Monday, June 7, 2010

did i tell you how much i love....


EBAY????  i am not a completely excitable person, on a regular basis....

there are not many things that can get my heart pumping like ebay can.  and contrary to what you may think...it's not from me buying things off of there (though I do).  it's the selling that gets me!  and what's best, is that it doesn't have to be my stuff even, for me to get excited! 

t went through some items that he just didn't need anymore.  he has a tendency to find something he likes and buy 3 7 10 of the thing.  while this can be a very smart idea in many cases, not so good for those sports and hobbies that you find yourself out of love with after a few years.  so, he let me have my fun for the year and put 5 items on ebay.  he started them at really low prices, not knowing what would happen. 

i followed those puppies like crazy for the next five days.  when it was time for the auctions to end, i don't even think i blinked once....just sat in front of the computer as each item sold.  WHAT A RUSH!  one of the items even sold for more than he bought it for. 

today, i sent each of the items to their new homes.  a remote control car guy in CA will be very happy.  some guy in OH will have a gigantic remote control plane coming to him next week, and some lady in NY will have a pair of gently used hockey skates, to name a few. 

don't get me wrong...i like getting things on ebay too.  i think it has something to do with the words, "YOU WON!!!!"

2 comments:

Bernadette said...

this made me laugh! I can totally relate because a while back I put a whole bunch of my used books on Amazon and those things got snapped up one by one pretty quickly. I remember how happy that made me with every sell, cha-ching!!

hey, maybe I should do that again!?

Have a great day!

justme said...

oh, i love used book sales too. have you heard of paperback swap? my mom does that one, it's a great way to read things you want and then GET RID OF THEM!

a little something about me and the life i choose to live!

did i tell you how much i love....

EBAY????  i am not a completely excitable person, on a regular basis....

there are not many things that can get my heart pumping like ebay can.  and contrary to what you may think...it's not from me buying things off of there (though I do).  it's the selling that gets me!  and what's best, is that it doesn't have to be my stuff even, for me to get excited! 

t went through some items that he just didn't need anymore.  he has a tendency to find something he likes and buy 3 7 10 of the thing.  while this can be a very smart idea in many cases, not so good for those sports and hobbies that you find yourself out of love with after a few years.  so, he let me have my fun for the year and put 5 items on ebay.  he started them at really low prices, not knowing what would happen. 

i followed those puppies like crazy for the next five days.  when it was time for the auctions to end, i don't even think i blinked once....just sat in front of the computer as each item sold.  WHAT A RUSH!  one of the items even sold for more than he bought it for. 

today, i sent each of the items to their new homes.  a remote control car guy in CA will be very happy.  some guy in OH will have a gigantic remote control plane coming to him next week, and some lady in NY will have a pair of gently used hockey skates, to name a few. 

don't get me wrong...i like getting things on ebay too.  i think it has something to do with the words, "YOU WON!!!!"

2 comments:

Bernadette said...

this made me laugh! I can totally relate because a while back I put a whole bunch of my used books on Amazon and those things got snapped up one by one pretty quickly. I remember how happy that made me with every sell, cha-ching!!

hey, maybe I should do that again!?

Have a great day!

justme said...

oh, i love used book sales too. have you heard of paperback swap? my mom does that one, it's a great way to read things you want and then GET RID OF THEM!