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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[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

For years (and years), I've been saying that not having an eBay account has saved me thousands of dollars. Tens of thousands by this point, most likely. I've watched auctions now and again, and searched for desired items. I was bummed when eBay changed things around so only registered users could search completed auctions -- I find that information to be very useful!

Yes, I've of course followed eBay prices on PEZ dispensers. I even have the special eBay dispensers PEZ made a few years back, though not the glow-in-the-dark version that were only given to eBay employees. It was an exceptionally clever employee premium -- it not only commemorated eBay's history, it gave employees something they could easily auction off on eBay -- then or later -- most recently, one sold for $41.

Thanks for all of the tips! Very useful.