Oh Lordy! I Am In DEEP SHITE! Yes Folks, Matcom Has FINALLY Surfed EBAY!

[matcom]

i know i know.

ESPECIALLY as a web guy, i am about 10,000 years BEHIND the times. Just never been "inclined" before.

so, today, a coworker turns me on to Sam's Club AUCTIONS!

well well, what a TREASURE trove of deals on THAT site!

sooooooooooooooo

I say, "Self! Its Time You Ventured onto the Daddy of them all, EBAY!"

4 hours later and I AM STILL SURFING!

haven't bid on anything (YET) but its coming. OH HELL IT IS BECKONING ME!!!

REDRUM!! REDRUM!! REDRUM!!

this could be REALLY bad. :D

[Fovea]

1. Steady there, chap.

Breathe deeply, that's better...

[Dudley_DUright]

2. Come back from the materialistic dark side Matcom!

You know how addictive those web sites can be. ;-)

[Maple]

3. Heh heh

Yeah, it's addictive...kid-in-a-candy-store effect is hard to break away from. :D

I am...er...speaking from experience.

[supernova]

4. Doin' it

EEEEEEEEE BBBAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!

:P

Yessssss, My Preccccioussssssssss.....

[LynneSin]

5. Why not bid on the soul of a 14 year old boy

It's only $10.50

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2971328791&category=1277

[matcom]

6. HAHAHAHAHAHA

i don't bid on ANYTHING without a picture FIRST! :P

too f*cking funny

[Khephra]

7. I don't need Ebay

Amazon's used book listings do the job for me.

[supernova]

10. Hee Hee

Have you perused http://www.powells.com?

You'll never leave... MUUWAAAHAHAHAHAHAH!

[Khephra]

14. Oh thanks...

That's all I need--another time waster!

;-)

[rogerashton]

8. Check the listings for beer steins.

I sold some of them on Ebay, let's see, 1999 or 2000 or about there. Never mind the Budweiser of the Year steins -- prewar German or Austrian or forgettit.

Prosit!

[THUNDER HANDS]

9. stick to surfing porn

costs less and it's guaranteed to satisfy. :D

[Duncan Grant]

11. Hey Matcom, the best line about E-Bay belongs to Stephen King...

who said it was the lint filter for American consumerism (that's a paraphrase, btw). :evilgrin:

Got to admit though, it can be fascinating and very entertaining!

[WilliamPitt]

12. See if you can buy yourself a better candidate.

*ducking, fleeing, giggling ass right off*

[supernova]

15. Maybe this little guy

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3638899014&category=10797

[Systematic Chaos]

13. Ebay is a great site as long as you use it right

I only go looking for things I want and know I can afford, generally. I may look at more expensive stuff I would like to buy sometime down the line to see if there's a better deal to be had than in the retail stores. Surprisingly the answer is sometimes "not really". I've bought items ranging from $5 to $250 on ebay (a 19" computer monitor that lasted me 2 years then something in it shorted... but it had a very nice picture for the price), and most of the big-time merchants are wonderful people to deal with.

[hussar]

16. 2 trucks and a classic car later

a backhoe for the tractor etc, etc

[SOteric]

17. "Daddy, - can I have a pony...?"

"Sure baby, Papa will buy you one on E-bay..."

[GOPisEvil]

18. Wheeeeeeeeeeeee

I use eBay all the time. I've purchased with them about 40 times in 4 years. I've never had a bad experience!

It's like Alice's Restaurant - you can get anything you want.

[OneTwentyoNine]

19. Hell,I bought a car off of E-Bay last Feb....

Went clear over to West Palm Beach to pick it up from Wichita--1660 miles. Was it a deal? Oh,you damn right it was. 2000 Grand Am,low miles,lots of options. Going at that time around here for $9500 to 10,000. Got it off of Ebay for $7200. Cost 106.00 for a one way flight and then a couple of hotel rooms and gas.

Had a blast and saved thousands--well except for that blizzard going through Oklahoma. Car runs like a top,its our daughters car....

David

[Habibi]

20. Quit now

while you still can!

[DS1]

21. who knows, you might find an animatronic stair climbing ass person

!

[Myra]

22. Yer toast. Ebay addiction is as bad as DU addiction.

If you're one of those lucky folks with a job, you might as well
have your paycheck direct deposited into a paypal account, since
it's owned by ebay.

[Deja Q]

23. avoid paypal, but ebay rules!

Stick to money orders and sellers with high ratings...

They've got some good stuff at times.

'tis a good service, ebay.

Just avoid the frauds and don't report 'em because ebay will say they have no control and won't accept responsibility. (uh, any reputable business worth a damn should take some responsibility, what the F***?!)

[gate of the sun]

24. sam's club

is an affliate of Wal-Mart....you do need some help....stop now

[shugah]

25. can i direct you to my auction listings?

i've got some really great stuff up this week!