Andrew Kantor's Place: I’m learning to appreciate eBay

I’m learning to appreciate eBay

Published 6/13/04

I guess that’s old news — everyone I know who’s used eBay sings its praises. Lately, though, it’s been very very good to me.

We’re trying to rid ourselves of all sorts of stuff that we’ve collected over the years — things like our rototiller, our kayaks, and lots of other stuff.

Well, eBay has been the Best Thing Ever. We got $375 for the rototiller that I figured to get a couple of hundred for, tops, at a yard sale. The kayaks that I thought we might get $50 apiece sold for $250 and $300, respectively.

So I’m very pleased, and so are the folks buying this stuff. Everybody wins.

I just put my 1988 MR2 up on eBay Motors, and already have one bid and 12 “watchers” after only about six hours.

The coolest thing is that, about a year ago, I bought eBay stock with my IRA. Turns out to have been a great move — it’s done disturbingly well.

That’s it: Just a shameless plug of sorts.

The Fray

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