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Post by labbypaws on Feb 15, 2015 0:31:04 GMT
I find a replacement for an item that I love that does not work anymore.
i have an old Sony Dream Machine alarm clock. I can set the alarm to go off on the days I work each week. No need to set it each night. Of course I go to set the days the other day and notice the sound isn't working right. The alarm beeped 4 beeps and that was it.
found one on eBay for $20 and it arrived today. Very clean and I am testing it now. The sound works right.
of course after I bought it I sprayed the old one with a ton of canned air and it started working but I don't know for how long.
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 0:33:06 GMT
I like it when that happens too. Fun shopping!
Maybe you should write Wenig and tell him. Because Donohoe sure didn't get it.
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Post by labbypaws on Feb 15, 2015 0:35:22 GMT
A few years ago I knocked over one of DH's ceramic 7 Dwarves and broke it. Vintage 1960's. Found the replacement on eBay.
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 0:37:58 GMT
I think the best I've done is find tops I loved here when I needed a different size. I'd sell the one I had, then find my size here. It's hard to do that now.  |
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 0:40:22 GMT
Wait a minute. Your DH has ceramic dwarves?  |
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Post by parelex on Feb 15, 2015 0:42:24 GMT
I still totally enjoy buying on Ebay, I buy a lot of new things on Amazon, but I feel I still get great deals here.
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Post by labbypaws on Feb 15, 2015 0:44:39 GMT
Yes, Disney dwarves from when he was a kid.
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 0:51:13 GMT
Oh, OK. That makes sense. I was worried there for a minute.
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Post by bettyblackbent on Feb 15, 2015 0:55:23 GMT
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 0:56:45 GMT
Can't say as I blame Hank. Some of those yard gnomes are downright creepy.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 2:11:58 GMT
I like to shop ebay too. When I buy toys for my granddaughter I always look for the vintage versions. The are larger and better quality. Look at the "trouble" games and "twister". The new trouble games are sooo cheaply made and the twister mat is about half the size of the original.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 3:17:13 GMT
I like to shop ebay too. When I buy toys for my granddaughter I always look for the vintage versions. The are larger and better quality. Look at the "trouble" games and "twister". The new trouble games are sooo cheaply made and the twister mat is about half the size of the original. They keep saying we're all fat and getting fatter, so Twister should actually be twice the size.  I just love ebay for cheap stuff and interesting stuff that I can't get here. We don't have thrifts like yours and new plus-size clothes are incredibly boring and expensive. I can get good used or NWT on ebay, including postage to Australia, for less than if I went to the shop. And I don't like going to the shop, I like getting parcels! And then there's my Libbey glass collection...and all those vases... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 3:24:20 GMT
They keep saying we're all fat and getting fatter, so Twister should actually be twice the size. I just love ebay for cheap stuff and interesting stuff that I can't get here. We don't have thrifts like yours and new plus-size clothes are incredibly boring and expensive. I can get good used or NWT on ebay, including postage to Australia, for less than if I went to the shop. And I don't like going to the shop, I like getting parcels! And then there's my Libbey glass collection...and all those vases... And I love reading your posts where you say cool Australian things like "I don't like going to the shop, I like getting parcels." As I'm reading, I can hear you saying this in your nifty Australian accent. LOL at a bigger Twister board. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 3:50:04 GMT
I like to shop ebay too. When I buy toys for my granddaughter I always look for the vintage versions. The are larger and better quality. Look at the "trouble" games and "twister". The new trouble games are sooo cheaply made and the twister mat is about half the size of the original. They keep saying we're all fat and getting fatter, so Twister should actually be twice the size. I just love ebay for cheap stuff and interesting stuff that I can't get here. We don't have thrifts like yours and new plus-size clothes are incredibly boring and expensive. I can get good used or NWT on ebay, including postage to Australia, for less than if I went to the shop. And I don't like going to the shop, I like getting parcels! And then there's my Libbey glass collection...and all those vases... I have some old Libbey glasses around here somewhere! Nice ones. I use them for wine but I think they are iced tea glasses. Wine glasses are just too small! |
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 4:02:54 GMT
Ok, Miss*Pettigrew and Toomany - one of you has to change shirts. I'm getting lost!!!!!
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Post by sunsetpainter on Feb 15, 2015 4:34:44 GMT
The things I buy are mostly replacements for my favorite videos. When the video tape copy of one of my favorite movies wears out or breaks, I can almost always get it on DVD or Blue Ray here.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 4:42:46 GMT
Ok, Miss*Pettigrew and Toomany - one of you has to change shirts. I'm getting lost!!!!! hahaha. How is that, Val? Better? |
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Post by jandsknight on Feb 15, 2015 4:53:31 GMT
Seriously, how could we send a message to Wenig about liking to buy on ebay because we can find things we need to replace, collect, be unique, etc. and not all the mass produced junk they've been encouraging.
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Post by somany on Feb 15, 2015 5:18:32 GMT
Thanks for bringing up Trouble. I bought a new Trouble game for my grandson and me to play because my kids all played Trouble with their grandma, but the new version is awful. Every time you pop the popper, the game pieces fly out of their holes. Now I am going to buy an older version so I can actually enjoy playing with him.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 10:01:16 GMT
They keep saying we're all fat and getting fatter, so Twister should actually be twice the size. I just love ebay for cheap stuff and interesting stuff that I can't get here. We don't have thrifts like yours and new plus-size clothes are incredibly boring and expensive. I can get good used or NWT on ebay, including postage to Australia, for less than if I went to the shop. And I don't like going to the shop, I like getting parcels! And then there's my Libbey glass collection...and all those vases... And I love reading your posts where you say cool Australian things like "I don't like going to the shop, I like getting parcels." As I'm reading, I can hear you saying this in your nifty Australian accent. LOL at a bigger Twister board. Thanks for saying that! I'm always tempted to Americanise for the internet, but sometimes I can't be bothered, lol. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 12:37:20 GMT
Oh, Miss Pettigrew, please don't ever!!! do that. It's lovely.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 13:13:26 GMT
Thanks for bringing up Trouble. I bought a new Trouble game for my grandson and me to play because my kids all played Trouble with their grandma, but the new version is awful. Every time you pop the popper, the game pieces fly out of their holes. Now I am going to buy an older version so I can actually enjoy playing with him. I bought the older version on ebay. I think with shipping I paid around $25. New in the box. |
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Post by homecomforts on Feb 15, 2015 15:35:52 GMT
I bought a missing yearbook a few years back on eBay.
Hubby always says that this is what eBay should be: a place for the unusual, unique and arcane. He is not interesting in something he can buy at Sears. That, he buys at Sears.
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Post by labbypaws on Feb 20, 2015 1:15:10 GMT
My second find this week: I wear men's jackets. i have broad shoulders so they usually fit better. My Columbia 3 in 1 is a bit of a pain to zip because I also have wide hips. The other day a coworker came in wearing a nice simple Kohls jacket. Not cinched at the bottom. I tried it on and fell in love. Jacket is from last Winter but I know Kohls tends to have some Sonoma lines that come back yearly. Looked on Kohls.com but could not find it. Figured I could go to Kohls and look around but it is so cold. Set up a saved search on eBay and one was posted today, NWT. Used my $5 off eBay app coupon and bought it.
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