USPS Implements New Postage Scheme for Parcels

I sell stuff on eBay and other sites every so often, and my preferred shipping method is the United States Postal Service via Priority Mail.  It’s just so freakin’ convenient when you can print out postage at home and leave the package on your doorstep for pickup.  The price is normally reasonable too, until [...]

eBaying Fool

Woah.  Here’s a little Ooine accounting for you.

I just realized that I’ve sold $1,127.67 worth of stuff on eBay in the last 60 days.  Of that, $625 has gone directly to the bank.  The rest has gone to Fun Things (ie, games), Christmas gifts, Paypal fees, and postage.

Paypal Coupon: $20 off a $50 eBay purchase!

Paypal is running a holiday promotion!  Get $20 cash back on an eBay purchase over $50.  These Paypal deals are pretty rare and highly coveted!  The only rule is that you must sign up by 11/22/2006 in order to qualify.  All you do is give them your email address and you are ready to [...]

Target, I Hate You. eBay, I Hate You.

Today has been a strange day dealing with companies.

I wanted to buy a small toy for my son today at Target.  Two things caused me to pause and wonder if I was in a parallel universe.

You had to insert a quarter into the shopping cart in order to unlock it and use [...]

eBay is Finally Web 2.0

Well it took nearly 10 years, but eBay has finally restructured its listing process due to the advent of Web 2.0.  (Apparently many people hate that term, but I happen to like it.)  What used to be a 5 page listing process has been reduced to 2 lengthy pages that use iFrames, DHTML, and [...]

eBay and My Road-side GameBoy

Well I’ve been an eBaying fool lately.  I’ve sold nearly $400 worth of crap merchandise during the last week.  Remember that GameBoy SP I found on the side of the road?  For some strangely cosmic reason it was bid up to $45 last night.  It’s simply not worth it considering you can buy a [...]

eBay Is Starting to Suck

I’ve been an eBay member since May 7, 1998 and have completed exactly 362 transactions.  Only lately has eBay begun to repulse me.  It’s not eBay, it’s the Users.  No wait… it *is* eBay because they don’t enforce their own rules.

I was just looking for a specific book called "The Game Design Reader" [...]