cta
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posted on November 7, 2004 08:30:34 AM new
I just read a thread from micmic66 where eBay profits just paid for a new snowmobile for an early Xmas gift.
So that brought up a fun question: What great item(s) have eBay funds afforded you? Mine is a biggie...eBay profits are funding a 36 ft. Class A Motorhome (it is currently sitting in my driveway for the entire winter because RV season is over in Maine). So without eBay, we wouldn't have it.
So, what toys do your eBay profits pay for?
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ltray
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posted on November 7, 2004 08:50:24 AM new
Good going CTA!
I hope to be RV ready once Ebay helps me clean out my garage, storage shed and multiple closets.
For me , it is not about what I can buy with Ebay profits. It is all about what I canget rid of with the least emotional pain, lol.
I'm a hopeless packrat and getting $$$ for my stuff makes it easier to clean house, lol.
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stopwhining
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posted on November 7, 2004 08:54:07 AM new
I bot a house- 3 bedrooms ,2 car garage on a large lot
-sig file -------Life is one big happy 'All You Can Eat' buffet .
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Kevinatgrannys
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posted on November 7, 2004 09:19:44 AM new
Lets see, what have I bought with me ebay profits. Food, Utilities, Clothes, a new heater. Oh yea, I also paid off my house this summer. Sorry, nothing glamorous, just making a living.
Kevin
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ebayvet
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posted on November 7, 2004 10:05:31 AM new
Personally, I am buying a retirement. In the past year, I purchased an investment property (duplex) and I have been fully funding our ROTH IRA's and contributing a lot to a SEP. I did splurge and purchased a new Ford Explorer, it is nice to have a SUV for those big post office trips. I'll probably take a summer vacation, not sure where yet. Last summer was Alaska. Because of ebay at least for me, life is good!
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Libra63
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posted on November 7, 2004 10:18:31 AM new
Wow I wish I could do that. How many hours in a day do you guys work? Inquiring minds would like to know.
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Kevinatgrannys
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posted on November 7, 2004 10:42:22 AM new
Some days as much as 14 hours and others none at all. Just depends. Do I get to count the time that I spend each week at my importer's???
Kevin
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fenix03
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posted on November 7, 2004 11:28:55 AM new
In a couple more months.... Mexican Residency 
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
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dadofstickboy
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posted on November 7, 2004 11:38:47 AM new
Ebay has bought me a Big Tax write Off!
Which makes me happy!
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micmic66
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posted on November 7, 2004 12:02:21 PM new
Besides my new Ski-Doo, ebay has afforded me the pleasure of NEVER EVER working part time for anyone ever again. I spend 7-8hrs a week hitting 12-20 garegae sales, packing & shipping and make far more loot than I ever maid working at the "Instant Oil Change" "Pizza Hut" or anywhere else. I am my boss now and that is the way it will stay!
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replaymedia
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posted on November 7, 2004 12:04:11 PM new
Paying 100% of my personal bills and partially funding some of a University education.
For Xmas, I might splurge on either a PDA or satellite radio if I can find one that works the way I want.
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We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing -- Anonymous
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twig125silver
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posted on November 7, 2004 05:48:49 PM new
Last year I was able to pay off 3 credit cards and close the accounts!
My daughter graduated from college last May and I was financially able to help her out when needed. (She also held two part-time job while in school!)
But I would, by no means, be able to quit my full-time job.
ltray- I could probably sell just from my house for years! I still have some of my clothes from the 70's...lol! We also used to have a B&M store, so I have crates of stuff from there to list and we just remodeled, so nothing I have really goes, yet I can't part with it!
terryann
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ltray
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posted on November 7, 2004 06:03:46 PM new
I know how you feel TerryAnn. Much of what I am selling now has been packed away for over 12 years and yet I want to keep it. Who knows, one of these days when I build that dream house, it might all fit, right?
Nah, ain't gonna happen! So I am finally starting to part with it.
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classicrock000
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posted on November 7, 2004 07:07:25 PM new
me and the wife bought a retreat in Tahiti
and a mansion in Beverly Hills,and last summer we got an airstream jet, and I only do this part time.
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niel35
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posted on November 8, 2004 05:00:41 AM new
Rock - I bet your nose is getting longer and longer
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katiyana
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posted on November 8, 2004 09:25:56 AM new
A husband - I paid for our wedding with eBay $.
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eagleedc
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posted on November 8, 2004 09:38:17 AM new
I bought my time back.
Quit my day job almost a year ago. Full time dad now. woohoo!
We've been all over the U.S. this summer, life is like a constant vacation. My wife just finished her bachelors this spring... she is a very educated full time mom now.
-Rob
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classicrock000
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posted on November 8, 2004 09:45:04 AM new
"Rock - I bet your nose is getting longer and longer"
Niel-thats NOT my nose
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OhMsLucy
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posted on November 8, 2004 10:13:34 AM new
Classic, you are SO BAD!!! 
I bought all new appliances and forced air heating system for my house.
Well, except for the stove. That antique's never gonna go! Makes such wonderful aebleskiver.  I'm going to have the top and burners re-porcelained this year, thanks to eBay.
Lucy
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leapfrogger
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posted on November 8, 2004 10:17:55 AM new
Made my house payment for the past 4 years! Plus a lot of nice furnishings, dance lessons for my daughter, camps, etc. You won't hear me complaining about ebay!
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neglus
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posted on November 8, 2004 11:36:58 AM new
Really exciting things..like a new roof and college tuition for two daughters...going on a cruise in Feb...and a nice tax write off!
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"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh@#...what a ride!"
http://stores.ebay.com/Moody-Mommys-Marvelous-Postcards
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HelgaGPataki
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posted on November 8, 2004 11:53:20 AM new
It helps me put gas in my car to get to work, stuff like that.
I haven't made enough to make a real big purchase but I'm HOPING to make enough to get a DVD recorder some day 
I keep waiting for the whole Christmas rush thing...
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ninerfanzz
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posted on November 8, 2004 12:05:47 PM new
refurnished my entire home, remodeled the kitchen, bought a timeshare, bought 4 Lakers season tickets and I am currently in the market for a new HDTV or plasma screen. Havent decided quite yet. I am saving up for a few home and a boat as well.
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logansdad
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posted on November 8, 2004 12:58:32 PM new
A husband - I paid for our wedding with eBay $.
Gives an new meaning to mail order bride (groom in this case)
Q. What's the difference between the Vietnam War and the Iraq War?
A. George W. Bush had a plan to get out of the Vietnam War.
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There's an old saying in Tennessee I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee that says, fool me once, shame on shame on you. Fool me you can't get fooled again." George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
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"Give it up for George W. Bush, the best friend international jihad ever had."
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cta
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posted on November 9, 2004 01:19:58 PM new
What great responses! Glad to hear some people are making a good living doing eBay. Especially classicrock. God knows...we have to put up with some real winners, but it sure beats working for someone else doesn't it?
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MAH645
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posted on November 9, 2004 06:50:16 PM new
Pays all the bills,buys groceries,gas for the car and gives me mad money to blow. Just bought a new sewing machine.
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Two men sit behind bars,one sees mud the other sees stars.
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classicrock000
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posted on November 9, 2004 06:56:02 PM new
refurnished my entire home, remodeled the kitchen, bought a timeshare, bought 4 Lakers season tickets and I am currently in the market for a new HDTV or plasma screen. Havent decided quite yet. I am saving up for a few home and a boat as well."
Niner-you might want to check into a LCD screen-I have heard recently that plasma screens have a high repair rate.
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stonecold613
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posted on November 9, 2004 09:35:04 PM new
It pays for my extras.
I took the kids out to see their Grandparents twice in Oregon over the past two years. Quite the ordeal when you consider where they live, you have to take one of those taridactle planes like on the Flintstones to get there.
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Alive in 2005
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