An update on my money making exploits and my week-end

Just logged in to check my Ebay account and this morning I've sold four items for a grand total of ... duh duh duh..... £20.09. I've got 6 more items listed, two of which have bids on for £5.48. I'm loving Ebay. Now I just need to find more unwanted goodies to sell.

Yesterday I ventured into China Town to meet Mr. B for dim sum. I got lost on the way there. Again. (A whole year of living in London and I still can't find my way around!). And Mr B had to come and find me. I almost didn't recognise him at first as he's had his hair cut short since the last time I saw him.

After lunch, we jumped on a bus and headed over to Camden for "inspiration". I found inspiration in the form of a light fitting which seemed to be made out of dried prawn crackers. Sounds awful I know, but it actually looks quite good. Wish I'd taken my camera with me to take a photo. So now I have the urge to go to the Chinese supermarket and buy a box of dried prawn crackers and create my own unique light fitting. Will have a root around Gas Man's tool box later for more inspiration. Hmm.... I wonder if my dried prawn cracker light fittings would sell well on Ebay?

I walked home last night. We got the bus back into town and got off at Tottenham Court Road. The queues at the bus stops were huge and there were no signs of any buses coming anytime soon so I thought sod this and walked all the way back to Islington. I did it in about 35 minutes, hiccuping all the way! Walking off the dim sum I ate for lunch felt sooooo good, and it made me realise how much I miss walking. I should try and walk more.

I have nothing else to report.

Money making exploits

I am currently trying to make as much money as possible through various channels (namely Ebay) in order to pay for my legal fees and other moving in costs. My friend Lady of Leisure is also trying to do the same. Her aim is to make £10K in the next month. I'd also love to make £10k in the next few months, but I think this is extremely unlikely. I have nothing left of my own to sell, and I've already sold most of GM's stuff and am nowhere near the £1K mark let alone £10K.

Good news is that I'm £16.50 closer to my target thanks to an obsessive Jean Paul Gaultier freak in Belgium. Last night I listed a JPG Le Male washbag together with four samples on Ebay for £3.99. This morning the JPG obsessive emailed me and asked me if I'd sell him just two of the samples on their own for £10 plus postage. Result! But I felt a bit bad because the samples are only 5ml in size each and in my opinion, not worth £10. So I replied and offered to sell him the whole lot for £10 plus postage. A few more emails were exchanged, and he ended up agreeing to pay me £16.50 into my Paypal account. Now, I don't understand how he managed to come to a price of £16.50, but I'm not complaining!

On the way to work Specsavers were handing out freebies so I managed to pick up a free clear plastic spectacles case with a voucher for a free eye test (a saving of £19.50) inside. I've been meaning to get my eyes tested for ages and now I can for free! Phoned them up this afternoon and have made an appointment for Thursday afternoon. I really hope that I don't need to get new lenses. I asked how much they cost and was told they cost £99.

PS2 friend or foe?

Another lazy Sunday yesterday. Spent some time shopping in the West End and then spent the evening at my boyfriend's (Gas Man) house. Gas Man spent most of the night neglecting me and playing a new Yakuza game that he'd recently downloaded for his PS2. Usually, it really pisses me off when he plays on his PS2 because I hate being ignored. But I've recently discovered that this can be a good thing.

Before:

WWNS: Hunny, can I sell this on Ebay?
Gas Man: NO!
WWNS: Why not?
Gas Man: Because I need it.
WWNS: No you don't. You never use it. Oh go on, let me sell it on Ebay?
Gas Man: NOOOOOO

Now:

WWNS: Hunny, can I sell this on Ebay?
Gas Man: *distracted by PS2* Huh? What?
WWNS: Can I sell this on Ebay? You never use it....
Gas Man: *still distracted by PS2* glances briefly at whatever I'm holding in my hand.... yeah ok babes

Result!

Test.