First E-bay purchase..... damn e-bay.
No no no no no no,If you are selling two things on e-bay, and they require each other to function, you should not sell them separately.
I have been thinking for awhile about playing the piano, I don't know where the idea came from.
But, last week I found out Melissa plays the piano, and is willing to teach me.
So I log onto e-bay to look for a "weighted" electronic keyboard, which has been suggested to me.
And I find a weighted midi keyboard, and a synthesizer module that generates the sound.
But the same seller is selling these two items separately?
I figure, hey no problem, I just put my max bid up on this one up to about here. And this one up to about here, And keep my eye on them, should be ok.
Unfortunately, I have a floor hockey game as the auction is ending, so Murphy's law, I lose the keyboard during the last 5 minutes, but win the sythesis module... greeeat.
First thing I think, do I want to just tell this guy "I don't want this thing, it is your fault for putting the auctions up separately".... no I think e-bay really frowns on that, also this would leave me with 100% negative feedback.... So either I buy it and use it, or buy it and put it right back up on e-bay.
I end up deciding, I bought it, I might as well use it.
So I just get frustrated with this, especially since I cannot find any other weighted midi keyboards in Canada on eBay. I eventually find a weighted midi keyboard in California... It's a bit more expensive, but what the hell I have a synthesis module that can generate 214 different types of drums, I am in this deep, I might as well keep digging.
But, California is a loong way, shipping is probably too expensive, I tell myself that as long as shipping is under $100 I will go for it, and worry about customs after the fact. The seller tells me that shipping is $90, Sold, I use the buy it now option, it is only $20 more dollars than the minimum bid. That way I don't have to worry about anyone over bidding me, I also don't have to worry about the price going too high.
Whew, alright, everything is done.
So some time next week (hopefully the keyboard hits me next week) I am going to have to try and plug all this in, I am fairly certain I will need to buy (or make) cables, I don't think I will be getting any.
Well that's my first e-bay purchase. I don't think I want to tally up all these costs... I don't want to go into a store and see a weighted (88 key) electonic keyboard for less than what I paid...... Ignorance is bliss.
ps. Sorry about the word verification on the comments, I got my first comment spam the other day, so I turned it on.
posted by Matt @ 12:13 AM
5 Comments:
ebay is awesome but sketchy.
my first random comment, thank you onangepulpfilms
ebay truly is come and go. I've bought about 6 diff. items over the years. I know that I've gotten GREAT deals... but other times I've been screwed. Especially when the seller adds 75% markup for 'shipping and handling' when you know all he's really done is cram it into a paper bag.
I've done a little better lately at amazon.ca believe it or now.
Amazon is pretty kickass actually with the used portion of the site. I got a James Bond book (reg: $75) for $20 bones. Awww yeah.
What can I say about ebay? The only thing I ever purchased was a Zeppelin box set for $70 instead of $150. Can't complain.
It's interesting to hear that you bought a musical instrument from ebay. I never would have, but that's in terms of guitars. I suppose keyboards are just a piece of electronics so they always sound the same. Coolness! When you get good, come join the band.
amazon.ca looks great for books, cd's, and computer games.
But, amazon.ca does not sell elecronic pianos or digital cameras, or underwear. like amazon.com does.
lol, I actually thought, what is the weirdest thing I could buy off amazon.com, underwear was the first thing that came to mind.
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