Joys of Ebay

Ebay has to be the most ingenious invention ever made after the concept of paying money for goods. It's possible to indulge in all sorts of hobbies without having to work too hard for them. For two years I was painstakingly collecting the state quarters from both the Denver and Philadelphia mints (the D ones are especially hard to find in the midwest). Then I found guys on Ebay selling complete collections for about fifty cents a quarter (brand new coins too). What a way to get a complete collection!

People also buy all kinds of stuff I can put on there. I had a five year old VHS-C camcorder that I had no use for (who uses VCRs anway?). The darn thing sold on Ebay for close to $80. I just put on the car radio I had pulled out of the old Escort when I had put in an aftermarket CD player. The tape player was close to being busted on it, though the radio worked. Well, we sold the Escort when we bought the van. So now I have a piece of hardware that I have no use for. Trash it? No way. Up on Ebay it goes. And it's selling! Man... I need to look around the garage more closely...