Journal bubblegoose's Journal: Work got me a gift and I want to Ebay it to buy more toys 5
I got a Magellan Roadmate 700. Nice, but I don't want it. I know, strange, a gadget that I have no desire for.
I want to convert it into other cool toys for myself. We're talking $1,000 bucks here. Maybe a Creative Labs Nomad Zen MP3 player, maybe the new Kodak 5 MP camera. What would you buy yourself for new gadgets in about the $300 price range? I already have a Tivo and Roomba.
I have never bought or sold anything on Ebay and I want to do this without getting screwed. Any advice? I have a friend who does a lot of selling on Ebay, I'm going to seek out his help too.
general eBay advice (Score:2)
OTOH, the buyer is risking far more than the seller -- you're asking someone to send a grand to a total stranger based on a promise to send them a product after you've got the money. Too many sellers act like they're doing the buyer a favour and the buyer should bend over backwards to reduce the
Re:general eBay advice (Score:2)
ebay (Score:2)
That said, get an iPod and a Pentax Optio S4 [dpreview.com]. It's only 4MP, but it's tiny (fits snuggly in an Altoids tin [google.com]) and has a lot of nice features. It's ~$250. And the only reason to get a Nomad over an iPod is cost, and since that's not an i
d00d (Score:2)
I'll give you $14.75 for it.
Re:d00d (Score:2)
In the spirit of e-bay...
I'll give you $15.00 for it