thewholenineyards
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posted on September 18, 2001 08:32:41 PM
Does anyone else have family members that do or say this? 
I was at my mother's tonight. It is routinely habit for me to scan the rooms of ANY house I'm in thinking "Wow I'd like to sell that" or "Man, THAT would probably sell well!".
Well I was looking through my mom's video cabinet and found a video of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", which I had just mentioned the other day I wanted to see as I had not seen it in a long time.
The FIRST THING MY MOTHER SAID was "Don't sell that on eBay! I WANT that back!!!" I tried to look offended. I really did. But it was useless. She knows me. I wonder if everyone thinks " She's coming to the house! Hide ANYTHING that's valuable she might want to sell it on eBay!"
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sparkz
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posted on September 18, 2001 08:44:30 PM
My wife has a fit when she catches me turning a plate over in a restaurant to check the potters mark. My friends and relatives don't worry about me trying to list their stuff on Ebay anymore. They've gotten to the point they lock their doors whenever they see me backing my pickup into their driveways.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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ddhafe
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posted on September 18, 2001 09:42:00 PM
I have the same problem, I walk into someone's home and I start scanning the room thinking....yep, that would go on ebay. Then I feel terrible for thinking that way.
I guess I don't feel terrible for too long .
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richierich
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posted on September 18, 2001 09:51:08 PM
My 9 yr old says "Now that's ebayable!"
My family too thinks I will sell everything. My mom past on several years ago. I finally made it home to get some dolls she left for my girls. I really got the feeling that my brothers all thought I was picking them up to sell on ebay. Gosh, I would never do that. Although, while home and looking around I decided I'd have to move there to sell it all. And grandpa while I got to go in the attic. My oh my! I just said "Do not throw anything away". It would take years to sell all that ebayable stuff!
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kathyg
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posted on September 18, 2001 10:01:21 PM
I am the proud caretaker of every piece of clothing and every toy my husband ever owned. He just turned 45.
The GI Joes and James Bond stuff alone will make you drool. My mother-in-law was a compulsive shopper who worked in the children's department of a Carson Pirie Scott store throughout the 60s and 70s. She was even bought a lavish collection of Barbie dolls, I guess for the daughter she never had.
Much of it has come down to me now, with the constant reminder of "Don't sell that on eBay". We eat dinner with the Barbie dolls and watch TCM with GI Joe in his MIB Space Capsule. Our house is actually fairly large, but the stuff just keeps on coming.
Just recently, she decided to let loose of her vast Hello Kitty collection (all vintage 1976 stuff) and she was amazed at what a small portion of it did on eBay, as she considered it the least worthy.
These are good problems to have.
[ edited by kathyg on Sep 18, 2001 10:03 PM ]
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bidsbids
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posted on September 18, 2001 10:40:16 PM
Right after Christmas all the not-so-great gifts get the eBayable scrutiny.
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mallary
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posted on September 19, 2001 02:03:59 AM
How about this...anything comes up misplaced or missing around my house and it's "Mallary! Did you sell my ~ ~ ~ on eBay?" Til its found, I'm on the suspect list for nabbing it!
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antiquealley
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posted on September 19, 2001 03:17:42 AM
Boy, this thread suits me to a "t".
For years my family has looked at me suspiciously when things go missing. If we have an actual garage sale, forget it! My father and mother say they have to nail down everything in the house.
One year, I had a neat retro cannister set; I had allowed Mom and Dad to use the matching bread basket. Well, when the cannister set went onto the garage sale table, I had no recourse but to go into their house and "borrow back" the bread basket so it could complete the set.
I still get flack over that one!
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thedewey
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posted on September 19, 2001 03:20:30 AM
My mom always tries to buy me clothes for Christmas and birthdays, and her taste and my taste clash awfully. She likes "dainty and feminine lace and flowers" and I like "solid colors and comfort". And what she buys me usually doesn't fit, anyway.
My stepfather is now an active eBayer, so I had to get an alternate ID just so I could "exchange" her gifts for something more in line with my style, without her finding out. (In other words, I sell them, and then buy something *I* like.) I don't want to hurt her feelings, but it's better than her gifts just sitting in the back of my closet. At least SOMEbody is wearing them.
I don't mean that I don't appreciate what she gives me (I truly do), but I wish she'd just give me the money and let me pick out my own clothes! 
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dixiebee
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posted on September 19, 2001 03:56:47 AM
I have a friend who sold me his Tennessee Titans tickets at face value (plus I have to buy him dinner one night) with the stipulation that I would not turn around and sell them on eBay. The nerve! Would I ever do that?
bidsbids: My husband's family always gives us items that makes me wonder if they really do know us very well at all. I have been in his family now for going on 25 years and I don't collect any animal-related items. Not now, not ever! I have received numerous cats, horses, chickens, roosters, dogs and geese. My husband and I both joke that as we are opening these presents and making the obligatory "niceties" what we are really thinking is How much do you think I could get for this on eBay?
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toomanycomics
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posted on September 19, 2001 08:35:00 AM
hmmm.. mostly I hear is:
"NO you are NOT selling this at ebay"
then I'll whine
 the one and only toomanycomics on AW!
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Septembermom
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posted on September 19, 2001 09:11:52 AM
I have that same problem only the things are mine in my mothers china cabinet, which is a 40's cabinet and very beautiful. My mom passed away and we divided her things between 3 of us. I put all mine in the china cabinet and I just can't seem to get rid of them. Most of the items I do not collect. A C&S collection, glassware and many other items. Why, can't I sell it....I have one daughter and have offered her anything she wants including the china cabinet and she doesn't want anything. I told her just wait. lol
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mballai
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posted on September 19, 2001 10:32:54 AM
Almost anything probably has a place somewhere on eBay, but I wonder if when we start thinking about what will or will not sell on eBay, we don't misvalue many things. After all, many things go for a fraction of their worth and a lot of garbage fetches far more than it should. In other words, eBay prices are out of touch with reality. I'd hate to think that bidders and sellers might find their grip on reality to be in sync with those prices....
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CAgrrl
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posted on September 19, 2001 02:18:59 PM
I have a related problem. Sometimes when I'm looking for something, and I start yelling "honey, where's my -------?" my boyfriend will answer "you sold that on ebay, remember?" LOL.
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carat01
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posted on September 19, 2001 03:11:14 PM
I was up in Newport, RI over the weekend. Talk about looking everything over - you should have heard my brain while going through the mansions. Surprised my husband didn't frisk me on the way out! All I could think was "Wow, that would go great on eBay!", finally just started laughing at myself.
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ewora
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posted on September 19, 2001 04:10:22 PM
I will sell just about anything on e-bay. When people ask me what I sell my standard reply is now....Second Hand Interesting Things. (hint-it's an acronym)
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MrsSantaClaus
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posted on September 19, 2001 08:31:01 PM
It's pretty bad when my 4-year-old says
Mama please don't sell my toy on eBay.
Talk about a guilt trip ... the big problem is she is usually talking about something that I bought specifically to sell on eBay.
Wanna guess who usually wins?
You're right ... CURLY
What's a Mama to do?
BECKY
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ibuypaper
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posted on September 19, 2001 08:56:43 PM
Everyone knows to lock up everything in their house (I am a Second Hand Interesting Thing seller too!)when I come over.
But what ebay RUINED for me were:
MOVIES.
I lose the plot thread when something in the background appears... EBAY! EBAY!
For example, in JAWS... Sheriff is talking to crazy shark hunter in a garage... and on the shelves behind them are about 10 to 15 exquisite old Texaco Oil and Lube cans. Yum yum.
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bidsbids
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posted on September 19, 2001 10:41:41 PM
Dixiebee .. I can certainly relate to your post. My mother will buy me clothes that even the late Carl Sagan would never would haved dreamed of wearing in public.
I think that's why there's so many clothing items in thrift store that still have all the original tags.
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