I thought I had escaped the soul-sucking monster that is eBay, but, sadly, I have not.
I collect a certain cartoon character* that is not readily available in its own merchandising, so I’m always on the hunt looking for it, and have a few modest items in my growing collection. There is one particular item I’ve been looking for since I first saw it (and, of course, didn’t buy it when I did) about three years ago - in fact, my whole family has been on the hunt for it. I always figured I’d be able to find it on eBay one of these days, but never seriously looked for it.
Well, I finally got around to it, and now I’m hooked.
I set up search parameters and eBay kindly (HA!) sends me e-mail any time a new item is listed with those keywords, and I’m suddenly finding out that, indeed, there is quite a larger number of items with this character than I had thought (still amazingly small compared to the likes of Bugs Bunny or Mickey Mouse or such, but still more than I thought).
And I want it all.
Good news is, I did find the thing I was specifically looking for right off the bat, and got it for a very, very paltry sum. But then I saw a lithograph. Then original sketches. Then a Christmas ornament - ooo! Uh-oh…
AAAAAH!
I can’t afford another semi-expensive hobby! (Although some of the deals, if you keep your eyes open, are pretty good, even if it is a giant flea market.)
AAAAAH!
Aw, but it’s so cute! And on the bright side, when my family asks what I want for Christmas, I can just send them a bunch of eBay URL’s.
AAAAAH!
{sigh} I should go back to collecting scorpions.
Esprix
[sub]*Actually, I collect more than one, but that’s another story entirely…[/sub]