{"id":350,"date":"2004-06-28T12:13:37","date_gmt":"2004-06-28T16:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tradermike.net\/movethecrowd\/2004\/06\/news_flash_ebay_is_the_sht\/"},"modified":"2004-06-28T12:13:37","modified_gmt":"2004-06-28T16:13:37","slug":"news_flash_ebay_is_the_sht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2004\/06\/28\/news_flash_ebay_is_the_sht\/","title":{"rendered":"News Flash: eBay is the Sh!t…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yeah, I know I’m mad late to the eBay<\/a> party, but the design of the site just always turned me off. I’ve bought things via online auctions before, but only from uBid<\/a>. My first eBay buying experience was just a month ago when I snagged that ridiculously cheap magazine subscription deal<\/a>. And while that was a great bargain I still wasn’t a huge eBay fan. <\/p>\n

That all changed after I got my new 802.11g WiFi gear. As I mentioned<\/a>, I bought the new gear for a great price (after rebates) from CompUSA. The card and access point were only $50 before taxes and after the rebates. I figured I’d try selling my 2 year old 802.11b equipment on eBay. After a quick look at the bids on the same equipment I figured I could probably get about $50 for my old stuff. <\/p>\n

Despite my mistakes in listing my merchandise (My auctions ended after 1 AM EST on a weekday instead of a weekend and\/or evening), I made $57 on the sales! The router\/access point sold for $38.50 and the PC Card sold for $18.50. So I ended up getting a free upgrade to 802.11g. (OK, after taxes it cost me $2) <\/p>\n

It was great to turn what normally would have ended up collecting dust in my closet into cold, hard cash. And PayPal<\/a> is like the greatest thing since sliced bread. So I’ve finally seen the light and have become an eBay fanatic. This weekend I went digging through my closets and attic to find other stuff to sell. As a shopper I love a good bargain, but selling is even more fun. It’s on now. First to go, my old Series 1 TiVo, my ancient Palm III, and various dusty computer parts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yeah, I know I’m mad late to the eBay party, but the design of the site just always turned me off. I’ve bought things via online auctions before, but only from uBid. My first eBay buying experience was just a month ago when I snagged that ridiculously cheap magazine subscription deal. And while that was… Continue reading News Flash: eBay is the Sh!t…<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":348,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2004\/06\/21\/just_upgraded_to_80211g_on_the_cheap\/","url_meta":{"origin":350,"position":0},"title":"Just Upgraded to 802.11g on the Cheap","date":"June 21, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"I just stumbled across a great deal on some WiFi equipment that I couldn't pass up. 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