eBay My World: conspicsump( 99)

I am involved in multiple categories of merchandise. You can expect quick and trustworthy transactions, as the feedback list shows. On items of significant value and uncertainty, I try to establish and sometimes require a phone call before I buy.

Stickley and other high end arts and crafts antiques, high end tube home and stage equipment, 50s modern retro furniture and acoutrements of all kinds, many other quality items. All items are packed with meticulous care by me, not some minimum wage drone. Pictures are high resolution Nikon D50 SLR images, and descriptions are full and detailed.

Almost anything that the dog pictured (good ol' Gertie) thinks is a good idea, but we do have moments where we butt heads over the providence of certain purchases. She normally wins out in these instances, but not without repercussions for items that fail to meet my expectations. I'd say she is right to the tune of about 86% to my 14% against her. I also feed her, which gives me some additional leverage in certain market decisions.

Well, duh, the same things that I buy and sell, along with your money pronto when you buy from me. I can be educated to buy and sell things that I know nothing about, but I am a beligerent learner at times.

English, Central Illinois vernacular hick, imperfect mid-So

Harvey Molatch, Where Things Come From, Elizabeth Currid, The Warhol Economy, Max Weber, Economy and Society

Tombstone, with Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday, and yes I'll be your huckleberry if pressed to the task. Clint, in Gran Torino.

Elvis and Johnny, early Sun sessions; Etta James for the best of female vocals; Lou Reed Rock and Roll Animal, as epitome of hard rock; Little Walter for harp that defies description.

Early Gunsmoke, with Clint Eastwood as Rowdy; Combat, with Sargeant Saunders leading the way to victory over the Krauts. Bugs Bunny, for influential social criticism in disguised form for little shits like me growing up; and early MAD magazine for the same.

Anyone who would underestimate my ability to bring pain to bear on ignorant acts of plain deceit and malfeasance in the impersonal ebay marketplace. This is a smaller world than such fools may realize, so don't even think of dealing with me if you are a crook. On the other side of the coin, I've been told by at least 3 people, including my dear deceased mother, that I'm a pretty good guy deep down. On the other hand some maintain, against these clear statistical averages, that I remain a crusty curmudgeon with no sense of humor. These latter types may be right in some respects, but they will burn in hell before I ever change to meet their pedestrian sense of human integrity.

I've been at it a while and its fun most of the time. It does not make me rich, so no I'm not really a business. Just a guy who buys too much good stuff and has to unload it once in a while.

Paypal, and I expect payments soon after auctions end or I will move on to the next highest bidder.

When I say I don't ship internationally, that means I don't do it so don't ask stupid questions as though Singapore is in New Hampshire. I pack items with the best materials for the job. Often that means a commercial ULINE box with a second box inside. I use ULINE bubble wrap, not peanuts except in rare cases where they are better suited. I tape boxes along seams and then double tape across the seams--it eats up tape, but it is quality packing. When necessary, I use foam, as with heavy amplifiers that will crush anything else. It all takes alot of time, as packing is a craft that I have gotten pretty good at. And that is why my shipping costs are substantial. So don't wheeze over a few bucks when the difference is between getting your item just as you saw it in pictures, versus mangled or shattered by a shipper who either is too stupid to know how to do it, or who does not care because he underestimated the costs of doing it right. It can take a few days to pack this way.

I've never had a return, so no returns unless I have made some huge mistake in representing an item, which I am not prone to do. My descriptions are detailed, so read them before bidding and we won't have any trouble. Almost everything I sell is an antique of some sort, so minor imperfections that merely show at item is not new are to be expected. If you are the type that likes to yank peoples chains on minute and inconsequential issues, don't tread here because I don't just roll over and suffer a fool easily.

Imagine the current econony without ebay. Not a pretty picture, and that is why we all are here. So, let's make the best of it.

Buy old stuff, fix it, and maintain it. The pin heads of the environmental movement don't understand the basic sense of the old stuff market. It even has the abilty to give status to consumers without new carbon production costs. Show me that in any big box store or other new retail boutique market. Yes, I'm green without even trying, and so are you when you buy from me and others in my line or trade. Get with it.