Ebay
Just created an ebay account, and joined the fast seductive world of online bidding. Needless to say I am utterly and totally hooked on it. There is a kind of excitement in any auction, even a virtual online one that sucks you in, and you do end up getting stuff you perhaps don't really necessarily need just for the heck of it.
I have been slowly mastering the strategies involved in ebay bidding, and whilst I probably overpaid for a few earlier items, I am quite happy with some of the prices I have won more recent items at. I will admit it quite frankly now - I have bid and won about 15 items in the space of 4 days, with at least 8 more on the way. Nevermind the cost, which at 50 quid is relatively steep, but my average trip to a bookstore/CD store anyway, but the fact that the Trinity lodge is going to be soon inundated with a whole pile of parcels addressed to me, something that will not amuse the porters in the least.
Just in case you were wondering, some of the stuff I managed to get included: A copy of the new football manager computer game at 3 pounds (5.50 including shipping); a copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica 2003 edition CD Rom for 99 pence (3.99 including shipping), Michael Freeden's Political theory and ideologies for 3 pounds (6 including shipping), Hayley Westernra's Pure CD for 1.79 pounds (3.19 including shipping), Radiohead's OK Computer CD for about 4 pounds total (a bit expensive this one), John Pizzarelli's latest CD for 1 pound (3 including shipping), Supergrass's debut CD for 2.25 total and Nickelback's Silver Side Up for the same price and Barbara Trapido's The Travelling Hornplayer for 2 quid.
There are just so many bargains on ebay that one can go a bit crazy, but I shall have to begin restraining myself very soon. Definitely not a good site for compulsive shoppers! Still, ebay is surely a sign of a dot com with a great idea that really works, and there is no surprise at all at its success.
I have been slowly mastering the strategies involved in ebay bidding, and whilst I probably overpaid for a few earlier items, I am quite happy with some of the prices I have won more recent items at. I will admit it quite frankly now - I have bid and won about 15 items in the space of 4 days, with at least 8 more on the way. Nevermind the cost, which at 50 quid is relatively steep, but my average trip to a bookstore/CD store anyway, but the fact that the Trinity lodge is going to be soon inundated with a whole pile of parcels addressed to me, something that will not amuse the porters in the least.
Just in case you were wondering, some of the stuff I managed to get included: A copy of the new football manager computer game at 3 pounds (5.50 including shipping); a copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica 2003 edition CD Rom for 99 pence (3.99 including shipping), Michael Freeden's Political theory and ideologies for 3 pounds (6 including shipping), Hayley Westernra's Pure CD for 1.79 pounds (3.19 including shipping), Radiohead's OK Computer CD for about 4 pounds total (a bit expensive this one), John Pizzarelli's latest CD for 1 pound (3 including shipping), Supergrass's debut CD for 2.25 total and Nickelback's Silver Side Up for the same price and Barbara Trapido's The Travelling Hornplayer for 2 quid.
There are just so many bargains on ebay that one can go a bit crazy, but I shall have to begin restraining myself very soon. Definitely not a good site for compulsive shoppers! Still, ebay is surely a sign of a dot com with a great idea that really works, and there is no surprise at all at its success.
posted by Caleb Liu | 6:36 AM
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