ebay stress

So apparently ebay has it's own culture.

I am currently trying to win a bid on these awesome Salomon techamphibian shoes... I think they would be great to have in Australia while we are in Darwin. Darwin is going to be between 80 and 90 degrees while we were there and we will be snorkling in the Great Barrier Reef... which, by the way, is on my list of things to see in my life.

Anyway, I am an ebay novice and have only just recently even tried bidding for something. Ive lost every time. So here I am at work, with an auction that ends in 1 hour and... 43 minutes now. I have already been out-bid. Bastard. However Mel here at work, who is an ebay power seller, started to give me some tips.

He says that first of all, I shouldnt bid until there are 13 seconds left. That means by the time it all goes through the computer, there are only 2 or 3 seconds left and no one will get a chance to put in their bid to beat mine. He also told me to research the seller to make sure he had favorable comments. And he told me to check for buyitnows and best offer auctions. And he told me to check out their store. And apparently I bought something in 2004 and got good feedback on it. I have no recollection of ever buying anything on ebay - let alone winning it. If I did, I would at least remember some of the sweet victory glow.

So all of this talk has made me STRESSED. I have currently set a timer to warn me of the final 10 mins where I am supposed to sit there and watch the time tick down until those final crucial seconds before it is over. EEK! It makes my heart race, it is stressful man.

I guess we will see how that goes.


I am also currently looking for an Icebreaker 1/3 zip up with thumb holes. Canberra, which is probably the furthest South I will ever be in my lifetime will be a fabulous 40 to 50 degrees while I am there. So packing is going to have to be diverse and meaningful. And I just really really really want something with thumb holes. Always have. They actually make icebreakers in new zealand, so maybe when I am down there I can find it for cheap. the specific thing I am looking at I have found online for about 175 bucks. Not a small price... it is merino wool, which is why its so freakin expensive. So I dont know... It would be nice to find on Ebay, but when I think of how much food Jon and Josh and I bought for Philabundance the other day for 120 bucks, I think I would feel a bit ashamed if I spent that much on a freakin sweater.




So anyway, speaking of food... Josh and Jon and I got a WHOLE SHOPPING CART of food for the Camp Out For Hunger, run by wmmr. Jon and his friend Jeff from work went down on Friday to drop it all off. All said and done I think he said it was like 310 lbs. That is pretty good! It is amazing how much food you can actually get for 120 bucks. Good work! :)


Other than that, Paige and Brian and Lea's baby shower was today - which I did not make due to feeling extremely under the weather in more ways than one. Shrug. It was best to stay home, and it sounded like a fun time. Lauren thought Lea was adorable, and it seemed like everyone else I talked to had a good time. Sigh. I was reading a story today encouraging women to have babies between 25 and 35. Like my life is even close to that. Stupid biological clock. I figure pretty soon we should start hitting the second volley of marriages... though it is suprising to think that a good lot of my friends are already married.

I think I need to watch the grinch. and merry christmas charlie brown. its about that time.