Wednesday, September 2, 2009

The joys of Ebay

Over the years I have bought many things on Ebay, but I also have enjoyed selling too. For the most part I just sell the things that we don’t use anymore; I usually set my price really low, just in hopes of getting ride of it and making sure that I cover my shipping costs. It works out fine, once and a while I mess up on the shipping cost, but if the item sells for a good price, I’m still okay.

Whenever I’m looking for something to buy, like an old movie for Christmas, Ebay is the first place I look. I can waste a lot of time running from store to store in town, and never find what I want. I’ve never been one to settle for things, in fact I just hate the phrase “it’s just not possible”, that makes me more determined to do or find what ever it is I’m after. I don’t know if that is my American heritage or that I’m just stubborn.

Over the past few weeks I’ve been a serious Ebayer, selling anything around here that has lost its usefulness. What is really great is the fact that when I do sell something I usually get more for it than I could have imagined. In the past I have sold items and managed to pay for our homeschool curriculum for the whole year. I sold a few odds and end this year and bought some of our homeschool materials as well.

In my book, Ebay is one of those sites that can be very useful. After vacation I’ll start my Christmas shopping, last year I had a great find for my bride, something I never would have bought in the store, I found her a TinkerBell purse, she loves bags and purses. So I’ll have to see what is out there for this Christmas.

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