Month: February 2010

Nintendo Power Magazine 27 August 91 Star Wars Poster

Realized $2.99 2/25/12


Work At Home (WAH) behind the eight ball

another thunk
“think of something that requires no space” the little voice said

My lovely lifestyle once in a while sets me up and I drown.

If you have something expensive like the Worst Winter That Ever Was you’re going to miss your credit rating and if you pay for everything BEFORE you get it you’re going to resent others who seem to get by “on credit”.

Sometimes there just isn’t enough work.

Sometimes the workplace just goes insane with new safety rules or something (or worse, goes insane with a CEO who really doesn’t get it).

If you’re me, sometimes you’ll sucker for causes that you can’t help, and those suck resources twice as fast as just being stupid, which I often wish I were.

Separates the wheat from the chaff.

What the hell does that even mean?







Sealed Iowa LP Justin Niceswanger / Villain Music

Niceswanger, Justin / Villain Music Sealed Iowa LP – $19.99 : Thingery Shopping, PayPal Spoken Here

Justin Niceswanger LP 2

Justin Niceswanger LP 1

Aretha’s Gold 1969 LP Atlantic SD 8227 VG+

Realized $6.99 8/13/18

Tracks:







Richard Thompson / You? Me? Us? sealed 2 CD

Richard Thompson CD

Disc: 1
1. Razor Dance
2. She Steers by Lightning
3. Dark Hand over My Heart
4. Hide It Away
5. Put It There Pal
6. Business on You
7. No’s Not a Word
8. Am I Wasting My Love on You?
9. Bank Vault in Heaven
10. Ghost of You Walks

Disc: 2
1. Baby Don’t Know What to Do With Herself
2. She Cut off Her Long Silken Hair
3. Hide It Away
4. Burns Supper
5. Train Don’t Leave
6. Cold Kisses
7. Sam Jones
8. Razor Dance
9. Woods of Darney

Realized $22.43 (Amazon) 12/30/10

I Wish My Board Of Directors Would Convene

another thunk
“think of something that requires no space” the little voice said

(I probably also wish I were working on my taxes)

While the clock ticks, I need to decide how to react to eBay’s new pricing structure and present balancing of their site, taking place now.

Without running through the math here, it looks on paper like the best thing for me to do would be to upgrade to the Premium Store (or nomenclature just like that), which is fifty dollars a month. In exchange for that I get all kinds of stuff.

However, in exchange for LESS than that, I can get all kinds of stuff in other places.

One of those other places, Amazon, is easier to use, at least through the process of listing media.

One of them, Ruby Lane, is more tasteful.

One of them, my own site, affords me the most control.

That’s where the issues are: control. eBay deconstructed the “flea market” at least a couple of years ago now, and “flea market” was one of the things that was so cute about me. Now they’re Costco, and I’m not.

Then they beat up the sellers, assuring the shoppers of a good time. I survived that with flying colors only to get bruised over weird stuff like encouraging gambling and illegal activities by selling Coke Rewards Point codes and used High Times Magazines with articles about Jerry Garcia.

The management I originally admired is running for Governor Of California. The Community people I knew are gone. I’m not a Category Voice anymore.

The forward momentum that I enjoy at eBay due to my sterling reputation there does count still in one category: Antiques. They haven’t found a way to slaughter the Antiques auctions yet, and my bread and butter is in there.

Yes, the Premium store looks nice with the bargain Fixed Price rates that are going to be as searchable as they once were before the “rebalance”, but um, the Store Format is irrelevant to that Antiques business.

I don’t have an easy decision to make here, and it’s pretty rarified territory. It’s times like these that I miss the Board Of Directors I’ve never had.







Garo Gilbert “We Don’t Rock” audio

Garo worked for Rainy Day Music and was a personal friend.

We Don’t Rock (audio object: click here)