In line with our Big Plans for WD, Shelley and I went paperclip swapping and ended up with a bunch of items. Our final list:
1 Clinique 125ml Dramatically Different Pump moisturizer (which I'm going to list on eBay tonight, and get around $50 for. Minus all eBay fees, when I sell it, we'll end up with around $20 each. Which is $10 an hour if you consider it. Which is also better than if I got a job. Which is really good, considering all the exercise and people skills we've gained. We're one small step closer to WD!)
2 One bike, which I doubt we'll be able to sell, even though the tyre is only flat. I mean, a NEW kids bicycle sells for around $100 on eBay, and ours is old, scratched and in terrible condition. My mother dearest says we should have kept the mini guitar/ukele. Whatever that thing was. She said bike major downgrade from guitar. Nevertheless we have learned not to trade things backwards. Let's make an emphasis on better not bigger. I mean, didn't we swap that little tennis ball for that NEW footyball which was swapped for an OLD BIG tennis ball?
Anyway, about the bike, I don't think it's salvagable.
3 One Breakfast tray: Hey, do you want me to buy some wood paint and we'll decorate it and then try to sell it, or do you want to try selling it anyway. I did some research and it seems as though we might be able to get around $30 for it. Even though it's used. Have a look: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280297761113&category=162789
It's similar to ours yeah?
What about this one: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350148063872&category=20548 <--- I swear, ours looks EXACTLY like that one. Except ours is slightly dustier. You were right, the breakfast tray is worth more than that man shirt.
4 Some Christmas gift bags, which will be used this year's Christmas for giving gifts.
5 One cap.
6 Some sunscreen. That nice lady said it was NEW, but it's not. It's like half-full, but whatever. That rose water cologne she gave us got us the Clinique thing that's worth like $50.
Hey, you have all the photos. I was going to take photos with my phone and upload them to record how we went with the words above but yeah.
I was actually sorta disappointed with what we ended up with in the beginning, but I'm sorta seeing it now as we turned 3 (or was it 4?) paperclips into $50. In two hours. I think we're pretty damned good! :)
16 January 2009
All in a day's work
In line with our Big Plans for WD, Shelley and I went paperclip swapping and ended up with a bunch of items. Our final list:
1 Clinique 125ml Dramatically Different Pump moisturizer (which I'm going to list on eBay tonight, and get around $50 for. Minus all eBay fees, when I sell it, we'll end up with around $20 each. Which is $10 an hour if you consider it. Which is also better than if I got a job. Which is really good, considering all the exercise and people skills we've gained. We're one small step closer to WD!)
2 One bike, which I doubt we'll be able to sell, even though the tyre is only flat. I mean, a NEW kids bicycle sells for around $100 on eBay, and ours is old, scratched and in terrible condition. My mother dearest says we should have kept the mini guitar/ukele. Whatever that thing was. She said bike major downgrade from guitar. Nevertheless we have learned not to trade things backwards. Let's make an emphasis on better not bigger. I mean, didn't we swap that little tennis ball for that NEW footyball which was swapped for an OLD BIG tennis ball?
Anyway, about the bike, I don't think it's salvagable.
3 One Breakfast tray: Hey, do you want me to buy some wood paint and we'll decorate it and then try to sell it, or do you want to try selling it anyway. I did some research and it seems as though we might be able to get around $30 for it. Even though it's used. Have a look: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280297761113&category=162789
It's similar to ours yeah?
What about this one: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350148063872&category=20548 <--- I swear, ours looks EXACTLY like that one. Except ours is slightly dustier. You were right, the breakfast tray is worth more than that man shirt.
4 Some Christmas gift bags, which will be used this year's Christmas for giving gifts.
5 One cap.
6 Some sunscreen. That nice lady said it was NEW, but it's not. It's like half-full, but whatever. That rose water cologne she gave us got us the Clinique thing that's worth like $50.
Hey, you have all the photos. I was going to take photos with my phone and upload them to record how we went with the words above but yeah.
I was actually sorta disappointed with what we ended up with in the beginning, but I'm sorta seeing it now as we turned 3 (or was it 4?) paperclips into $50. In two hours. I think we're pretty damned good! :)
1 Clinique 125ml Dramatically Different Pump moisturizer (which I'm going to list on eBay tonight, and get around $50 for. Minus all eBay fees, when I sell it, we'll end up with around $20 each. Which is $10 an hour if you consider it. Which is also better than if I got a job. Which is really good, considering all the exercise and people skills we've gained. We're one small step closer to WD!)
2 One bike, which I doubt we'll be able to sell, even though the tyre is only flat. I mean, a NEW kids bicycle sells for around $100 on eBay, and ours is old, scratched and in terrible condition. My mother dearest says we should have kept the mini guitar/ukele. Whatever that thing was. She said bike major downgrade from guitar. Nevertheless we have learned not to trade things backwards. Let's make an emphasis on better not bigger. I mean, didn't we swap that little tennis ball for that NEW footyball which was swapped for an OLD BIG tennis ball?
Anyway, about the bike, I don't think it's salvagable.
3 One Breakfast tray: Hey, do you want me to buy some wood paint and we'll decorate it and then try to sell it, or do you want to try selling it anyway. I did some research and it seems as though we might be able to get around $30 for it. Even though it's used. Have a look: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280297761113&category=162789
It's similar to ours yeah?
What about this one: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350148063872&category=20548 <--- I swear, ours looks EXACTLY like that one. Except ours is slightly dustier. You were right, the breakfast tray is worth more than that man shirt.
4 Some Christmas gift bags, which will be used this year's Christmas for giving gifts.
5 One cap.
6 Some sunscreen. That nice lady said it was NEW, but it's not. It's like half-full, but whatever. That rose water cologne she gave us got us the Clinique thing that's worth like $50.
Hey, you have all the photos. I was going to take photos with my phone and upload them to record how we went with the words above but yeah.
I was actually sorta disappointed with what we ended up with in the beginning, but I'm sorta seeing it now as we turned 3 (or was it 4?) paperclips into $50. In two hours. I think we're pretty damned good! :)
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Lee said...
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I think so too. I think we need a way of saying: you skimp! thats not better than what we have! or No deal. I think we need to value things more carefully. If only we had our own gibberish language.
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January 17, 2009 at 8:00 PM
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marshmellow_cheeks said...
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Haha, I know. The other day, Michelle was like "I wish I could speak Vietnamese so when I talk to you no one will understand." And I was like "I'd rather know how to speak Cantonese, and then I could understand what most of the people at school are conversing about." The three of us should get together and make up a secret gibberish language!
Yeah, I think that if someone offers us something crappy, we should just make an excuse like it's too hard to carry (like the bike) or just "thanks, but I think we'll hold onto what we have." And I've learned that bigger isn't always better.
Ooh, posted the moisturizer onto eBay. I included a free eyeshadow thing Clinique sent me a while ago. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330301370359&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:AU:1123
I usually start my items at .99 because people perceive that it's cheap. And that way, I get more people putting the item on their watch list and bidding. :) -
January 17, 2009 at 8:20 PM
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Lee said...
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KNICKERS!!!!
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January 17, 2009 at 9:08 PM
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marshmellow_cheeks said...
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Gosh, I know! Let's make ours with silks and expensive lace. With our vintage-y style. And you know, corsets aren't that hard to make. And talking about corsets, I haven't worn mine in ages. I'm still waiting for you to buy one (that seems less likely with each passing day) so that we can be uncomfortable together. :)
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January 17, 2009 at 9:22 PM
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Lee said...
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oh i'm so into gothic victorian right now. yum yum!!!! m... frothing at the mouth once again. i'm going to draw up some possibilities.
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January 17, 2009 at 9:36 PM
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I think so too. I think we need a way of saying: you skimp! thats not better than what we have! or No deal. I think we need to value things more carefully. If only we had our own gibberish language.
Haha, I know. The other day, Michelle was like "I wish I could speak Vietnamese so when I talk to you no one will understand." And I was like "I'd rather know how to speak Cantonese, and then I could understand what most of the people at school are conversing about." The three of us should get together and make up a secret gibberish language!
Yeah, I think that if someone offers us something crappy, we should just make an excuse like it's too hard to carry (like the bike) or just "thanks, but I think we'll hold onto what we have." And I've learned that bigger isn't always better.
Ooh, posted the moisturizer onto eBay. I included a free eyeshadow thing Clinique sent me a while ago. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330301370359&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:AU:1123
I usually start my items at .99 because people perceive that it's cheap. And that way, I get more people putting the item on their watch list and bidding. :)
KNICKERS!!!!
Gosh, I know! Let's make ours with silks and expensive lace. With our vintage-y style. And you know, corsets aren't that hard to make. And talking about corsets, I haven't worn mine in ages. I'm still waiting for you to buy one (that seems less likely with each passing day) so that we can be uncomfortable together. :)
oh i'm so into gothic victorian right now. yum yum!!!! m... frothing at the mouth once again. i'm going to draw up some possibilities.
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