# The last thing I bought on Ebay was... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 16, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488 "2004-07-16T21:15:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![legion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/838e76/32.png) [@legion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legion)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/1 "2004-07-16T21:15:49Z")
…a pair of 10X60 binoculars. A bargain at £25.00. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/2 "2004-07-16T21:17:42Z")
The original Zelda game for Nintendo. And I beat it last night! 😃 (Well, the first quest anyway.) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/3 "2004-07-16T21:24:23Z")
A Nikkor 50mm AF lens with a P filter for $60. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/4 "2004-07-16T21:32:14Z")
A 48x CD-ROM drive for $9.99. ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/5 "2004-07-16T21:32:48Z")
A monopoly Playmaster! Hard to find and a great addition to my collection. It has the instructions and the power supply. Two items that are usually missing! ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/6 "2004-07-16T21:39:10Z")
Several sets of hand-painted pencil sharpeners from China. I collect pencil sharpeners. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/7 "2004-07-16T21:41:14Z")
The Electric Light Orchestra’s “Mr. Blue Sky” on a 12" white label promo. I collect ELO stuff, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![Phantoms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@Phantoms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phantoms)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/8 "2004-07-16T21:42:23Z")
I bought a cute stuffed Russ frog as a gift and a City of Heros account ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/9 "2004-07-16T21:58:03Z")
20 coupons for barbeque sauce ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/10 "2004-07-16T22:10:38Z")
A genuine made in Japan Zojirushi Microcomputer Rice Cooker. Amazing rice… ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/11 "2004-07-16T22:12:32Z")
_Cool Devices Operations 1-11_ Boxed 3 Disc DVD set. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/12 "2004-07-16T22:26:35Z")
400 gramophone needles. ---
**Author:** ![legion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/838e76/32.png) [@legion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legion)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/13 "2004-07-16T22:31:47Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > The Electric Light Orchestra’s “Mr. Blue Sky” on a 12" white label promo. > > I collect ELO stuff, obviously. I never made the connection. I just assumed you were a summer person! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/14 "2004-07-16T22:35:50Z")
A hardcover edition of Sir Hugh Platt’s Delights for Ladies. ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/15 "2004-07-16T22:49:24Z")
Books… I lost several of my books in my five-years-old divorce, and I’m slowly buying them back on eBay. I’m going through the Tom Clancy books right now, and at a few dollars apiece for hardcovers, it’s not a bad deal. ---
**Author:** ![Sami41](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Sami41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sami41)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/16 "2004-07-16T23:34:05Z")
A Corey Patterson Game Used Pants Rookie Card. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/17 "2004-07-16T23:51:53Z")
Brass rubbing plates. Seven of them, all together. Add paper and a crayon, and you’ve got a 16th-century obituary / copy machine. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/18 "2004-07-16T23:52:12Z")
A non-working laptop for parts to get another laptop working. An eBay rarity: it was actually better than the ad! So now I have a working laptop plus a bunch of laptop parts to sell on eBay. The latter will actually sell for more than I paid for the non-working one. eBay is great if you don’t get ripped off. I’ve read **Sami41** ’s post several times and it still doesn’t parse. ---
**Author:** ![Burrido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/19 "2004-07-16T23:54:19Z")
Transformers the movie. The original one form like 1985. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488/20 "2004-07-17T00:19:50Z")
A bunch of out-of-print VHS tapes of Warner Bros cartoons. This was before we knew they were definitely coming out on DVD. Still, I have scads of them that may not be out on DVD for quite awhile. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-i-bought-on-ebay-was/255488.md?page=2)