The wonders of the internet can appeal to pretty much any persons interests and for some reason if it can't, then that person can make a webpage about their interests and therefore it will.
This 'E' I write about is far from new but something I feel I am slowly getting addicted too as the weeks progress. I have had a run in with it in the past, it wasnt the best experience so I kicked the habit as fast as I could and have been clean of it for going on 4 years.
This 'E' is E-bay.
How many times have I found myself looking through other people's unwanted items that I myself DONT want either. There is always that initial item that I open up the webpage to check out to see if I could find it at a reasonable price but once my search is complete I find myself satisfied with my results and wanting to find more.
It reminds me of a garage sale but with glamour shots and without the lingering dusty aroma.
Fortunately I almost all of the time talk myself out of spending the money on old action figures or sports memorbelia. What is it about an attractive intital 0.99c bid offer that can persuade users into believing that "I really would love to have a used set of 1990 x-men trading cards?" My saviour in this constant battle with Ebay is the fact that I do not have a Credit Card because I do not trust myself with money. I wont even go to the mall half the time with my debit card or with over $20 in cash because I'm sure that I will find something in some store that catches my fancy and can make me believe that "Yes, I do need a $45 Zippo lighter even though I dont smoke."
During my darkest hours of search I will try to find friends that have Ebay accounts or credit cards and get them to bid on the items for me. I truly weep for the day when I finally decide that I trust myself with money and get that Credit Card because I'm sure I will have got one for the simple fact that I have talked myself into it and one of the reasons was to get something off Ebay.
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