supercheesegirl

I am home from a lovely weekend at the beach with my parents. We went down to Long Beach Island, to the house we've been going to for probably 23 years now. It was wonderful and relaxing (and warm!) and I didn't want to go home. However, when I got home, I got to wander around at the Chestnut Hill arts festival, going on for several blocks all up and down Germantown Avenue. So that was kind of nice.

My first ebay sale was a success--I listed my curvy Gap jeans for $2.99, and they sold for $18.50! I'm surprised. My other items are ending within the next few hours--I don't think I'll be as lucky with any of them. Still, even after paying the ebay selling fees for all ten items I posted, I'll still be ahead with just the jeans sale even if nothing else sells, so that's a nice feeling.

you know, this ebay thing is really just too easy. i've won three auctions. i've spent almost $30. I opened a PayPal account. WDP, me?

PayPal is an asshole, though, because right now they're supposedly offering a $5 bonus to new accounts. but when you get all excited and click on the link to find out what you have to do, you'll see that you get the $5 bonus by not only activating your account and confirming your checking account, etc, but you also have to transfer $250 to your PayPal account AND start a money market fund or something. hello, i'm just here to pay for ebay shit. it's five freakin' bucks, how many hoops do i have to jump through to get it? i don't think i even HAVE $250 to transfer to the PayPal account, let alone start a money market fund. i'm in a position where $5 makes a lot of difference, but noooooooo, i cannot get $5. not fair.

the solution, of course, is to stop using ebay. but i've won three auctions, and it was very exciting, and i've gotten the first positive feedback. only five more positive feedbacks and i get a little star next to my name.

(and just so you know, i'm not entirely new to the ebay thing--i've had an account for a while, i just don't have money and therefore rarely go looking for shit to buy. but now it's christmastime. sheesh.)