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Halfunit

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 02:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bob & Sia,

OMG, you two had me laughing so hard I spooked my cats... way too funny. You sound like me and my husband trying to decide where to go and eat:

Me: What are you in the mood for?
Him: Doesn't matter, what do you want?
Me: I don't care, you're hungrier, you decide.
Him: No, I picked last time, it's your turn.
Me: How about Italian?
Him: Nah, not in the mood.
Me: Then what ARE you in the mood for?
Him: Oh, doesn't matter, anything....

This goes on and on and on...... finally, I just through some ramen noodles on the stove and forget about it!

And yes Bob, the positive feedback IS priceless!

Schoolmarm: A coworker just did her garage sale online. It went pretty well, just have a digital camera and the patience to ship UPS or USPS. She noticed that selling her daughters clothes in "lots" helped out a great deal.

Juju2bigdog

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 07:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
So, ummmmmm, I guess we could say Bob is cornering the world market in Barbie earrings? Hahahahahaha!!!

Juju2bigdog

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 07:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
So, ummmmmm, I guess we could say Bob is cornering the world market in Barbie earrings? Hahahahahaha!!!

You can say that again!

Sia

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 10:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Halfunit, I don't know Bob all that well, but I do feel the sort of comfort with him that you describe! I'm imagining that when we finally get to "meet" via U.S. mail that we'll discover that we went to high school together, LOL!

Bob, I'm happy to let you have the e-bay positive feedback! I have no idea how the e-bay system works and am afraid to register at most web-sites because of my overwhelming paranoia of spyware, invasion of privacy, spamming, etc. You're a pal!

Reader, you're right about heavy earrings being problematic for people with sensitive ears, but my little girl isn't so concerned about WEARING them as she is with simply HAVING Barbie earrings! She just thinks Barbie is the greatest thing that's come along since sliced bread. Do you think that the age a girl is when she gets her ears pierced has anything to do with sensitivity, Reader? I wasn't ALLOWED to have my ears pierced until my 18th birthday; I've had problems with sensitivity from time to time--but girls I know who've had their ears pierced in childhood rarely have problems with soreness or irritation. Is there any connection? (Sounds like a dumb question, doesn't it?)

Weiner, I thought I'd let Bob take care of the transaction since he'd already e-mailed the seller and since he and I live fairly close together geographically. I don't know where you are!

Juju, Ddr, Squaredsc, Schoolmarm, et al, thanks for posting here with helpful info about e-bay. If my son had my way, he'd have me buying every Power Ranger I could get my hands on. Somehow I might work up the nerve to actually try the process myself, and then I'll really utilize your tips! I'm still a bit reluctant. After all, I don't even have PayPal yet. I don't do on-line banking--too scared. You all are very high-tech, in my opinion, and I'm in awe.

Schoolmarm, Wal-mart is among my destinations for next week. I will look on-line first at Wal-mart.com and see if they're featured. If so, the chance is good that my local store might have what I'm looking for.

Bob2112

Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 07:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
1 Down, 1 To Go and so far I think we are under budget.

Barbie Dangle Earrings - SOLD!

Tune in tomorrow evening to find out the thrilling conclusion to this TVCH eBay Experience!
<Of course, after Roddy gets the boot off BB3>

Go Kelly!

Sia

Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 09:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Bob, that is AMAZING! See? I would have bid $10 for openers, and that would have been dumb on my part. I can't believe that it's this easy! Here is a photo of the child who covets everything Barbie, by the way. Others will probably get a kick out of her Barbie flip-flops, which appear to be on the WRONG FEET!! The bruise under the eye was received in a collision with a sharp corner of woodwork in an antiques store in town on one of our infrequent ventures into civilization this summer, LOL! This is so great! Thanks so much, Bob.
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Bob2112

Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 09:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wrong Feet?!? You mean she has other feet?

She is very adorable and lucky to have a mom that cares so much for her. :)

<I bid with a much higher maximum, but it only took $6.29 to be the high bidder>

Squaredsc

Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 11:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
sia, she is a cutie patootie, bob, great job. sia don't even mention power rangers, both of my boys had everything power ranger, thankfully they are out of that stage, now my younger is into everything dragon ball z, and yugio(sp).

Juju2bigdog

Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 11:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Good work, Bob!!!

Sia

Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 02:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bob, my daughter has two sets of feet: clean, sweet, pink and kissable feet--which are reserved for very special occasions--and dirty, stinky, filthy, gritty sand-covered feet--which she sports during most of her waking hours (and sometimes when she falls asleep for a nap or crashes before bedtime before getting a bath!) I think she put her flip-flops on her dirty feet that day--in addition to confusing left and right!

I have two sets of feet, myself: refreshed, ready-to-go-and-face-the-world-with-a-smile feet--which are just-massaged feet (never happens, unless I'm around my father)--and tired, aching, dirty bare feet. (When I have to play "civilized," I do clean up before going to town, LOL!)

Gee, it sounds like my kid(s) might have picked up the bare-feet habit from ME. I sound just like a hillbilly.

Ratlady

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 12:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ahhhh I miss all the good stuff! LOL Sia, your daughter is absolutely adorable!! :) I LOVE EBAY!! My friends call me the Ebay queen! LOL I bought most of my christmas presents from the past 2 years there along with all the other holidays you have to buy stuff for! I bought a Bettis (Steelers player) autographed football with authenticity thingy for my husband for $50. We had it appraised at $350. I also bought an authentic on the field Steelers helmet (it even has the numbers on it) for $150 and was appraised at close to $500!! I also buy almost all of my childrens clothes from Ebay as well!! Let me tell you! They have some awesome prices! I bought the cutest poodle type skirt with tags from Baby Gap still attached that read $48! I bought it for $2!! $5 with shipping! I dress both daughters in top name brand clothes (Gap, Ralph Lauren, Tommy, Dior, ect.). Not because of the names but because I like the quality and I can get those names for the same price, if not less, than I can for clothes at Target or Wal Mart! I have an account thru Paypal, that's how I purchase everything. I really like Paypal. They are a safe site that doesn't share your info with anyone else. Also, when you sign up, you get $5! OH! I also got my Webtv Plus off of Ebay too! I had regualr webtv and wanted to upgrade. At the time they were selling for about $150 and $60 for the full sized keyboard. I got them both (top of the line, at the time, Sony webtv plus & keyboard models) for $89 total! Ok, I think I'm done praising Ebay! LOL Can you tell, I LOVE THAT PLACE!! :)

Bob2112

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 12:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
But Ratlady, how do you feel about Barbie?

Julieboo

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 08:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I have an Ebay question. Hopefully someone who has purchased stuff from the UK can help.
In general how much more expensive is shipping from England to here? (as opposed to from anywhere in the US) My son is sooo into Teletubbies and there are not a lot of teletubbie things choices here in the US. But there are lots of cool tubby things from england. I know if a seller from the UK will accept paypal or a US check, then that part is cool, but a lot of the toys/items I'd be interested in are either kinda big or kinda heavy. Most (actually all that I've seen) sellers do not tell you the shipping costs to the US. So I am afraid to bid cuz I don't want to pay a lot for the shipping.... any suggestions or info?

THANKS!

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 08:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I remember the days when Bob didn't even own ONE pair of Barbie earrings. And now he is close to cornering the world market on them. Bob, you need me to go scout out a warehouse for you?

Bob2112

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 10:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Dawg!! Oh, wait. You said warehouse. Never mind.

Kstme

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 11:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Julie...When I send a "letter" to England, I pay 80 cents an ounce. I sent a metal sign, 12 inches square and I believe my dh said it was about $8. You can also call your local post office and they should be able to give you all the correct information. If the site on eBay has the shipping charges, remember, UK is about 1 1/2 times higher than our dollar.

NOW...if you want to know how much it costs to send a puppy from England......that's a story I can tell!

Sia

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 12:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The U.S. Postal Service has a web-site, too, and it probably lists postal rates for overseas packages. http://www.usps.gov (*dot-com works, as well)

The international rates calculator can be found at: http://ircalc.usps.gov/

Julieboo, we loved the Teletubbies, too, and I've noticed that the toys seem pretty scarce now in the stores here. I finally found the Tinky-Winky rubber doll at a children's used-clothing store in KY when I visited my sister there about a year ago. I'd bought Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po at Toys 'R Us and Ames, but found Tinky-Winky items extremely difficult to find. I think this has been due to the flak over Tinky-Winky being a male character who carries a red pocketbook. You remember the big stink people made over that? I thought it was a big overreaction. I say Tinky's just fashion-conscious. He might be related to Marcellas of BB3!

Thanks for the compliments on my cutie-pie, Squaredsc & Ratlady. She's pretty special.

Julieboo

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 01:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Sia. Your daughter is cute! Have you surfed ebay to see the tons-o-barbie stuff you could get?
I may redo "Boo"'s bedroom with a teletubbies theme. Personally I don't think they're that cute, but he loves 'em. And he has for a while. There are lots of items I could get on ebay. But most of the unusual things are from England. And shipping for anything even a little heavy is outrageous.
I've found the best place to get tubby toys are childrens resale shops. (Sorry if I got too OT here.)

Bob2112

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 07:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Mission Accomplished. :)

Barbie Earrings #2 - SOLD!

Sia

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 07:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
BOB!!! No way! How did you get those so inexpensively? I am utterly amazed. Thank you so much. You're a peach! This has been really fun, and I thank you very, very much. Is there ANYTHING you can't do? LOL <==(that's Bob)

Sia

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 07:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
No, Julie, no way are you OT here; this can be an "aternative-shoppers' thread!" I'm always amazed how many people are willing to pay retail; I love to find a bargain. What I can't find around here are consignment shops for children's clothing. Most of our outgrown and well-worn clothing ends up in the Salvation Army bin, but I do keep really cute things for my cousin's granddaughter. Some people (even in my own family), though, are a bit put-off by "used" items. It doesn't bother me a bit to receive hand-me-downs, especially when it comes to children's clothing; they get so little wear that it'd be a shame to pay full-price for things they grow out of before you know it!

I am considering learning how to be an e-bay sniper myself. There seem to be lots of people here at TVCH who've used the system. You can learn almost anything at the Clubhouse, in fact!

Bob2112

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 08:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
<Runs off to start thread entitled, "Things Bob Can NOT Do!".
Expects it may be fastest growing thread in history of TVCH!>

Sia

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 08:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bob, I found the cutest Barbie pin at e-bay. . . I did look at the PayPal site. Need to see if I have a suitable card for the sign-up. Do you really think it's safe to type one's credit-card-number in an on-line transaction. The security of personal information (credit and name/address) still holds me back from just jumping head-first into e-bay!

Bob, admit it: you're very versatile!

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 11:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sia, PayPal is safe. Relatively speaking. Let's just say you are probably more likely to have your identity stolen by somebody going through your garbage than you are by PayPal being hacked.

Most of us on this site buy things online all the time. The thing you mainly want to consider when giving your credit card online is the integrity of the company you are dealing with. If it is a well-known, well-established company, you are probably extremely safe in giving them a credit card number. Errrrr, come to think of it, I just bought a computer monitor online tonight from newegg.com. LOL.

Bob, I think you should start that thread for real. I bet it would really take off.

Mystery

Friday, September 06, 2002 - 08:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I haven't had any problems in a few years of buying things online, either. But then, my phone is a cordless phone so I figure it's just as likely that someone might hear my card number from a scanner as it is that a website might be hacked. Either way, most cards don't hold you liable for purchases you didn't make; they treat you the same way as when you make regular purchases.