Can you really find IT?

This is a little bit of a random post. I was thinking today about all of the time I spend searching through Ebay. In fact, if there was and Ebayer's Anonymous, I'd probably be encouraged to go.

"Hi, my name is Melissa and I am addicted to Ebay."

That sounds so sad, but it's so true! :) I try to rationalize my spending by saying I'm just being thrifty. For those of you that have never bought an item on Ebay, I would not encourage it at this point...before you know it, you will have been sucked into the vortex. You will wake up every morning, turn on your computer, log in to Ebay, and possibly spend 3-4 hours of your day (between chores, kids, and whatnot) endlessly searching auctions for anything from clothing to car parts. You may even put off going to bed until an auction ends in the wee hours of the morning so you can see if you were successful enough to be the high bidder. You might even sell some of your junk around the house just to support your habit...once you get paid by the buyer, you immediately turn around and buy something you've been watching for days/weeks. I'm convinced that's why we have no clutter or extra stuff lying around this house. :)

Whoever thought up Ebay and it's endless auctions was a sick, sick individual. LOL

When you buy or sell things, you get feedback from the people who do business with you. Ebay keeps up with your feedback and whether or not people gave you positive or negative comments. Your positive feedback is your best friend--it's what everyone else is looking at. Sad to say, I have a total of 530 positive feedback and 0 negatives. Yes, that means I have bought/sold 530 things.

I can hear John sighing as I write that.

I have bought my kids' clothing, shoes, hair accessories, toys, Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, cell phone/ipod accessories, fabric, my clothing/shoes, car parts for every car we have owned, all kinds of baby stuff, breastpumps, bottles, a stroller, cd's, several car cd players, DVDs, knives, diapers, coupons, gift certificates, home decor, books, makeup, buttons (yes, buttons), sewing patterns/embroidery designs....the list could go on and on. If ever I think of something I need/want that I don't want to hunt for all over town, I end up sitting my happy bum in the chair and buying it on Ebay. I have heard it referred to as "the world's biggest garage sale," and I'd have to agree.

Recently, Ebay has been running commercials that say you can always find IT, whatever your IT may be, on Ebay. IT could be a wedding ring, a dirty old sock, or even a movie poster. So the question is: what is your IT? and can you really find IT on Ebay? I think I will have the answer to that question next week (is the suspense killing you yet? LOL).

Truly, Ebay has revolutionized the way people shop. It may be the laziest way, but most of the time it's the cheapest, and I'm all about cheap!