Post a photo on the last item you bought on Ebay.

[Maddy McCall]

Post a photo of the last item you bought on Ebay and how much you paid for it. Was it a bargain or not?

I bought these lime-green Dan Post boots for Mardi Gras...I think I paid $60 for them, quite a steal!



So what was the last thing you bought on ebay?

[northzax]

1. here you go:

[LeftyMom]

2. uhm

:blush:

[Maddy McCall]

3. That's pretty!

That would be cute under an open-front button-up sweater. I adore that color. It's really cute! Was it a bargain?

[LeftyMom]

4. A steal, just over $20 with shipping

and that included the g string and garter straps. :evilgrin:

[Maddy McCall]

7. Wow. I had no idea that Ebay's a good source for risque lingerie.

:D

[LeftyMom]

8. Apparently it is

Hope it fits. :)

[LaraMN]

5. You asked....

:evilgrin:
Similar to this (I got it nwt, for 7$ including shipping!!!)

[Maddy McCall]

6. Wowza!

That's gorgeous! And what a bargain!

Was it worth the $7? :evilgrin:

[LaraMN]

9. Oh yes! It's beautiful.

It's smellled a bit warehouse-y when I got it, but for seven bucks, I'm not complaining!

[Maddy McCall]

10. Air it in the sun (somewhere the neighbors can't see) :-)

and maybe give it a little febreze, and it ought to be just fine.

:D

[LaraMN]

13. In the sun! In Minnesota!

:rofl:
I do a have a flagpole on the front of my house! J/K- I febrezed it and left it hanging and hopefully that'll air it out a bit.

[Maddy McCall]

14. Yeah, and all of the sudden...

the utility guys will start showing up to fix that problem in your wiring/plumbing/cable/phone line.

;-)

[LaraMN]

15. Nah- the kids two doors down would steal it, first.

They're dirty little punks, I can tell.

[Maddy McCall]

17. Or they might start peeking in your window at night.

:rofl:

[LaraMN]

18. Second story bedroom.

:thumbsup:

[Maddy McCall]

20. What? No occasional action on the kitchen table?!

:D

[LaraMN]

23. We have a leg that falls off of the table constantly, and it's not mine.

:rofl:

[Maddy McCall]

25. !!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :blush:

[zone]

11. Heidi's Evil Twin

...she's not so bad.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4667927

[kid a]

12. now for something real sexy

a rca to 1/4" adapter



less than a buck!!!

[Maddy McCall]

16. What do you do with that?

I had to buy a cable line splitter a couple of months ago. $12 at Radio Shack. Does that adapter in your photo do something similar?

[kid a]

19. linking your basic rca lines out of a cd or dvd player into a mixer board

[Maddy McCall]

22. I see.

[shugah]

21. political memorabilia

[Maddy McCall]

24. They both look like kids in that photo.

They've aged so much.

I bought an LBJ cowboy-boot shaped lapel pin on Ebay...every once in awhile, I pick up Democratic political stuff there.

I like that pin. :D

[derby378]

26. I can't compete with sexy panties or lime green boots...

...so here you go. The "Special Edition" DVD of Repo Man:

http://www.voodoovenue.com.nyud.net:8090/images/DVD/repoman.jpg

Complete with the laid-back acoustic version of When the Shit Hits the Fan by Circle Jerks. I have simple tastes sometimes.

[Maddy McCall]

27. I wanted to watch Repo Man last weekend...

but it was checked out at B'buster. I love that movie!

I want to see Warriors, too...might have to see if Netflix has it, because B'buster didn't. :(

:hi:

The Circle Jerks...listened to them in the late 80s. :D

[derby378]

29. Just found a CD shop in Dallas with a huge stack of punk CDs

Lots of old-school Ramones, Circle Jerks, Black Flag, etc. There's even GG Allin for the more, er, "adventurous" set. (I'll pass.)

Hit Records (the store) is tucked away in a somewhat run-down corner of Dallas that's slowly being gobbled up by the local Wal-Mart supermarket. The owner's a real hoot; you'd probably like him.

[Maddy McCall]

34. Loved Black Flag.

Sounds like a cool little store...I'll have to ask my cuz who lives in Dallas if he's ever been there. :D

I need the Sex Pistols' "Flogging a Dead Horse." My other one got stepped on. :(

[derby378]

40. You know, I think they just might have it!

They've got other semi-official Sex Pistols recordings, too.

[Spider Jerusalem]

28. A fountain pen and matching mechanical pencil...

Parker Duofold Junior, late 1920's...

(I used Google to find images that match, since I'm too lazy to take pictures just now)

The pen:


The pencil:


I paid about $80 for the set, which is probably about $200-300 less than I'd have paid had I gotten the same thing from a dealer who specialises in antique writing instruments; the pen was in excellent condition, and only needed a new ink sac, and the pencil works beautifully (and even came with a box of vintage leads circa 1920's or '30's).

[Maddy McCall]

Do you collect antique writing instruments?

That pencil is gorgeous. Quite an unusual item to collect. :thumbsup:

[Spider Jerusalem]

38. Not really, although I've been thinking about starting...

I just appreciate things that are both beautiful and useful, and I've always preferred fountain pens to ballpoints (for reasons of aesthetics and feel...a good fountain pen just glides across the paper, with no real pressure required). I'd been looking for a good fountain pen (the last one I had went missing), and I came across this on Ebay...I'd been considering getting a NEW Parker Duofold, but this was too good a deal to pass up (the lowest I've seen similar pens selling for is in the $200 range, WITHOUT the pencil), and there's something about having something nearly a century old that you use every day that's oddly satisfying, in a way.

[Maddy McCall]

43. I fully understand (and appreciate) what you are saying.

I began collecting old ashtray/lighter sets several years ago. I came across a really nice Ronson table lighter and ashtray from the 1940s--bought it for $5...

Sometimes when you find a really cool item, it just follows naturally that you start collecting. :D

I love that pen/pencil set.

[Spider Jerusalem]

55. Yeah...and Ebay is a great place to start these little obsessions, too...

I'll check the listings occasionally to see if I can come across any more reasonably-priced vintage fountain pens, and lately I've started looking at mechanical watches, too...haven't bought anything yet, but there's a little itch there that I'll probably have to scratch eventually. :)

[Whoa_Nelly]

30. Two things!!

Haven't learned much about this artist c.1930-40s, but have been collecting his Peruvian paintings for a couple of years.

Artist: J. Vera



And bought this book!!! Can hardly wait to read it!

[Maddy McCall]

32. Love the painting.

And I know nothing about the book...looks like it's about governmental surveillance.

I like the painting. Never heard of Vera, either.

:hi:

[Whoa_Nelly]

36. Robert O'Harrow: Saw him on TDS last week

Pretty scary stuff. Data moning and what's going on and what the possibilities are for the future.

Here's an editorial descrip:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743254805/endervidualis-20/102-1122871-3585748

George Orwell envisioned Big Brother as an outgrowth of a looming totalitarian state, but in this timely survey Robert O'Harrow Jr. portrays a surveillance society that's less centralized and more a joint public/private venture. Indeed, the most frightening aspect of the Washington Post reporter's thoroughly researched and naggingly disquieting chronicle lies in the matter-of-fact nature of information hunters and gatherers and the insatiable systems they've concocted. Here is a world where data is gathered by relatively unheralded organizations that smooth the way for commercial entities to find the good customers and avoid dicey ones. Government of course too has an interest in the data that's been mined. Information is power, especially when trying to find the bad guys. The mutually compatible skills and needs shared by private and public snoopers were fusing prior to the attacks of 9/11, but the process has since gone into hyperdrive. O'Harrow weaves together vignettes to record the development of the "security-industrial complex," taking pains to personalize his chronicle of a movement that's remained (perhaps purposefully) faceless. Recognizing the appeal of state-of-the-art systems that can track down a murderer/rapist with heretofore unimaginable speed, the author recognizes, too, that the same devices can mistakenly destroy reputations and cast a pall over a free society. In a post-9/11 world where homeland security often trumps personal liberty, this work is an eye-opener for those who take their privacy for granted. --Steven Stolder

[Maddy McCall]

45. :scared:

Sounds like a good summer read...I'll have to check into it, to see if I can find it at the university library.

:scared:

[Whoa_Nelly]

50. eBay Seller has over a hundred of this book for great price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4608074625&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

$9.50 and $14.45 totla with shipping.

[Whoa_Nelly]

31. Why Maddy McCall! I do declare!

Those boots are total KICK-ASS! :woohoo:

[Maddy McCall]

33. They'll nicely match my purple, yellow, and green feather boa.

;-)

I luvs me some Mardi Gras. :D

[Whoa_Nelly]

42. Promise pics!!!!

Any and all Mardi Gras pics, and some of you in your fancy duds!!

Let us live virtually through you!

[Maddy McCall]

44. LOL.

I'm staying away from cameras on parade day. ;-)

[driver8]

35. I just won this auction today -- stands for my speakers!!

[Maddy McCall]

46. Is shipping going to kill you?

Those are nice! But I bet they're really heavy.

[driver8]

53. Here is the beauty of it...I actually know the guy selling them.

He lives about three miles from me so I am going to pick them up at his house.

I agree -- shipping on these stands would be a bitch. I would not have bid on them if I had to pay that.

[Nicole]

37. Japanese morning glory seeds

[Whoa_Nelly]

41. OMG! What a beautiful flower!

What's your gardening zone? Would they grow in Zone 8?

(Running to get my Sunset's Western Gardener Book.... )

[Nicole]

51. I'm in zone 7

I'm pretty sure they will grow in zone 8.

[Maddy McCall]

47. Beautiful.

I love morning glories. I've never seen one like that, though.

:thumbsup:

[Nicole]

52. You should check the various Japanese morning glories

They are completely different than the standard varieties.

[tuckessee]

Rare Japanese WW2 Guadalcanal map.

Maybe handmade. Paid 86 bucks. It was in a lot with some US WW2 paper ephemera. Now I'll have to spring some extra $$ for an accurate, detailed translation.

[Maddy McCall]

48. Fun project, though, and worth the extra bucks.

From what I can see, it looks hand-drawn and tinted. What a great WWII find.

[derby378]

39. Symphonies of the Planets 4

Just bought it a couple of minutes ago:



Woo-hoo! Space music courtesy of the Voyager probes!

Seriously, it is wonderful for inducing a state of deep relaxation - I already have Volume 1.

Buy one of these CDs and listen to it at night in bed or an easy chair with some great studio monitor headphones, and you'll be in paradise. The infra-bass registers are simply awesome.

[Maddy McCall]

49. Now THAT is an odd purchase.

I'd love to know what it sounds like. :)

[derby378]

56. You can hear a sample of Vol. 1 at this link...

A short excerpt from the beginning - the whole thing is at least 40 minutes long. Enjoy!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000001V2O/sr=8-1/qid=1139488261/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-5938389-8011365?%5Fencoding=UTF8

[Awsi Dooger]

54. Battling Tops

A Christmas present for my nephew:

[Clintmax]

57. The Yellow Wall Phone in this picture:

Love my phones! :woohoo:

[ET Awful]

58. Nothing too exciting - some microfiber towels . . .

For drying my car after washing, no streaks, lint or swirl marks from the towel on my paint :P $17.50 for two 20x40 inch towels. . . not too bad a price.