Concrete Cat

August 17, 2009

Ebay rocks! What I mean to say is Ebay is crazy addictive! Once you get hooked on Ebay it is pretty hard to break the habit of buying things you don’t need but found for such a great price. All is not lost, there is a way to avoid spending your life savings on eBay. I have to start from another direction before we get to this super sweet secret strategy, so bear with me.

I not only love eBay but I love anime. The story lines from Japanese cartoons are usually quite in depth and the animation is bar none some of the best in the world. One anime that started it all for me is Full Metal Alchemist. It had a short run of 51 episodes and had a finish to it, it is an incredible series which you need to check out, even if you have never watched anime it is a good place to start.

The premise to Full Metal Alchemist is based on a world where alchemy has replaced science. Alchemy is used to create objects, fix things, and for warfare. One of the most basic laws of alchemy is equivalent trade. This law boiled down states that when creating an object, the ingredients used in the composition must equal the total whole of the other. Basically you can’t make something from nothing.

In my eBay Alchemical equations before I can make purchases I must first sell off some items. Or in some rare cases if I make the purchase first I must then sell items equal to that of the purchase. This ends up being a win win situations. First I clean clutter out of my house, and second it helps to budget purchases on eBay. So if like me you have an issue with your eBay purchases it might be worth adopting the “Law of Equivalent Trade”, try it!