The Dreaded Ebay Jinx!!

I have fallen victim to the dreaded Ebay jinx. The last few purchases I have made have been a complete disaster.

Here is the rundown:

Exhibit J - Robotic LED Book Light



Verdict - D.O.A. !!! (2 Items sent. 2 Items died)



Exhibit K - Stainless Steel Compass



First item sent was not very useful.
The compass didn't work (North kept changing direction!)
To the seller's credit, he did send me a new one and that one worked.

Verdict - Annoying, but OK



Exhibit L - Nokia 2600




Technically this one wasn't a total disaster but it was a complete pain the the bum.

The phone description said "Unlocked"
"Unlocked" of course meaning locked to the Telstra network when I hate Telstra and would rather eat sawdust than give them a cent.

So I had to spend a hair-pulling 3 hours trying to activate a locked phone with an Optus SIM kit.

Then I had to go to a Telstra shop (arrrgh!!) and PAY them to unlock it. $30!!!

Oy veh.

Verdict - Grrrrr!!!



Exhibit M - Playstation 2 Memory Card



Oh, this one was a doozy. The card didn't arrive. For weeks. And weeks.
And then the seller was "No longer a registered user on Ebay"

Was I nervous? You bet!

I managed to track down his phone number and he ended up finally sending it to me.

Then I used it for Tiger Woods 2004 (I have been happily playing Tiger Woods 2003 for the last year or so) and I realised that Tiger Woods 2004 is a bunch of crap.

Verdict - Hahahahahahah!!!!!! (Losing it at this point)



Exhibit L - Pink Nokia 2600 Cover



I love it. It's wonderful. It's just MISSING IN ACTION!!!!!!

Verdict - (insert maniacal laughter here)

Perhaps my blog has displeased the Ebay gods.

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Vimla Lalvani Yoga

Today is the day I pay tribute to the best Yoga book I have ever bought.

I grew up in a hippie commune surrounded by many Yoga books with scratchy illustrations and no colour pictures. It was very frustrating trying to decipher the diagram of the pose when you couldn't even see the hands or feet properly!

I think the illustrators were being "arty"..

I discovered this book - The Complete Book of Yoga by Vimla Lalvani at the T.S. Bookshop in Russell St (near the corner of Bourke St) in Melbourne.



It cost me $34.95

This book has kept me occupied for the last 3 or 4 years and I have never grown tired of it.

The best thing about it is the pictures. Colourful, inspiring and easy to follow. The book is well written and suits beginners to advanced. Each time I think I have mastered a pose I discover a way to improve it.

The book includes a warm up section, beginners, intermediate and advanced, yoga for better sex, yoga to relieve stress and various sequences of exercises that you can do each day.

My favourite section is beginners - advanced. I usually pick out a number of these to do each day and find that I feel incredible after just a few poses.

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Ebay Diamond Ring 3 Hours to go!!

Don't miss out on this one!!!

$450 for a $900+ diamond brilliant cut ring.

It's ending in 3 hours 45 min so click on the title link above.

Maseur Sandals Ahhhhhh!!!

I finally bought a pair of Maseur sandals! They cost me $34.99 from a chemist.

They let me try them on as the sizes confuse me completely.

When you put them on you get a tingly feeling, then you feel like you've had 2 or 3 coffees. (For those who don't like coffee, you feel more awake).

I got stressed at work:



...so I slipped these sandals on under the desk.

Minutes later I looked like this:



The benefits are listed as -
increased blood circulation
promotes good posture
relieves tired feet and aching legs
+ they are fully washable

I definitely noticed a warmth spreading through my legs after wearing them for a short time.

I have done a chart for the sizes so you can work them out
(note: These sizes are for Australia!)



For example, I am a size 8.5 (AUST) in shoes,

BUT I am a size 7 in Maseur sandals.

Which would make me closer to a size 9. Confused yet?

If you buy them online, they may be a bit cheaper but it would be a little more difficult to get the correct size for you. And a cheap pair of sandals in the wrong size isn't worth much!!  So make sure you check your sizes with the seller:  Buy Maseur Sandals

An alternative is to buy them at your local chemist. You can ask to try them on and they usually have the chart measurements so you can look up your size.

I'm off to put them on again.

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I'VE GONE CRAZY!!!

That's It!!

I'VE GONE CRAZY!!!

WHY YOU ASK?

WELL JUST LOOK HERE:

1 DIAMOND RING (CLICK TITLE LINK NOW!)

VALUED AT $900 BY REPUTABLE JEWELLER

EVERYTHING MUST GO

HOW MUCH YOU ASK?

HAHAHAHAAAAA!!!

BIDS START AT $450

THAT'S RIGHT!

$450!!!

ONE SALE ONLY
MUST END SOON
ETC. ETC.

(*PANT*PANT*)

Note to self: NEVER do your own commercials.

Robotic LED Book Light vs Energizer LED Head Light

I bought this amazing looking robotic book light for $12.79.





When I got it home, it died. After turning it on 3 times. Fine, I thought, must be the battery. I bought new batteries the next day and put them in.

Nothing.

I emailed the seller and told him the problem. He kindly sent out another one. It worked. For about 10 minutes. Then it went dim, then it flickered, making it impossible to read.

The robotic action is impressive the first few times but it gets annoying. You can't move it from side to side, and it gets in the way when you are turning the pages.

So, I concluded, I must have been unlucky and received 2 duds.

Wrong!!!

This link shows reviews of the same product citing the same problems.


http://www.amazon.com/Robotic-LED-Travel-Book/dp/B000BL3Z5U


So, I still didn't have a reading light and I was $12.79 down (plus $5 for batteries!)

At the supermarket that night I discovered the Energizer LED Head Beam.



It was more expensive at around $35-$40 but it has a lifetime warranty, the beam is strong and easy to read with, it has 50 hour battery operation, it swivels and is hands free.

http://www.energizer.com/products/flashlights/flashlight.asp?cat=4&id=3

And the coolest thing is you can wear it and scare your friends doing Terminator impersonations with the red night vision light.




Or was that just me?

Ebay Items Ending Now!!!

These are ending now!! Check them out (click on title link):

*Guns N' Roses rare Japanese mini collectable CD*
*Janes Addiction CD*
*GUESS Wallet*
*Nokia 2112 covers*
*Pocket calorie and fat counter*
*Cool alarm clock with night light*
*Living Words - creativity book*