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Accelerated Challenge

April 18th, 2006 at 04:00 pm

I was planning on saving my challenge money for a return trip to California wine country in November. However, we're now going with another couple we're friends with, and we need to do it over the summer (late July/early August) due to the kids' school schedules. So while I'm excited about going with this other couple, I need to pick up the pace with regard to the challenge.

With that in mind, I'm opening another bank account tomorrow. I was planning to do this in March but was too disorganized and needed to take a break. However, the bank extended the deal. $50, no minimum, no direct deposit needed. Can't pass it up.

I also got an email from a website called www.onsaletag.com, where you can sell books, cds, dvds, etc. Never heard of it before, but I'll check it out tonight and see how it works. I'm still a bit concerned about ebookdrop, so if I could find a viable alternative, all the better. Has anyone heard of this website?

Edited to add: Ok, I checked this site out. It looks like they're trying to compete with half.com, in that they don't buy or sell, they just act like the middlemen. However, (this may sound snooty or elitist - I don't mean it to be), the grammar on this website is so bad that I can't believe the site is for real. I can't believe that someone trying to promote their business would allow it. It's unreadable! So I think I'll pass, at least until I hear more about it...

In the meantime, I have a few updates to make to my challenge total. I need to subtract out $5.58 to cover the cost of mailing the half.com books. I need to add in the $2.20 from Eckerd's March rebates, and add a few more things to the outstanding list. So it now looks like this:

New Total: $695.84/$2000

Outstanding items: $100 (Citi bonus 1), $100 (Citi bonus 2), $2 (Chandon rebate), $5 (GG Rebate), Walgreens Mar (6.30), RiteAid Mar (6.50), half.com ($15.65), $20 Lowes gc, $20 CC gc, $10 gas voucher (Jan-Mar), IDT Phone card(s) (?)

I definitely need to think of some more ways to boost this up!

3 Responses to “Accelerated Challenge”

  1. flash Says:
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    Tell me more about half.com. I checked out their web site, but it asked for my checking account info immediately so I backed off. Is it secure? Is it worth it? Inquiring minds (and savers!) want to know!

  2. mjrube94 Says:
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    As far as I know, half.com is completely legitimate. It's affiliated with Ebay and has been around for a while. I (along with many others) have used it, with no major problems that anyone has reported.

    As I said in my post, they act like a middleman. If you have a book/dvd to sell, you list the item (ISBN#), condition, price you want to sell it for, and comments (optional). That's it. Then, if a buyer chooses to buy your book, you'll be notified via email by half.com. You'll be reimbursed the price you asked for, as well as a shipping allowance, minus a commission. You have a few days to get the book to the post office. They pay you via check or paypal twice a month (I think).

    The pros: 1) You can list your stuff and forget about it. It's not like an ebay auction where you need to do a lot of monitoring. 2) You name the price you want. 3) I've always received payment timely, have never had a problem with a buyer. It's always been easy and painless.

    The cons: 1) Unless you're selling something unique, there are a TON of the same titles for sale, often at prices less than you'd be willing to accept. What would make a buyer choose your book? To me, it's totally hit or miss - feast or famine. I've had 3 sales this month, after going 3 months with no sales. Go figure!

    I list all of my books with them, then if I sell it through a different route, I just remove it from my inventory. Try it out with a few books to get started. As for the checking account, do you have (or could you get) a second account just for stuff like this?

  3. used1goods Says:
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    yes, onsale.com, is a new site to sell tour, pc games, video games, dvd/movies and music cds. its no secret im a seller on, onsale.com. used1goods 8/15/2006

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