eBay My World: jewelsds06( 426)

After several years of buying on Ebay, I've decided to start selling. I obviously have multiple disorders, with shopaholic and hoarding at the forefront! I've been burned many times on Ebay, yet it's just not in my nature to get too negative.

Presently, I'm trying to clear out my wardrobe closets and drawers. I don't want to brag, but I've got a collection of NWT Ralph Lauren sweaters that are to die for! Over the years, I've gone through lots of phases (motorcycles, glamorama, Mother Earth News natural type). I need to clear items from those phases out of here, I plan on listing a ton of workout clothes soon, as I quit going to the gym

Lately, I've been smitten with the Tahari brand. The more weight I gain, the more I appreciate a well constructed garment.

Tahari and just about everything else! I have a basement full of unused vintage dishes (circa 1948), housewares, linens, purses, pots/pans, you name it. I'm also a budding cat hoarder--I do have three shelter cats. I collect oddities from vacations and am always lugging home something I find on the beach. Driftwood, rocks, a single glove...

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I am a major player in the perennial gardening arena. However, I stepped on too many toes in my small town and the uber elite Port Washington Garden Club will have nothing to do with me! I love my Saab and am always washing & waxing it. Right now, spare moments are spent harvesting vegetables and making too much salsa. I love to cook and bake, I've taken late night coffee consumption to Olympic levels, I love to read the Rants & Raves column on the Milwaukee Craigs List and leave snarky comments, I'm always finding Dogs At Large and returning them to their owners--I should start charging

Are You There God It's Me Margaret, Zen And The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, all cookbooks

Raising Arizona, Gladiator (gotta love that Estruscan jewelry), Cool Hand Luke, What Ever Happened To Baby Jane

I just discovered the Carolina Chocolate Drops, loved the energy of Guns N' Roses, Johnny Cash, Everly Brothers, Parliament Funkadlic, anything Alternative, trying to get a handle on opera, ska

Project Runway, Top Chef, anything with Alton Brown, Green Acres was genius, I don't watch much television--hate this new type of reality programming, although I will watch that Flava Flav show in horror

Patsy and China are my Fatty McFatter felines. Their brother is a binge/purger! Go figure.

I tend to hold a traditional job approximately three days! I've been in the mystery shopping field, full time, for nearly eight years. It's where I've amassed many of my NWT/NWOT items.

I accept Paypal, although I will make allowances for a good money order inquiry!

I'd rather not! In the case of David DeYoung, I am not going to refund a person's money because they do not know their size. I provided a chest measurement, along with other pertinent information. David DeYoung did not ASK for a refund. He sarcastically stated he would be giving the sweatshirt to a child. Thusly, I assumed he would not be returning it. I now know why some Sellers' listings are like War & Peace length! You really have to be prepared for the worst of the worst.

Have taken a vow not to sell the faded, stinky, less than stellar items I have purchased on Ebay over the years! I've actually set clothing items outside, as I didn't want the musty/smoky smells to permeate my household. Oh, did I mention I'm a Felix Unger clean freak type? As I've been taking garments out for photo sessions, I've tossed many due to a miniscule spot or fraying. There should be a Seller Hall of Shame. The few times I provided negative feedback (which had to be pretty exreme for me to do so), the Seller ate me for breakfast! I just received a Talbots blouse the other day WITH TWO, COUNT EM, TWO missing buttons. The response? Oh, I didn't notice that. Two buttons out of six? Update 10/06: Now that I've sold several items, i am totally disgusted. I've actually ironed every piece of clothing I've sent out, including the size Large sweatshirt purchased by David DeYoung who sarcastically wrote, I will have to give this to a child. It's unusable to me. Why offer a refund?

it a positive or negative that I am a perfectionist and tend to take everything too seriously?! A Simple Ask The Seller A Question query has the potentional to send me into outer space! If you don't know the general bust measurement for a size 16 Talbots blazer, that's your problem! Personally, I would do the research, but that's just me. I am brutally honest in my item descriptions and hopefully, the self loathing comes across. Updated 10/06: Well, I am totally soured on this entire Ebay experience. Would you believe I received unwarranted negative feedback for the very first item I sold? I listed three Roots (size L) sweatshirts in a row. I provided the chest measurements for each. For the one David DeYoung bought, I also noted it was smaller than the others, even though it was marked a Large. I was so thrilled with my first sale, I personally emailed him and relayed he was my first sale. I sent the package the next day. Well, he says Sizing is way off, no refund offered.