When it comes to overall online purchasing, January was not a good month for me. I ordered a special book (I'll explain later) for me, 2 toys for my son's birthday (even though it's in July), a complete comic series for a friend, and 2 "text" books (off Amazon) again for me.
In November, I'd sold a rare book for $100 and I had a chance to win another one on eBay in early January for less than $30. I've already talked to one of the guys bidding on the $100 one and he's willing to buy the book off me for $85. So, yeah, a $55 profit with no complications. Well, one complication: I paid for it Januury 5 and it's not here yet!
There's a toy set my son just loves to play with and the series (despite being made by Fisher Price) is virtually impossible to find in major chains in Canada. Toys R Us carries some of the series, but they have limited shelf space and the pieces can get quite big. So, there may only be a selection of 5-7 different toys available. Yes, I"ve ordered items in the past directly from Fisher Price and have tried to get some on eBay, but the bidding can sometimes go fairly high. So, imagine my surprise when one "store-exclusive item" (usually selling in the $150-200 range) came onto eBay with a purchase price of $50! Yep, I bought it right away and then wondered from the picture, if the item had been mistakenly named. There is a different set with a similar name with usually sells for less than $30. So, since I already paid for it, I planned on sending it back if it wasn't the correct item. I paid for the item on December 23 and it's not here yet! Actually, I got my money refunded by the seller after 5 days of haggling. She insists it was sent out by UPS, but nothing ever showed.
One of my friends from school is really interested in this one comic series and I couldn't find the complete set (6 issues) at any of the local shops. I looked on Amazon for a collected edition (no luck) and then looked up the series on eBay. They sell at a decent price that I offered to pick them up for my friend and bring them into Vancouver when next we met. He's working at a studio in Vancouver and he's been trying to land me a job there too. No luck so far, but he's only been there a few weeks... no, he didn't get it through the "career advisors." Anyway, he's happy I could get him the books and I paid for the item on January 10 and it's not here yet!
Geez, like my luck so far?
eBay's been a wash so far in 2007, and then I saw Amazon had a couple of books I've been looking for (for some website work I'm doing) and at super cheap rates. So, I order the 2 books off the site and aniticpate them showing up. I paid for the books on January 11 and they're not here yet!!
I mean, c'mon! Was January really that bad of a month? And for anyone thinking it might take longer for things to arrive in Canada... nuh-uh. I have everything sent to a post office box in Washington state because it's only a 30-minute drive to get there. It's supposed to be cheap and convenient to have things sent there because it means I don't have to pay extra for shipping or wait a few weeks for my stuff to arrive.
So much for that.
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I think January was a jinx month for you. Now why don't you like Fisher Price? I loved their toys when my daughter was little. They were the only ones that didn't break, and I still have all of them. They've weathered tons of neices and nephews, and I've even dragged off some of them across the country with me, particularly the little people. (The older ones, not those fat chubbies)
I never said I didn't like Fisher Price. In fact, my son has a bunch of FP playsets that I had from when I was a kid.
Nothing wrong with Fisher Price, it was eBay and Amazon that sucked in January!!
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