glassgrl
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posted on January 25, 2007 10:44:33 AM new
You know you've been on Ebay too long when you get a package and the first thing you think is "WOW what a great box!"
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toasted36
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posted on January 25, 2007 11:19:42 AM new
ROFL glassgrl...been there ! I just got a great big bubble mailer from one of my survey site and said oh boy I can reuse this soon lol
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amber
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posted on January 25, 2007 11:54:33 AM new
My family always laughs at me at Christmas as I grab boxes, bubble wrap, peanuts etc. before they get thrown in the garbage.
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roadsmith
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posted on January 25, 2007 01:15:51 PM new
LOL. I buy postcards for our museum, and when a really good bubble envelope comes with one, I grab it and reuse it. Always looking for a way to reduce my overhead.
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niel35
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posted on January 25, 2007 01:37:52 PM new
when you drive down the street on trash pickup day and study each box that is thrown out to see if you can use it. Also in the alleys behind stores.
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amber
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posted on January 25, 2007 01:47:01 PM new
My husband won't let me do that, and as I don't drive, I have to rely on him to take me. I do however go to the local appliance store, and go into their dumpster shed to find sheets of Syrofoam for lining boxes of china, my husband can go into the store and pretend he's not with me!
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glassgrl
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posted on January 25, 2007 01:59:14 PM new
Furniture stores are the BEST for packing materials.
Our local store is so eager to give it away they say "can we help you load you up 'mam?"
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glassgrl
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posted on January 25, 2007 02:01:46 PM new
eeek! knology has s*cked today. they've been offline almost all day.
[ edited by glassgrl on Jan 25, 2007 02:04 PM ]
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cblev65252
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posted on January 25, 2007 02:29:27 PM new
You know you've been on Ebay too long when. . .you can't admire a piece of ______(insert porcelain, pottery, glass) at someone's house without first looking for the mark on the bottom! It's especially bad when you find yourself doing that at restaurants!
Cheryl
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irked
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posted on January 25, 2007 02:37:29 PM new
As you open your gift at Christmas or what ever and they tell you they put in plenty of packing materials for you to reuse.
Oh one other one when your kids open their presents you tell them you want the box back.
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roadsmith
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posted on January 25, 2007 03:15:14 PM new
Yep to all of the above. A-a-a-a-a-a-nd have you turned over a cup that had something IN IT?!!! Yikes.
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A person who is nice to you but rude to a waiter is not a
nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.) ~Dave Barry
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blueyes29
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posted on January 25, 2007 03:58:14 PM new
I've done this before, "cble", when visiting friends...and I've even been so bold as to suggest that if they ever want to "downsize", I'd be happy to sell the item on eBay!
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otteropp
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posted on January 25, 2007 04:28:42 PM new
Cble...laughed and giggled when we read that you turn over the china...I do too and thought I was the only one!
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birgittaw
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posted on January 25, 2007 05:28:10 PM new
you start a conversation with a total stranger at an auction two hours away from home, and he mentions one of the items he had listed on eBay the week before. Ah yes, I remember seeing those! Worst part? I even told him (correctly) what his Fixed Price price was ....
True story.
B/
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roadsmith
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posted on January 25, 2007 05:42:51 PM new
Honestly, I start feeling a bit ghoulish and greedy when I visit a friend's home, looking around for what I could sell. It's so ingrained by this time!
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A person who is nice to you but rude to a waiter is not a
nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.) ~Dave Barry
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on January 25, 2007 06:23:06 PM new
When you run out of tape while wrapping Christmas presents and just grab the shipping tape to finish up. 
Diane
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mamachia
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posted on January 25, 2007 06:25:24 PM new
you dumpster dive in your own home when your hubby throws a lap top away & you retrieve it too put it on Ebay.
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photosensitive
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posted on January 25, 2007 06:48:21 PM new
...when you look at a weird shaped dog biscuit and think "Wonder if that would sell on eBay?"
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dreamaid
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posted on January 25, 2007 07:46:59 PM new
when you recognize a car that just pulled up to the same rummage sale as you, and jump out so fast you don't even turn your car off because that other guy "always grabs the good stuff first"
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toasted36
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posted on January 25, 2007 08:16:43 PM new
lol dreamaid or worse you pull up to a yard sale and say you should just go ahead to the next one because that butt head that grabs all the good stuff is already here..arghhh !! I hate that. Same faces week after week.
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rhpepsi
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posted on January 26, 2007 05:35:04 AM new
You know you've been on Ebay too long when....your son comes from school with a note from ...
His BUS DRIVER....that she has a piece of furniture she would like to sell!!
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pixiamom
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posted on January 26, 2007 05:42:23 AM new
LOL rhpepsi!
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bjboswell
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posted on January 26, 2007 06:00:48 AM new
LOL TO ALL OF THE ABOVE + IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT MY AUCTIONS THIS WEEK I HAVE 8 OR SO ITEMS THAT CAME OUT OF OUR CHURCH KITCHEN! WELL HECK WE HAD TO CLEAN THE CUPBOARDS AND IT IS GOOD STUFF! STORE IT,THROW IT AWAY, OR SELL IT ON EBAY! WHAT CHOICE DID I HAVE! WE ARE HAVING A NEW KITCHEN PUT IN... TOOK IT TO THE WALLS, NEW INSULATION THE WORKS! I WASN'T JUST "RUMMAGING"!
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amber
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posted on January 26, 2007 06:28:20 AM new
when you walk up to a rummage sale and hear the owner mention "eBay", and you turn round and walk away.
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mingotree
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posted on January 26, 2007 09:06:52 AM new
When you hope you don't get bids so you don't have to look for a box or pack anything....
My wish comes true far too often
Then I KNOW it's time for a break!
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