Post #56783 by Kono on Fri, Oct 24, 2003 7:20 PM

Aaarrrgghhh...

Just got struck in the face with a big fat dose of reality and it stings a bit. I recently restructured a loan to get it paid off quicker and I knew that I was going to have to buckle down and reign in my loose spending habits. Well, knowing it and really knowing it enough to actually do it are two separate things. I've been spending free and easy as ever and my bank statement just slugged me hard in the gut. Gotta go back to Home Depot tomorrow and return all those cool tools I bought to start carving tikis (I will be back one day soon though!). And that bums the shiznit out of me...

Anyway, to the point, I'm a long long time ebay buyer. I'd be scared to know how much I've spent on ebay. But I've never sold a single thing. It's time. I need a little eating and drinking money. I'm not selling any tiki stuff, just some of the other tons of flotsam and jetsam I've accumulated over the years. Do any of you experienced ebay sellers have any tips for making my selling experience go smoother? Like picture hosting services that might be better than ebay's? Like where's a good place to get shipping boxes? Like who's best to ship with, UPS or USPS? How can I save a buck or two? I'm reading the ebay tutorial for selling and I'm going to do a google search but I'd appreciate any tips or insight you fine folks might have. The bank statement says we're on DEFCON 5 and the selling's gonna start tomorrow. Mahalo.