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Monday, March 22, 2010
An eBay treasure…
Buying used books is one luxury that I choose to pursue in good times and bad. Used books can be obtained quite cheaply. I’m always seeking out little treasures, first editions, autographed books, out of print gems, and what have you.
I haunt garage sales, bookstores, auctions, and curbside trash piles to obtain these little treasures. Then there’s the on-line used book world. Millions of books are available on sites like eBay and Amazon.com.
Books are my main focus but on occasion I stray. Last week I was on eBay and I wandered into some bizarre on-line region where I spotted an item that I simply could not resist. The auction was ending and nobody was bidding on this item. So I bid. And I won.
It just arrived in the mail. I’m a huge Dick Nixon fan. Our disgraced president has always had a powerful appeal for me. His story of monumental success and immense failure has always struck me as a gigantic metaphor for life.
I could not pass up this board game. I’m so pleased to have this little treasure. It cost me six dollars.
Vick Mickunas
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