buy 1,000 4.30 11/7/02 Buy 1,000 4.15 11/13/02 Buy 600 4.11 11/21/02 Buy 400 4.169 12/5/02 Buy 600 3.93 12/5/02 Buy 400 3.95 12/12/02 Buy 600 3.82 12/12/02 Buy 100 3.84 1/3/03 Buy 400 3.87 2/6/03 Buy 300 3.72 2/18/03 Buy 300 4.00 2/18/03 Buy 300 4.04 2/19/03 Sell 1,000 4.59 2/20/03 Sell 2,000 5.00 2/26/03 Buy 1,000 4.10 2/26/03 Buy 500 4.04 2/26/03 Buy 500 4.05 2/27/03 Buy 300 3.94 2/27/03 Buy 700 3.95 4/11/03 Buy 300 2.86 4/11/03 Buy 100 2.88 4/11/03 Buy 100 2.90 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 848907 10 1 SCHEDULE 13D Page 9 of 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEVEN M. NELSON & MISHAWN NELSON DATE TRANSACTION QUANTITY PRICE ---- ----------- -------- ----- 8/20/02 Sell 500 4.39 8/21/02 Sell 200 4.39 8/21/02 Sell 200 4.35 8/21/02 Sell 600 4.35 8/21/02 Sell 500 4.39 8/26/02 Buy 500 4.01 9/11/02 Sell 500 4.9 9/11/02 Sell 500 4.9 9/11/02 Sell 500 4.9 10/3/02 Sell 200 4.05 10/3/02 Sell 800 4.05 10/29/02 Buy 500 4.35 10/29/02 Buy 100 4.35 10/29/02 Buy 100 4.47 10/29/02 Buy 100 4.47 10/29/02 Buy 100 4.47 10/29/02 Buy 100 4.47 10/30/02 Buy 1,000 4.26 11/1/02 Buy 500 4.25 11/1/02 Buy 500 4.25 11/4/02 Sell 500 4.17 11/6/02 Buy 500 4.16 12/12/02 Buy 200 4.09 12/12/02 Buy 300 4.09 12/12/02 Buy 300 4.10 1/23/03 Buy 1,000 3.88 2/14/03 Buy 500 4.00 2/14/03 Buy 1,500 4.00 2/18/03 Sell 200 4.44 2/18/03 Sell 200 4.41 2/18/03 Sell 300 4.36 2/18/03 Sell 300 4.36 2/19/03 Sell 300 4.26 2/19/03 Sell 700 4.25 2/19/03 Sell 100 4.45 2/19/03 Sell 400 4.45 2/19/03 Sell 200 4.45 2/19/03 Sell 300 4.45 2/19/03 Sell 200 4.45 2/19/03 Sell 100 4.45 2/19/03 Sell 500 4.45 2/19/03 Sell 200 4.45 2/19/03 Sell 200 4.45 2/19/03 Sell 800 4.45 2/19/03 Sell 500 4.60 2/19/03 Sell 1,500 4.55 2/20/03 Buy 1,400 4.40 2/20/03 Buy 100 4.50 2/20/03 Buy 300 4.29 2/20/03 Buy 200 4.30 2/26/03 Sell 1,000 4.15 4/1/03 Sell 1,500 3.50 4/1/03 Sell 200 3.50 4/1/03 Sell 3,300 3.50 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 848907 10 1 SCHEDULE 13D Page 10 of 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In addition, the Reporting Persons have dissolved the group previously reported on Schedule 13D dated August 20, 2002. (d) Not applicable. (e) Not applicable. ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. See Item 4. ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. Not applicable. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. April 21, 2003 - -------------- (Date) By: /s/ Anthony Silverman ------------------------- Anthony Silverman ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (see 18 U.S.C. 1001). -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----