Thursday, May 29, 2008
Charlie Daniels vs The Microwave
| I once heard someone describe a yard sale as follows: "It looks like the house threw up on the lawn." Vivid, sure, but certainly true. So if we accept that description then eBay who bills itself as "the world's largest yard sale" is quite simply, the largest vomitorium on Earth. (And yes I know it doesn't really mean that, but it sure sounds good... or bad.) I have found over the years that there are some excellent find on Ebay and also a huge amount of garbage. Since you usually cannot inspect the merchandise until after it's paid for and delivered, caveat emptor is super important. Always check feedback. Always ask the seller questions. If you have any doubts, walk away. You may recall my brief recap of how I got my copy of The Krystal Kreed that involved a lot of extra work, and getting eBay involved in a dispute. Nothing in the guy's feedback could have let me know what was coming. I also had a purchase I made once for a rare Steve Yzerman book. (I already own a copy of the rarest book.) After winning the auction and paying for the book I was then informed that the seller didn't actually have the book. "My drop shipper is sold out." This is apparently how people are making their money on eBay now. They sell stuff they don't actually have. As I said. Beware! With that said, though, there are some things that eBay is the only option. Since Emily's Toybox is from Central PA, it's not like their older CDs are easily found around here. Over the years I have amassed quite a collection, 6 of the 10 releases. The missing ones were their first CD, special edition Christmas albums, or their EP, Beach. Of course if you join their fan club ($25) you get access to their member's section where you can download most all of their stuff. However, there are some songs missing from even there. For several years I have had a search set up to email me anytime an ETB CD pops up on eBay. Two weeks ago I finally got a hit. FOR SALE IS A LOT OF 11 VARIOUS MUSIC CDS'S PLUS A CD CASE FORIN THE CAR ON YOUR VISOR.THE CDS DON'T HAVE CASES JUST THE DISK SOME HAVEMINOR SCRATCHES ON THE DISC BUT WORK STILL. HERE ARE SOME OF THE CD NAMES :  When my package arrived I rushed home to rip into it and see my goodies. Imagine my shock and horror when the first CD I pulled out, Charlie Daniels Band, A Decade Of Hits looked like it had been attacked with a Brillo Pad. You're not supposed to be able to see through a CD, except for the hole in the middle. This was NOT good. It also appeared to not be as represented in the auction. Just to check I put it in my computer to play it. Because "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" is the first song on the CD it is closest to the center of the CD where there appeared to be less damage. Let me assure you, when "the band of demons joined in" it did NOT sound something like this! To give you an idea of how bad this CD was, I placed it on top of a lamp, turned the lamp on and the overhead lights off.  This is bad news! As I sat and listened to the CD two or three times in a row, I kept glancing over at the Charlie Daniels CD. Obviously it was worthless. What does one do with a worthless cd? You probably already know where I am headed if you've been a regular visitor to Krystal Adventures. The microwave oven is perhaps one of the greatest toys ever created! Its amazing what happens when you put stuff in them!. Of course I need to give that general disclaimer thing about not trying this without adult supervision and wearing PPE. I did teach hazardous communication at one point, you know.  As for the other CDs and the visor case I don't know what I will do. If anyone wants one, let me know. I may just put them all back up on eBay and see if I can break even. Of course I doubt anyone wants the Charlie Daniels CD anymore.   |
