I discovered eBay in January.
I obviously knew it had existed for a long time prior, but I never put much thought into it. Bidding online and paying for things online seemed like such a dirty concept.
Anyways, I discovered a beautiful pair of Salvatore Ferragamo shoes on the site. You know, the Salvatore Ferragamo Vara shoe. You know, the shoe. The shoe of shoes.
Let me just elaborate. This is the perfect shoe. Although this looks a bit boring at first, this shoe is the ultimate chameleon - great for work, great for going out at night, great for every single possible occasion except the beach in Cabo.
And someone was selling a used pair - my size - for $15.99.
Did you just drool on your keyboard? I thought so. I thought I had just died and had to pinch myself. If you were in my situation, what would you have done?
Well, being my first time on eBay, of course I didn't win (eBay snipers, damn you to hell!). After the appropriate mourning period, I went right back to eBay to look for more. That initial bidding was enough to hook me.
In a matter of 2 weeks, I had bought a pair of Ferragamo heels, a Marc Jacobs shirt, and a pair of Cheap Monday skinny black jeans.
In total, this didn't cost me over $80 including S&H. But the dangerous prospect behind it scared me. No longer did I have to bus down to the Salvation Army in Kitsilano - I could bargain shop from the comfort of my own home. No longer did I have to go out of my way to shift through heaps of smelly clothing for the one thing that looked great - I could virtually gallop through the aisles of designer heaven with a click of a search term.
I needed to stop.
So I've gotten off eBay, and I've gone back to the thrift stores. It's just too expensive to continue shopping on eBay. I'm quitting after one month - it's for my own good.
That is, right after my shoes arrive.
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