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  Thursday, July 29, 2004

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*just signed up for an eBay account* Yeah, I know, I am way behind the technology curve when it comes to this, but now I am really glad that I signed up. They have some good deals there, if you can find them, and eBay is fun to use. I have been bidding on some radar detectors and DVD's. I lost the bid that closed last night on the Escort Passport 8500 X50. My max bid was $290, but someone else bid "something more" within an hour before it closed, so I decided, well, $10 isn't that much more, so I'll bid $300. The retail value was $339.99, so I figured $300 was the highest I'd go. Once I bid it, I saw it wasn't enough and someone's max bid beat mine. I could of tried $305, but that's too much, so I just stopped bidding at that time. I just found out what the price was that the guy who beat me paid today since the betting was closed and the numerical value of the bets became visible. He bid $300, the same as what I bid, but since he bid it first, he got the deal. I don't really mind since I didn't lose anything bidding.

Today, I am bidding more more stuff, such as the 2nd best radar detector available (best available cordless detector), which has a retail price of $329.99, but right now I am the lead bidder of $204. The betting closes in a day, so I am sure I will be outbid if I do not keep going higher, but we'll see how it goes. I also am bidding on the anime DVD set Evangelion: Perfect Collection. It has a retail value of $129.99, and my current bid is $34.99, a really good deal if no one else bids.

I would have much different feelings on all this bidding if I did not have a job right now. Like, if I screw up, I will be wasting my own money, not my parents. If I was not working I probably would not be doing all of this.

UPDATE: I won the bid on one of the Escort Solo S2's. I had to stay up to right before the bidding closed in order to win. I was in bed at 11:30pm with my laptop making sure I got the last bid in. Props to Kristy for putting up with me not kicking me out :P Staying up was worth it. Like, half of all eBay bids occur in the last 5 minutes or so. Two guys tried to outbid me at T minus 3min and 2min, but I was able to get a bid in within the last minute. w00t! I lost the other radars I was bidding on, which was good, since I did not want to buy more than one radar. So far, I have paid the guy via Paypal, but have not received the item. It should be delivered 2-3 business days after payment, but I paid on Saturday morning, so I have a bit of a wait.

Belched up with tidings of comfort and joy by Joe at 11:26:00 AM.
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