Ebay.

[same_sky]

We're the current high bidder on this: Ebay shuttle. I don't have a snowball's chance of getting this for $31 (current bid) but it sure is fun to pretend. :) It's extremely easy to become a shuttle fanatic when one starts tatting. I've managed to not get into collecting shuttles (way too much money in it) but I wouldn't mind having a few nice shuttles to show off..

Maybe I should get into selling crap on Ebay. I don't really understand the System, though. It doesn't make sense. Why is Ebay still such a big thing? Most of the things I'm interested sell for more than they would sell in other online stores, plus there's less security (it's one thing to trust that Amazon will send you the stuff you pay for, it's something else to assume that every single person with an Ebay ID is honest.) As my dad put it, it's a seller's market, and that makes it pretty fun, I guess. I just don't understand who the people buying are. Every once in a while, I get in an Ebay mode and walk around the house looking for things to sell. I have not yet once found anything, though, so I suppose I'm not going to be one of those people who get into it full time. And also, something that bothers me about it is that it's ruining flea markets. Now people overprice their junk, thinking that hey, I saw something just like this go on Ebay for this amount and if I don't sell it today, I'll just sell it there and get all kinds of money, which won't work because most likely, the item that they saw sell was in perfect condition or a rare version or something.

But anyway. I went to the store today. Throat began to swell, and the longer I stayed, the worse it got, so I finally left after half an hour. I guess I'm officially on a vacation from work then. Today I've been doing the normal day off stuff. Tomorrow, I think I'm going to try to get back into the things I had set for myself as goals just before I started at the store. I want to make a concerted effort at my Swedish and work at various technical skills and write a book. I think that was my plan. Also, I want to tat more. I have this feeling that I might be adding more needleworky stuff into my craft regimen soon as well. And I want to be a better housekeeper and cook nice meals again. Only I'm supposed to be cooking light meals now, which limits the selection. Especially when you consider that my other goal lately has been cleaning out the cupboards of all the stuff that sits there unused. I guess I could go defrost some chicken and throw some rice in a pan. Hmm.. think I might do that, actually.

In any case, M will be on his way home from work and I have clothes to fold, so I'm off for now. I've been quite computer-productive this afternoon, with balancing the checkbook and catching up on emails (courtesy has to bitchslap me into line every once in a while to keep me reliable.. *tease*) It's time I get up and reward myself with.. housework? Eww. :)

Comments

[courtesy.livejournal.com]

*SLAP* :)

Next time you forget me I'll just put your email on some spam distribution list ;) *joke*

I've sold clothes on Ebay but that's all. And I've bought four clothing items. 3 excellent, one ridiculous but it was only A$5 :) I only got into it because a girlfriend of mine, who has a full time job as a teacher, and whose husband works full time, sells her old clothes and clothes she finds in second hand stores on Ebay and makes enough money each week to pay all of the household bills. So I thought I'd try it but I'm just too darn lazy at the moment :)

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Hehe. :) I think my email has already been put on a spam list. Bastards. Just this very minute I got one offering me the best sex I've ever had. Generous of them, huh?

It would certainly be nice to make enough money to pay the bills. I really would like to start selling a bunch of junk, but I'm not sure I have the dedication. :) Or the willpower to get rid of our junk.

[reebert.livejournal.com]

I actually buy lots of stuff on ebaY and I've never been jipped yet. :) I bought almost everything for our wedding there. I was a little nervous, but I didn't have any problems. I do think most people are fairly honest. That being said, I don't buy from someone that has a lot of negative feedback, or someone that has no feedback yet.

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

I actually won two auctions and am hoping to win another one that ends in a couple of hours, so I'm forced to admit that it's not always as bad as I thought. I think the hardest thing is the waiting for it all to end. :)

[carrieb.livejournal.com]

I really don't understand the e-bay thing either. I was looking to buy some stuff there for our wedding, but everything was more expensive than if I would just order it from a regular store (or better yet, buy it from a brick and mortar store). I really don't see how people make money from it, but obviously they do.

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

It really makes me want to get into the whole selling on Ebay thing, but I think I lack the fiddliness.. buying stuff and listing it all the time. And I'm obsessive about checking on things like that.. I'd never get anything else done. :)