Re: Carnivore - yuck!!

Bob Flaminio wrote:

> Jer wrote:
>
> > I can't imagine why anyone would put anything on e-bay for $.99.  Jeez
> > Louise, just put it under a beer or donate it to the local blood
> > center during your next visit.
>
>
> I do 99c eBay stuff all the time, for a couple reasons:
>
> 1) There's an environmentalist, feel-good, recycling aspect: rather than
> throwing this disc (deservedly) into a dumpster, it can go into someone
> else's collection where it might be a little more appreciated.
>
> 2) Every now and then you find something that just takes off. My wife is
> big into romance novels (yeah, I know...) and when there's some that she
> doesn't want anymore I put them on eBay. Some sell for 99c, many not at
> all, but every now and then there's a "hot" one that goes for $10-$20.
> There was recently an old beer can that someone listed and ended up
> selling for like $20,000. I haven't had anything that wild, but there
> have been a few items where I've been pleasantly surprised.
>
> 3) I find selling on eBay to be fun, even if the sale is only 99c. As
> long as it retains that "fun" factor, there's an intangible reward in
> doing it. Clearly, if one is running eBay as a business, this is
> irrelevant, but for an individual, it's a consideration.

Fair enough.  I'm also an avid environmentalist, in that I've not 
contributed to the contents of a landfill for over ten years.  But, I'm 
also a simplist.  I like things that are simple, and recycling anything 
is always simple when I just give it away.  If something turns out to 
actually have any monetary value afterwards, then Merry Christmas to them.

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