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November 29, 2005
I Discovered Ebay
I've been a member of Ebay for awhile as a buyer. If I'm looking for a particular movie online, Ebay is the first place I'll check. Now and again I'll buy other items there as well. I haven't bought many movies lately...I have Netflix instead (Hmm....Maybe that's why my LGF stock is down,)but I still do a lot of shopping online and Ebay is frequently a source for price comparisons if not actual purchases.
I've also been collecting items that I can't quite bring myself to give away. Specific equipment and a few movies quietly piling up in a box that I swear I'll deal with one day. Last week, just before Thanksgiving I found myself on just such a day. I placed my first item for sale on Ebay.
I was a little skeptical. There is always so much on Ebay; what odds that there's someone out there that is looking for a great price on an Audio Buddy Preamp? After a few days of no bidding I lowered the price hoping that my efforts would not be for naught. I got an email asking about shipping to the United Kingdom shortly after changing the minimum bid. I wasn't so sure about messing with international shipping but I decided it would be worth it to get this item out of my house.
Then yesterday morning, Voila! The bidding had ended with my Buy It Now price. Someone from Illinois won the auction! I now have a cool 50 some odd dollars in my PayPal account and one less piece of mess which which to mess in my house.
Now I'm hooked. My next big project is going to be to sell some Mosaic Kits donated for the September Project. I've got plenty of them so if you want one I'll make you a deal. All proceeds of the kits will be seed money towards getting September Project off the ground.
Posted by mermu at November 29, 2005 09:41 PM
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