Post #77998 by Atomic Cocktail on Thu, Feb 26, 2004 12:05 AM

Hey I think the list goes like this:

obtain the item at garage sale
poorly photograph the item
get cheapest photo hosting
use your computer some more
write a misleading and garbled description
spend 2 minutes to type in a form
impatiently wait a week
email the buyer a cryptic message
Guess at shipping charges and multiple x 10
impatiently wait for the money
save old newspapers
wrap in one piece newspaper
charge the customer $3.00 "handling charge" for .001 cent tape and free USPS Priority box
tape with one piece scotch tape.
Get your fat ass of the couch and go to post office 3 weeks after receiving money.

The effort? It's called BUSINESS! I think what is bothering folks is the misuse of keywords that do not even remotely describe the item being sold.

The antique and "collectibles" business has always had it share of the ignorant, the weaver of tall-tales and the downright criminal. It just seems that more and more they are concentrated in one place-eBay.