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January 29, 2005

I Must Go On A Quest

Some of you might recall the last time I set out on an eBay quest. My goal was to score an Apple iPod for less than $50. I didn't succeed but I had a good time, and someone gave me an iPod for Christmas so it was all good in the end.

I also scored a nice pair of vintage sunglasses that so far the kids have left alone.

Well, it's time to play the eBay game again. The rules are simple pick something you would like to have but don't really need, set a ridiculously low budget and start bidding. Torture your readers with regular updates.

This time. I'm going to play the game with a twist. Via circumstances not at all germane to this quest I have a $50 balance in my PayPal account, and I don't know what to do with it so I'm asking for your help. I need suggestions for something to get with my $50. Keep it clean and moderately reasonable. I'm not going to try to by a Porsche for $50 - though that would be sweet. I'll take suggestions through the end of the week or until somebody suggests something absolutely perfect.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 03:19 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment

1 If I had that much riding I would try to find a 45 of this song, I dont remember the title or the artist, [but someone else will I hope} it goes like this " Its your thing...
its your THING ........ do what youre gonna do..
.... I cant tell you who to sock it to..baby
or something Its a great song and I want it played at my funeral good luck!!!!!

Posted by: skinner at January 29, 2005 08:16 PM (skZky)

2 How about something like a scavenger hunt? Find a series of items from eBay for the least amount of money possible (total under $50.00). For instance, the first item might be an autographed picture of Groucho Marx, the second item might be a 1960's era Avon decanter, and so on.

Posted by: Ted at January 30, 2005 03:16 AM (ZjSa7)

3 Hmmm. How about an old Soviet military uniform?

BTW, 2 out of 3 of your movie quote answers were right. I changed some of the quotes...

Posted by: Tuning Spork at January 30, 2005 06:44 AM (Qx5mE)

4 Hmmm...an old Soviet military uniform would be kinda neat. Every now and then, old Navy box kites--the ones used in survival kits--come up for auction. It's possible G.H.W.Bush used one when he was shot down. The kites carried an antenna to use with a radio.

Posted by: Victor at January 31, 2005 05:03 AM (L3qPK)

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