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Start here => M.O.-Introductions => Ask Away Threads => Topic started by: Icequeen on December 01, 2008, 01:15:22 PM
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I guess I should do this.
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Fire away.
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If there was one thing in your life that you could have done differently, what would it be?
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What do you do?
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Why are you Icequeen? (How did you come up with the name)
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If there was one thing in your life that you could have done differently, what would it be?
Wow, just one? :laugh:
I probably would have tried to spend more time with people I cared about, and less time engrossed in "things".
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What do you do?
Right now, mostly take care of my mother & son. Grocery getter, cleaning, lawn & snow services, part-time ebay, & the person everyone calls when stuff breaks and the computer messes up. Mom has congestive heart failure.
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Why are you Icequeen? (How did you come up with the name)
The ex always said I was a cold-hearted bitch. ;)
Not too good at showing my emotions, I guess I tend to give people that impression at times. ::)
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Where do you stand ..on train platforms?
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is this pyraxis?
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Where do you stand ..on train platforms?
Hopefully, not in front of the train. Normally I lurk in the shadows somewhere.
Sorry, I'm not pyraxis.
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Am I hot? Lol.
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is this pyraxis?
Hey, I'm more fire queen than ice queen.
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Am I hot? Lol.
Maybe. Do you feel hot? :blonde:
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I still have yet to set up my Ebay account. I know you partake in the E so is it worth it. Most of the stuff I have is antiques or tools I get and fix and sell at the flea market which is now over till April. My brother has done a lot and is encouraging me but I am very cautious when it comes to new things. Here is what he told me open a paypal account and only accept that, do it on a checking account only used for this purpose and only ship in the US. Does this sound reasonable? Any other tips ect.
How much time must be put into this? Right now my regular job is booming but I see a lot of down time when it gets a bit colder. Any advise would be helpful :)
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Can I masquerade as Icequeen for a minute?
When Wolf and I set up on Ebay to sell lego, we didn't get good prices at first, and my guess is that it was because we didn't have a solid feedback rating yet. So my best advice is keep at it till you've had a lot of sales, don't get discouraged too fast.
Oh, and make sure you ship stuff right away once you get paid. Late shipping of orders, because nobody could get organized enough to stay on top of it, helped kill one of the small businesses I worked with.
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Thanks :)
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I still have yet to set up my Ebay account. I know you partake in the E so is it worth it. Most of the stuff I have is antiques or tools I get and fix and sell at the flea market which is now over till April. My brother has done a lot and is encouraging me but I am very cautious when it comes to new things. Here is what he told me open a paypal account and only accept that, do it on a checking account only used for this purpose and only ship in the US. Does this sound reasonable? Any other tips ect.
How much time must be put into this? Right now my regular job is booming but I see a lot of down time when it gets a bit colder. Any advise would be helpful :)
It depends on the items, like Pyraxis said, starting out expect to take a bit of a beating, buyers are wary. But if you ship right away & start getting good feedback established you'll see an improvement fairly quickly.
I search completed auctions to see what I can expect to make on an item if it's something I'm not already familiar with. You have to mentally figure what you have invested in it, how much fees you can expect to pay, and how much shipping is going to run. Most of the items I pick up I normally have a very low investment in, and even with the fees I'm making well above what I could get for it at the flea market or elsewhere locally. Antiques & collectables are normally worth it, because you just can't beat the shear number of people who are viewing your item, normally ones who get it in there head they want something just like what they had as a kid or something they remember mom or dad having and they really can't be bothered hunting the markets or shops for it.
Ebay switched to Paypal only as of Nov 1st, so you don't have to worry about other payment methods anymore. I have a bank account confirmed with Paypal and just deposit funds as needed from Paypal into it, Ebay fees I let come out of Paypal.
Priority mail supples you can either order free from the USPS site or you can get the co-branded boxes free here:
http://ebaysupplies.usps.com/
Postage & shipping labels you can print out from your paypal account once they pay you, I put up one of those big rural mailboxes and just slip the small stuff in the box in the morning, don't even have to go to the PO much anymore.
Half.com is still better for alot of books, ecrater.com is another option, doesn't get the traffic and set-up is harder, but you can park things and there are no listing fees.
I use Auctiva.com (free) so that I can write stuff up in advance, schedule them to list at a certain time, and upload more photos to my listings without paying extra (Ebay lets you upload one photo, then charges you .10 for each additional photo), you can use Photobucket also to avoid this. More photos the better usually.
I only ship to the US normally, international shipping costs for small time sellers just suck period, unless I am listing for a friend who collects hockey cards or I run into some VW items. Then it can really pay to consider shipping elsewhere.
It can be time-consuming no lie there, but fun as hell watching about 20 bidders fight over something really good you just stuck on there a couple of days ago. :laugh:
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is this pyraxis?
Hey, I'm more fire queen than ice queen.
This brings to mind Pat Benatar's "Fire and Ice". Do you like Pat Benatar's music Icequeen?
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is this pyraxis?
Hey, I'm more fire queen than ice queen.
This brings to mind Pat Benatar's "Fire and Ice". Do you like Pat Benatar's music Icequeen?
You mean the cartoon/movie with necron and the wolf-dude, and the chick running around in her panties?
That was actually a pretty badass movie. Necrons trying to kill the wolf dude with magic in the end and the wolf dudes like.. FUCK YOUR COUCH NIGGER *STAB*
I'm gonna go watch that! :thumbup:
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is this pyraxis?
Hey, I'm more fire queen than ice queen.
This brings to mind Pat Benatar's "Fire and Ice". Do you like Pat Benatar's music Icequeen?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3O2JGB0xXs
:)
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Not that one RageBeoulve, the one Icequeen posted. :thumbup:
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The fuck is that? Are you trying to make me grow ovaries? :finger:
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The fuck is that? Are you trying to make me grow ovaries? :finger:
:evillaugh:
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I had a lovely time last week. You were fabulous- everything I'd hoped, and more. But how come you never called me back?
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I had a lovely time last week. You were fabulous- everything I'd hoped, and more. But how come you never called me back?
:-*
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I had a lovely time last week. You were fabulous- everything I'd hoped, and more. But how come you never called me back?
:-*
Oh, right. You're mute.
Except when I do that thing with my tongue.
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I had a lovely time last week. You were fabulous- everything I'd hoped, and more. But how come you never called me back?
:-*
Oh, right. You're mute.
:o I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT!
A MUTE GIRLFRIEND THATS GENIUS SHEER GENIUS THANKS ELLE BRB GETTIN A MUTE GF.
Except when I do that thing with my tongue.
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Ever shopped at Tesco?
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What is your cup size?
Are your areola large or small?
Are your areola pink or dark?
How do you shave your muff? (clean shaven, landing strip, triangle, heart, etc)
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Haven't been asked many questions lately so your overdue :)
Have you ever used any of the gold or silver test kits on unmarked items?
If so have you any tips which ones are good?
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Haven't been asked many questions lately so your overdue :)
Have you ever used any of the gold or silver test kits on unmarked items?
If so have you any tips which ones are good?
Not yet, but I need to get one, I've just been going by the magnet test and what I know. Took the last UFO's to the jeweler and he did a simple scratch test since he was purchasing the other items I had that were marked, I really didn't have any doubts, but didn't know the purity on the unmarked gold stuff.
Was considering something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Electronc-Precious-Kit-Culti-PuriTEST-DigiWeigh/dp/B005II4VPE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1386182623&sr=8-2&keywords=gold+test+kit (http://www.amazon.com/Electronc-Precious-Kit-Culti-PuriTEST-DigiWeigh/dp/B005II4VPE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1386182623&sr=8-2&keywords=gold+test+kit)
but will probably purchase everything separate, since I have files and a very good scale and it's a bit cheaper.
Definitely need a loupe...this getting older shit is for the birds. :zombiefuck:
Diamond tester I bookmarked was this one:
http://www.amazon.com/DUSIEC-Diamond-Selector-II-Gemstone/dp/B0052R42NW/ref=pd_sbs_jw_1 (http://www.amazon.com/DUSIEC-Diamond-Selector-II-Gemstone/dp/B0052R42NW/ref=pd_sbs_jw_1)
I need one of those too. :laugh:
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I mostly just need the chemicals and a touchstone for gold and silver, though a diamond tester if cheep would not be a bad thing to have. As to the scales I already have a few including one that's lab grade. The loupe at 30x is a bit strong for a hand held, for 20x and up a scope is best I have bought them at tag sales my current one is a Nikon zoom that's 8-50x and like your Nikon stuff I found it curbside :headbang2:
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He has married many women without ever being married. Who is he?
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He has married many women without ever being married. Who is he?
A priest :pope:
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He has married many women without ever being married. Who is he?
A priest :pope:
Shhh! This was icequeen's question!
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He has married many women without ever being married. Who is he?
A priest :pope:
Shhh! This was icequeen's question!
I got that too. Another good answer would have been the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Except that he HAS been married. :nerdy:
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Does your mighty truck :icequeen: have a name?
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Does your mighty truck :icequeen: have a name?
My kid used to call it the "little purple monster" because of the way it roars when you first start it up.
I refer to it as "the purple pig" quite often because of how often you have to feed it. :laugh:
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Can you make my Weeble avatar a little spring hat? :)
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Got two. Tell me if you want something different. :hug:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/danny0023/dangereastersmall_zpshtr8nxau.jpg)
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/danny0023/dangereastersmall_zpshtr8nxau.jpg[/IMG]
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/danny0023/dangerspring_zpsczomd0pg.jpg)
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/danny0023/dangerspring_zpsczomd0pg.jpg[/IMG]
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OMG so adorable! I love them both! I'll wear the pink one for spring in general,
and the bunny ears for easter! Thank you so much! This makes my Weeble look so dressy! :hug:
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This pink one is so ladylike! I could wear it either to church or to the Kentucky Derby! :laugh:
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:LOL:
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:laugh:
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OMG so adorable! I love them both! I'll wear the pink one for spring in general,
and the bunny ears for easter! Thank you so much! This makes my Weeble look so dressy! :hug:
Thanks goodness. I thought Christmas would never end. :zoinks:
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OMG so adorable! I love them both! I'll wear the pink one for spring in general,
and the bunny ears for easter! Thank you so much! This makes my Weeble look so dressy! :hug:
Thanks goodness. I thought Christmas would never end. :zoinks:
Better watch it gopher, someone might mistake you for a rabbit. ;)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/danny0023/gophereaster_zpsf31yfvpq.jpg)
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:lol1: :plus: I'm in your easter basket, eating your candies. :zoinks:
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:lol1: :plus: I'm in your easter basket, eating your candies. :zoinks:
*hides the chocolate bunny.
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OMG so adorable! I love them both! I'll wear the pink one for spring in general,
and the bunny ears for easter! Thank you so much! This makes my Weeble look so dressy! :hug:
Thanks goodness. I thought Christmas would never end. :zoinks:
Christmas is over, hunting season has begun! :gopher: :litigious:
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Wearing this little pink hat makes me feel better about life. :2thumbsup: