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]

Yeah, I passed on a second auction for the item I wanted because the shipping was $10 rather than $3.99. Surprisingly enough, the rocket bottle opener I bid on ended up going for $29.01 when 5 or 6 other auctions in the previous week had topped out at something like $12.50 with most being in the $11-12 range and one being down around $6.