eBay My World: mgalbreath69( 624)

I'm a 53-year-young father of 1 daughter, step-father to another daughter and 2 boys. I find peace in gardening, playing jazz and blues guitar, gourmet cooking, and riding my Harley. My philosophy of life is to always try to do the right thing.

household stuff that has accumulated during the course of raising 4 kids and parents who divorced that no one wanted, hand and power tools, Harley motorcycle parts, cigar paraphernalia, new and old books, sports equipment, electronics, and just about anything I would have taken to the dump 6 months ago but realized my clutter could be someone else's treasure.

English, French, Spanish, voices in my head

Playing blues and jazz guitar, gardening, wood working, customizing and riding my Harley.

War and Peace (Tolstoy), Trinity (Leon Uris), anything by Karen Armstrong, Of Human Bondage (Maugham), Dune (Herbert), Zen and the Art of Motorcylce Maintenance (Pirsig), good history and philosophy.

Most anything including Kevin Kline, Robin Williams, Liv Tyler, anybody the came out of SNL, Clint Eastwood, Ahnold, Rene Russo, Jody Foster, Bill Pullman, Nicholas Cage, Toby McGuire, Rachel Weiss...

1980s-90s alternative, classic rock, r&b, jazz, reggae, new country

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Science Channel, Nat'l Geo Channel, NFL Channel, ESPN

There is no you; only we. And since we are connected, we damn well better start treating each other better for we risk losing this glimpse of a promise called humanity.

Degress from University of Virginia, Averett University, James Madison University, The American University, and Johns Hopkins. I am a history professor by schooling; a software developer by financial necessity.

PayPal is highly preferred, but I trust cash and checks (at least so far).

I try to find the lowest-cost efficient shipping possible. If a buyer pays too much, I refund the difference. If the buyer pays too little (because of eBay's bad shipping calculator), I eat the cost if I can.

I'm pretty easy to get along with. My main concern is that the relationship we establish through eBay commerce should be thought of as a human relationship and act accordingly.

email is the best way to get me. I have some wierd aversion to phones (just ask my wife and kids).

My objective on eBay is to provide goods well below retail were I can make a couple of bucks on. This is not a business for me and I don't follow business strategy. Best Offers should be made in good faith and not with a cynical attitude. I am not here to rip you off...please don't screw up our karma by trying to beat me.