Is The Postal Service Stealing My Scanners?
Posted on July 9, 2008 - Filed Under Aahz, Shopping | Leave a Comment
I mentioned in passing that my flatbed scanner died back in June. In fact, it died June 5th. I know the date exactly because I wasted no time in purchasing a new (used) scanner on eBay and paying for it that very evening to be shipped by priority mail. It never arrived. The seller’s only […]
Selling Nothing On eBay
Posted on May 16, 2008 - Filed Under eBay | Leave a Comment
No, I don’t mean I have nothing to sell, or that none of the items I’m offering are attracting bids. I’m talking about people that are selling (essentially) nothing - as in empty bags for crimminy’s sake! Take a look at some of the latest sales-
Empty Happy Meal Bag (pictured) - $113.50
Empty […]
Turning Check 21 To Your Advantage
Posted on May 13, 2008 - Filed Under Business, Personal Finance | Leave a Comment
In 2004 Congress passed the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, better known as Check 21. This allowed banks to accept the scanned image of a check in lieu of receiving the physical check. It saved the banks a fortune in transport and handling costs as well as allowing checks to “clear” […]
eBay Offering Up Bunches Of Goodness!
Posted on May 6, 2008 - Filed Under eBay | Leave a Comment
Received two intriguing emails from eBay this evening. The first isn’t nearly as exciting as eBay seems to think it is, but I figured I’d still pass on the info. The second will likely be of little use, but is mucho exciting so I’m sharing it as well.
The first email trumpeted in […]
The Easy Way To Sell On eBay
Posted on May 1, 2008 - Filed Under eBay | 1 Comment
Y’all know I sell stuff on eBay semi-frequently. In fact, I used to sell on eBay full-time. But these days I only deal with small things. If it’s bigger than a hardback book I won’t bother listing it on eBay because it’s too much hassle to deal with packaging and shipping large […]
Why People Snipe eBay Auctions (And Why Sellers Hate It)
Posted on April 13, 2008 - Filed Under Shopping, eBay | 4 Comments
One of the longest running controversies on eBay has been that over auction sniping. For those who aren’t exactly sure what hunting a mythical creature has to do with bidding in online auctions here’s a definition I pulled from somewhere (sorry, can’t remember where)-
Sniping is the common practice of bidding on an auction […]
The Ticket Scalping … er … Reselling Experiment
Posted on January 30, 2008 - Filed Under Earning Offline | Leave a Comment
One of the money making opportunities I’ve been intending to explore for sometime is the controversial world of scalping reselling concert and event tickets. When I was homeless in the 90s one of the ways I’d earn money was to sit on line for ticket resellers in order to help them get around the […]
Maximizing Savings By Playing The Gift Card Market
Posted on January 11, 2008 - Filed Under Friday Frugality, Shopping | 3 Comments
I thought I’d start the first installment of Friday Frugality with a confession: I’m a shopaholic. More accurately I’m a spendaholic. I love to spend money. What I’m spending it on doesn’t matter nearly as much as that I’m spending it. I even love spending money on the new pants […]
