Does Anyone Shop on EBay?

[Ocean Lover]

Thanks OL...great info. But first...what's the best way to browse on EBay? There must be a billion trillion million things to look at! I take it there are categories? ebay.com?

If you have an idea of something you want to look at go to search and type it in. You'll be amazed at what comes up. If you're missing a plate from your old china pattern just type in the name and wha-lah there you have it...most of the time. I looked at digital cameras last spring but didn't end up buying it on Ebay. It gives you a good idea about what somethings worth too.

 

[Ocean Lover]

It's not scary Miss K, you won't like it..you'll love it! It is so much funn!

 

[Ocean Lover]

Another thing I'm looking for are cute Ipod Nano cases. The mall stores have boatloads of mini cases. I guess they weren't planning on Apple discontinuing them and no one was ready for the Nanos. Ebay has them tho!

 

[Ocean Lover]

Look what I found...perfect. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5834642900&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1

 

[TooFarTampa]

If Miss Kitty doesn't come back tomorrow we'll know why. ;-) Just call yourself Sueshore or Miss Kitty so we can track you down and find you when you get lost over there!

ebay is a wonder, really. You can buy everything, or mostly. I bought maternity clothes on ebay, nice ones. The matching pillow sham to my son's Pottery Barn Kids quilt that I bought on clearance was on there. I got a giant, gorgeous handknotted rug for my living room at less than 1/6 the price of what it would be retail. A couple of gorgeous chandeliers. A coffee table. The fabric for the drapes I made. Some matching china pieces. More rugs ...

If I had girls and not boys I would do the kids clothes things, but my boys don't care what they wear and I only need them to look passable. Which they do with nearly no effort, thanks to Target. My shopping trifecta: ebay, Target, Nordstrom. And Publix. But really, if you are patient you only need ebay. Once I needed something at Restoration Hardware, and I bought a $100 gift card on ebay for $75. So I saved 25 bucks with no effort! Who knew?

 

[CastlesOfSand]

I have bought tons of sports memorabilia when I redecorated my sons room....and I just bought a game my girls want for Christmas called Dream Life.. Cant? find it anywhere in stores but it?s on Ebay. I have seriously considered selling on Ebay but have not found the time to learn how.

 

[Miss Kitty]

This EBay is just amazing!!! I LOVE all your stories about what you have found! Hello! You bought a $100 GC for $75???? Crazy!!!

 

[RiverOtter]

I do. Bought GB's gift off of ebay while she was sitting behind me on the couch :funn: . Hope she doesn't read this

 

[dbuck]

I don't ebay, but hubby does. When he brings up me being on this board so much I just say one word. . . Ebay. My son is a big Bob Dylan fan (he's 18, go figure) we were able to find some really hard to find Dylan CDs, etc. for him on Ebay.

 

[Miss Kitty]

Question....can you explain the dollar amounts on the right side? The big number is the "retail"? And the smaller number is the "bid"?