I am doomed. Utterly doomed.

[gerisullivan]

I just became a registered eBay user. It's my first time. Yes, of course I did so to bid on something. It's a very low-cost item. Yeah, right.

I am doomed.

I am not, however, going to increase my bid. Either I'll get it or I won't.

It's not even what I went looking for.

Of course it isn't.

Doomed. Doomed. Doomed.

I am suspiciously cheerful and confident for someone who has successfully avoided this fate for the last decade and more.

Film at 11. In the meantime, advice for an eBay neo would be very welcome. What mistakes should I endeavor to avoid? Well, beside the mistake of registering in the first place?

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[debgeisler.livejournal.com]

What mistakes should I endeavor to avoid?

Even if something looks like a really, really good deal, double-check it both on eBay and via Google to make sure that others aren't offering the really good deal for the same money.

Oh, and always avoid thinking, "Well, I could maybe use that some time down the road." That's how I ended up with 500 miniature sewing kits...

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

500 miniature sewing kits...now there's an interesting convention registration packet giveaway! Perhaps at CostumeCon....

[debgeisler.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure I gave them to the L.A. folks, to use with their mission patch bidding thing. (I gave them to *someone* fannish, and that makes the most sense.)