eBayin’ in Hong Kong
Let me preface this by saying, I am not a morning person. Period.
Let me also say that I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep in I can’t tell you how long. (I’m not blaming anyone, it’s just a fact.)
So this morning when Matthew comes running into my room, I’m startled from a deep sleep (and a pretty nice dream too.)
“Mom! Mom! There’s Pokemon toys on eBay. The auction ends in 2 minutes and it’s only a penny! Can I get it, please? I’ll give you the money for it! Please?”
It’s 6:30 in the morning. I heard “Fire! Come quick! You must give your username and password to extinguish so that you can go back to bed for 30 more minutes.”
I shuffle into the office. He pulls the seat out for me to sit down. He points to the computer. “Hurry, Mom! There’s not much time left.” Suddenly, I feel like I am stepping into a life saving operation.
I see Pokemon toys. They look harmless. I see $.01, I see “auction ends in 2 minutes, 19 seconds” and see the place bid button. I clicked on it.
I entered my username and password. I bid $.15…you know, just in case a sniper came in behind me at the last minute. (Even half asleep that auction demon comes out in me!) We’re the high bidder. I shuffle back to the bedroom and fall in the bed, glancing briefly at my clock to see that I still have 25 minutes of sleep.
Or so I thought… (more…)