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According to the eBay description of this $12 watch, "Stylish design make you outstanding." How can I pass that up? |
 | By Andy Tarnoff   Publisher E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Andy Tarnoff |
| Published Nov. 23, 2009 at 1:52 p.m. |
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I've never been the kind of guy who is addicted to shopping. In many ways, going shopping is more of a chore than a hobby, and it doesn't take that many crowds and lines to make me want to go home.
But there's something about the online bargain that has me hooked. Whether it's eBay, Craigslist or the awesome DealNews.com, I've found myself buying stuff I don't even need -- just because it's such a steal.
Take, for instance, the stainless steel multipurpose pocket survival tool I bought for $1. I've yet to use it, and in fact, it made my back sore after sitting on this piece of metal in my wallet. But it was only a buck. How could I not buy it?
Or those retro Chinese watches on eBay. Currently, I have five watches in my rotation, ranging from a family heirloom down to a 10-year-old Seiko. But I just couldn't say no to a sixth -- primarily because it was $12 and is shipping straight from Hong Kong. After all, the "Engrish" in the description is reason alone: "Stylish design make you outstanding."
I want to be outstanding!
The easy analysis is that I'm a shameless materialist, buying stuff I don't need, just for the thrill of the deal. The deeper point to be made is that my addictive personality is at least being satiated with $1 purchases here, $12 purchases there -- not through online gambling or expensive clothes I can't afford.
At worst, my addiction is costing me perhaps $15 per month, slowly filling up my home and office with L.E.D. headlamps, cell phone chargers, flexible mini tripods, counterfeit Bluetooth headsets and more.
I'm not really worried about it, I guess. I just wanted to let you know so you can stage an intervention if things get out of hand this holiday season.
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Posted by lt1hawk on Nov. 24, 2009 at 6:06 p.m. (report)
Yeah there are some great deals online if you know where to look. I don't think eBay has the deals it once had. I just bought some jewelry from an auction site called Luxebidder.com...pretty good deal and it made my girlfriend happy.
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Posted by schubert65 on Nov. 24, 2009 at 10:26 a.m. (report)
You like DEALS? Today is the LAST DAY for the MRA on-line Auction! Many items currently have NO BID!! The Auction ends promptly tonight at 9:00PM ! http://www.xmra.neofillbids.com/
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Posted by edw_74 on Nov. 23, 2009 at 9:08 p.m. (report)
http://slickdeals.net/ is another site you should check out.
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Posted by HmongkeyHmongsta on Nov. 23, 2009 at 6:55 p.m. (report)
LisaJoanie...What's to stop people from fake driving up bids on Ebay? From everything I see... it happens all the time. Those apps are dangerous but if you don't use them you will lose soooooooo many bids. I think people play the Ebay game. They can cancel auctions or have someone they consipire with drive up prices with no real intentions of business. Does anyone know how it works?
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Posted by HmongkeyHmongsta on Nov. 23, 2009 at 6:51 p.m. (report)
Same here, with Ebay I find myself buying back everything from my childhood I ever sold in rummages... childhood swatch, OP and jams surf wear... and getting into collections and series that are never ending and always have one crappy 1970 paperback #67 that is going for like $100 mininum... when i got into it because they were like cents a piece in lots and bulk... it kind of sucks to never know how the series finished... or Amazon... you can always find some used seller... selling for like half the price of anywhere else.... and you just buy it cause its so cheap not cause you need it... or if I can't find a movie, game, or album online for free then i decide its worth buying because its rare... and I never return anything to Gamefly Blockbuster or Netflix I always keep the stuff... or say its lost in the mail... you never even have to fill out forms anymore... just click and buy... Playstation Store is the worst... digital crack. So broke... i didn't even go anywhere!
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