hiː ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɐ pɹˈɛzəns æz ɐ vˈɛndɚɹ ʌv dʒˈuːəlɹi ɔnðə kˈeɪbəl tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən hˈoʊmʃˈɑːpɪŋ nˈɛtwɜːk kjˌuːvˌiːsˈiː, hɪz twˈaɪsɐmˈʌnθ fˈoːɹˈaʊɚɹ ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ˈiːtʃ tˈeɪkɪŋ dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn.fˈaɪv mˈɪliən.
He established a presence as a vendor of jewelry on the cable television home-shopping network QVC, his twice-a-month four-hour appearances in 1997 each taking $1.5 million.