D Minus 6
Posted By Russ Emerson on November 13, 2007 at 9:14 pm
I think I’ve mentioned before that one of the things I’ve been inspired to do lately is to dispose of much of the accumulated cruft taking up space in my attic. Having been on the verge of being diagnosed with a fatal disease tends to put things in perspective.
Much of what I’m disposing of might be considered prime eBay fodder. So, yes, I’m selling things that some people would look at as collectible, some things it pains me a little bit to part with. Books, old hobby materials, and my huge collection of board-style wargames from the heyday of Avalon Hill and SPI.
Too bad. It’s outta here. I’m de-complicating my life, and that means it all goes.
What no one ever said, though, was how much of a pain it is to list things on eBay. I mean, everything listed needs some sort of reasonably accurate description, and most of what I’m selling has to be minutely inventoried, to make sure the myriad small bits are present. So all day, I’ve been counting and counting and counting. Egads.
One really ought not to advertise something as being 100% complete if it really isn’t.
Being tagged a fraud would be a very bad thing.
Unless one really is a fraud.
Which I’m not.