Where Did the Bottom Go?

Wow! August started out as if it was going to break all records, then, this past week, it seemed as if it died. I just did some recordkeeping and it is not as bad as it seemed. It hasn't died, it is just catching its breath. It is the third best month, with still a quarter of the month to go. That must say something about illusion compared to reality.

The listing count is approaching 2600—it should go over that today. Last weekend was nicely busy with family events, so not much was added to the listings. My brother had his annual picnic on Saturday. He sets up a big (as in BIG) tent out back at his farm and invites the family and his friends and work associates. I got to visit with lots of the family and friends. Two of my granddaughters were thrilled with the farm animals. The pigs made a hit, as well as one goat. Oh, and the box full of day old kittens was the big favorite. One granddaughter didn't like cats when she first found the box, but after a little while, she at least liked kittens. Then Sunday, we went to a Yankees game that my second son put together for his brother-in-law who was here from London. It was a really fun day.

Got to go help the bride. Have a great day.

Stick to What You Know

The title is reflective of my diversion into things other than ads (of which more in a minute).

One pair of ship bookends sold, which is a plus, but the price just barely covered the expenses. I got a replacement for the horse bookends, but no action yet. The other pair of ship bookends has to be listed yet. With a higher price.

Some other things I ordered arrived Saturday. They reminded me of when I was a kid and "Made in Japan" was an joke - just after WWII, when Japan was trying to get back on its feet and was making lots of things at apparently good prices, but it was real junk. Maybe now that label and joke status is going to belong to China, which is where these items came from. With the news of poison dog food, and I've lost track of what else, it is probably China's turn for some quality control. Japan sure did it - look at where they are now.

As for the ads, there were multiple bids almost every day this past week, up to 8 on a couple days. Farm tractors and boats seemed to be the main subjects. The count of listings is up to 2335 this morning. Lots more to come.

My wife fell at work last week, breaking and dislocating her shoulder. That took some time away from the eBay project, but we still made some progress. A youngster who was helping me in the Crafts area at Vacation Bible School last week also broke his shoulder. Makes me want to stay in my chair. I was helping at VBS because the usual crafts guy was having surgery for prostate cancer. He is doing fine - better than the broken shoulder folks, at least as of yesterday.

Everytime I look at my desktop and/or my screen saver, I think I've got to find that photography information I've been promising. At least you know it is still on my mind.

My youngest son went to the NASCAR race in the Poconos yesterday with his girl friend and her father. I started watching on TV and got rather hooked. Maybe NASCAR stuff would sell on eBay? Hmmmnn.

Off to the scanner. Happy Monday.