eBay sUrvey, tOday -hOoray

[Elspode]

Are you an eBay addict? - No. I can't afford to be addicted to anything.

Are you scared of eBay? - No, just cautious, as I tend to be about most things.

Do you buy and sell or just buy/just sell? - Used to sell quite a bit, now its about 50/50.

How often? - 5-6 times a year?

Do you pay attention to shipping costs? - Yes

Do you eBay when drunk/other other influences? - I don't avoid it when drunk.

If so, does this lead to stupid decisions? - Probably

Do you watch your "rating" like Lumberjim used to watch his post count? - No

Have you any eBay purchase regrets? - Yes...a guitar. It had been described honestly, but I simply wasn't smart enough to relate the description to the cause of what I thought was a cosmetic issue...it turned out to be a badly warped neck, rendering the instrument unplayable.

Do you ever buy things just because they are bargains, then found a need for them? - no

Do you browse or search for specific things? - Almost always.

Do you watch s&h costs and mentally include them in the price? - Yes, always.

What's you best bargain ever? - Nothing spectacular...cables and chargers for phones and such seem to be the best deals on Ebay.

What's your worst disaster ever? - The guitar above, and the fact that I recently sold about $600 worth of radio control airplane gear and only yielded about $75 out of it due to a massive miscalculation on my part over shipping.

What is your most "unusual" purchase on Ebay? - All my buys have been pretty mundane. I guess it was a MIDI arpeggiator for a synthesizer.

Do you buy used or new or both? - Both

Do you "subscribe" to particular vendors? - No

Do you use an automatic "sniper" to bid for you? - No

Do you use eBay as a price index for purchases elsewhere? - Sure