Tired of waiting on line in the freezing cold the morning after Thanksgiving? Well this holiday season eBay has unveiled a door buster promotion that coincides with Black Friday. Check out this link to view Black Friday eBay door busters.
Also to see if you qualify for a 10% off eBay coupon check my previous blog titled, eBay 10% off purchases.
This Black Friday eBay is running a bunch of door busters and a promotion to allow you to save 10% off eBay Purchases. Check out my previous blog that contains all the details/rules on the coupon: eBay 10% Off Coupon.
Everyone is looking to save a buck these days, myself included. I've blogged about how I've been able to save by buying coupons for a number of stores, see my Coupon blog. Now there is another way to save some serious dough on eBay. For a few dollars you can buy a paypal coupon that will save you 25% off the transaction. Here's how it works:
So do you plan on shopping on eBay this holiday season? If so here is a link to find your own paypal coupon. Please let me know how much you save after you use it. Happy bargain hunting.
I just wanted to update a blog I posted over on the main blog last December. Here is a link to the original blog titled How to Keep the Heat Off & Stay Warm This Winter. Here is a quick recap: In 2004 we moved into a house in the Northeast and we suffered
through our first winter going through 1600 gallons of propane to heat
our 2800 sqft house. That summer Katrina hit and LP prices spiked,
which put me over the edge. In Sept 05' we installed an EPA certified fireplace, a Quadra-fire 7100
and have never been warmer. Treated to an abundance of firewood in our
area, our house temperature is usually in the 70-75 degree range. My
kids are so spoiled that if the temp hits 68 degrees they are whining
about it being too cold. How much have we saved since we decided to
supplement our heating?
Here's a quick breakdown:
2004/2005 used 1600 gallons at 1.89 / gallon. $3024.00 for the year (before fireplace)
2005/2006 used 400 gallons at 1.89 / gallon $756 2006 savings: 1200 gallons @ 1.89 = $2268
2006/2007 used 214 gallons at 2.30 / gallon $492. 2007 savings: 1386 gallons @ 2.30 = $3187
Updated portion:
2007/2008 used 311 gallons at 2.49 / gallon $774. 2008 savings: 1289 gallons @ 2.49 = $3210
So in 3 years of burning we've saved approximately $8665. After 2 years of use the the Quad and installation paid for itself and now its just gravy. How many capital improvements have a 2 year ROI? Not many that I can think of. Had we gone for a cheaper alternative like installing a wood stove into our existing fireplace it would have been an even shorter payoff as wood stoves are much cheaper to install and just as efficient.
If you're thinking about researching whether wood burning is for you, here are some links to some great resources and products. Everything you need to know about wood burning in general, wood stoves, gas stoves, pellet stoves, corn stoves and the entire hearth industry can be answered by visiting this site, Hearth.com. The Hearth.com Forums consist of the best, most passionate group of people on the internet. Poke around over there and you will quickly get up to speed on whether heating with wood or is right for you.
Couple of products that I like:
Quadra-fire fireplaces and wood stoves
WoodStock Stoves - if you want a soapstone stove Woodstock is the best
Jotul Stoves another brand with a great reputation
Stihl Chainsaws only brand I use.
Olympic Pin collecting is always hot during the Olympic Games and the 2008 Beijing Olympics are no different. If you haven't already purchased your 2008 Olympic pins now is a great time as there is a lot of inventory available but you have to be careful and not over pay. Below I've listed a way to help save you money that will quickly jump start your Olympic Pin collection.
One of the best ways I save money shopping on eBay is looking for last minute deals. Using GetItNext's Find A Deal search feature you can quickly find listings on eBay that return listings with 0 bids and less than 4 hours remaining (without having to know advanced features). Here are a couple of searches to help you search for last minute Olympic Pin deals:
2008 Olympic Pin
Beijing Olympic Pin
Olympic Pin
Olympic Games Deals
We've been getting alot of positive feedback from people who have been using GetItNext's bulk deals search functionality. Both consumers and eBay sellers have been utilizing this search feature to help them save time and money while searching for multiple item lots. After receiving a wonderful email from Russel from Alabama I decided I would list out some of the most popular summer bulk deals that can help you save time and money. Here goes:
Blu-Ray Bulk deals
Disney Pin Bulk deals
Expanders Deals
Mary Kay Deals
Barbie Vintage Deals
Webkinz Deals
iPod Deals
iPod Nano Deals
Beer Deals
Coins Deals
Lil Kinz Lot Deals
Wii Deals
Glass Bottle Deals
Body Butter Deals
Perfume Deals
Postcard Deals
Xbox 360 Deals
Sunscreen Deals
FDC Deals
Vintage Jewelry Deals
Golf Ball Deals
Comics Deals
Stamps Deals
Baseball Cards
The 1990s was a boom time for he comic book industry and more people than ever before began reading and collecting comic books. As the interest grew so to did the amount of comics flooding the market. Much like the Baseball card market comics were going to make us all rich as we scooped up and collected as many as possible. Of course neither collectible market panned out for a variety of reasons. Here's a listing of the Top 10 Comic Books from the 90s:
For all your coin collectors out there, I saw an amazing story featured on the homepage of 
CNN the other day. Someone's collection of rare collection of American pennies turned into a 10.7 million dollar auction. His auction featured 301 of the rarest and earliest forms of the American 1 cent coin.
Among the rare coins in the collection was a 1793 coin that apparently was abandoned because the government thought Lady Liberty looked frightened. That coin raised about $650,000 alone!
In the collection was also a 1794 penny with small stars added to prevent counterfeiting back in those days. This particular coin raised $632,500, according to the Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auction Galleries.
For all you coin collectors, I've included a list of 12 different pennies, used between 1793 and today. Click on each of them to get great deals on securing your part of history!
Liberty Cap Half Cent (1793-1797)
Draped Bust Half Cent (1800-1808)
Classic Head Half Cent (1809-1836)
Braided Hair Half Cent (1840-1857)
Flowing Hair Large Cent (1793-1796)
Draped Bust Cent (1796-1807)
Classic Head Cent (1808-1814)
Coronet Head Cent (1816-1839)
Braided Hair Cent (1839-1857)
Flying Eagle Cent (1856-1858)
Indian Cent (1859-1909)
Lincoln Cent (1909 to Date)
Happy coin shopping!
In April Ganz will be introducing several new Webkinz pets that you can adapt. One of them is the very cute Webkinz Chicken. These little fluffy chickens will be a hot ticket and tough to find. If you must have one without the worry/hassle you can pre-order your own cuddly Webkinz Chicken to ensure that you will not have to search store after to store. Check out these Webkinz Chicken pre-order deals.
Tips for Parents:
For parents new to this webkinz craze check out my blog that will get you up to speed: Webkinz 101 - Everything You Need to Know About the Hottest Craze.
Want to find savings before the holiday rush? Try these links to search for Webkinz auctions currently on eBay, Webkinz, Lilkinz and retired Webkinz, New Webkinz, Webkinz Clothes, Webkinz Charms and Webkinz Cards. Looking for a specific Webkinz pet, make sure you use GetItNext Add/Remove keyword technology to quickly find the pet you're looking for on eBay.
Also a hot tip for anyone looking to find some misspelled deals do a couple of searches with Webkins like this Webkins, Webkins Lot, Retired Webkins.
Tips for Collectors/Sellers:
Here are a couple of links to help you save money and make searching easier. Webkinz Lot, Lil'Kinz Lot, Retired Webkinz Lot.
We just got back from a wonderful week in Disney World. My children are ages 8 and 4 and both loved to pin trade all day long while we toured the parks. As you may know Disney pins are a big business and they are very expensive. Disney Pins are usually priced in the $7-$12 range and children are allowed to trade pins with any Disney cast member that displays a Disney lanyard. Now here's a trick that could save you bargain shoppers some dough. We bought a bulk lot of (30) Disney pins on GetItNext / eBay before our trip. Per pin it came out to 2.23 and my children traded all week long and now have a really nice collection. The key is it has to be a licensed Disney Pin in order be eligible for trading. Here is the search I used to search for bulk deals, Disney Pin Lot.
This trip was the first time my daughter was interested in pins and at age 4 she had to come to grips with having to give a pin away in order to get another pin. In the beginning it was easy when the majority of the pins didn't interest her. But after she built up her collection that consisted of a Cinderella pin, Jasmine pin, Belle pin, Snow White pin, Aurora pin, Mickey pin, Minnie pin etc it became much more difficult. It was interesting watching her debate whether she truly wanted to trade the pin away or not.
If you have any tips to share on pin trading please add a comment. Happy pin trading.
