A common illness most college students are stricken with, besides Scabies, Herpes, and Alcoholism, is the Empty Wallet Syndrome. I for one am always suffering from the problems of the syndrome, which include the symptoms, of having absolutely nothing within one's wallet. (That's when debit cards tend to come in handy...) Although I have two paying jobs, I also have a new fascination with J. Crew shorts that has diminished my savings significantly.
As a remedy for the syndrome, I recently opened an eBay account and decided to relinquish a considerable amount of my inventory. I have now sold several skirts that probably would not get around one thigh (when the heck was I that skinny?), and some technology that can be considered Stone Age material in today's age of Ipod's that do everything but pole dance and swim Breaststroke.
Interestingly enough, my sales on eBay have taught me more things than I would ever have expected. Firstly, I am beginning to think that no blue-blooded American truly has an eBay account, or at least uses it for buying things. I have sent items to Amit Sengupta, Giuseppe Angelini Cannolio, Hidalgo Velasquez, and Si-Yoo "James" Chung. I have only agreed to send packages to the United States but so far, I have sent packages to Hawaii, California, Mississippi, and Wyoming. I make it a habit to look up the towns on a map to improve my geography with each and every shipment I make. Some towns are too small for state maps, and I have had to resort to Google Earth.
Besides for my interaction with the auction United Nations, I have come to believe that one man's garbage is another man's treasure. Half of the stuff currently being sold on my eBay account is junk just taking up precious space in my room. Junk, that, after quite a few successful sales, has earned me over $350 on the eBay auction system. On the flip side, my nasty habit of J. Crew shorts purchases is also junk to the people I purchase it from. No complaints from here or there.
But I have also begun to believe that human nature plays a mighty big role in sales purchases. I sold my beloved old Canon Digital Rebel on eBay for a significantly high price. The description stayed true to the condition of the camera, heavily-used but still in great shape. The man who purchased it made sure to "warn" me to put full insurance on the item, which I have of course did. Thank goodness for that, seeing as I just found out that this character filed a claim from the shipping company. I guess I don't know the extent of the details, but the claim is that camera shuts off each time a picture is taken. I took several good shots with it that morning, so I am quite skeptical. Regardless, I will stay out of this one for sure.
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