Comments on: My Ex Paid For a Semester in College By Doing This… http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/09/25/my-ex-paid-for-a-semester-in-college-by-doing-this/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Punny Money http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/09/25/my-ex-paid-for-a-semester-in-college-by-doing-this/#comment-64817 Punny Money Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:15:08 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/09/25/my-ex-paid-for-a-semester-in-college-by-doing-this/#comment-64817 The Carnival of Personal Finance ‘68 Hits the Oregon Trail... Back in 1868, my ancestors made the decision to seek out new financial opportunities in another part of the country. They set off from the small town of Independence, Missouri on a treacherous journey to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Along the way, ... The Carnival of Personal Finance ‘68 Hits the Oregon Trail…

Back in 1868, my ancestors made the decision to seek out new financial opportunities in another part of the country. They set off from the small town of Independence, Missouri on a treacherous journey to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Along the way, …

]]> By: MLoco http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/09/25/my-ex-paid-for-a-semester-in-college-by-doing-this/#comment-64397 MLoco Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:02:49 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/09/25/my-ex-paid-for-a-semester-in-college-by-doing-this/#comment-64397 The Beanie Babie Fad was scary. You had housewives grasping onto their beanie babies and collector books like as if they were stocks. Anyway, I see nothing wrong with buying these things if you know you can make money off the suckers. The Beanie Babie Fad was scary. You had housewives grasping onto their beanie babies and collector books like as if they were stocks.

Anyway, I see nothing wrong with buying these things if you know you can make money off the suckers.

]]> By: udandi http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/09/25/my-ex-paid-for-a-semester-in-college-by-doing-this/#comment-64389 udandi Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:52:47 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/09/25/my-ex-paid-for-a-semester-in-college-by-doing-this/#comment-64389 my friend did this with furbies (spelling?) \, a lady told her they would be the must-have toy during the upcoming holiday season so she bought a few and ended up re-selling them for a profit - spring break money, I believe :) my friend did this with furbies (spelling?) \, a lady told her they would be the must-have toy during the upcoming holiday season so she bought a few and ended up re-selling them for a profit – spring break money, I believe :)

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/09/25/my-ex-paid-for-a-semester-in-college-by-doing-this/#comment-64327 Flexo Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:49:13 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/09/25/my-ex-paid-for-a-semester-in-college-by-doing-this/#comment-64327 I'm pretty sure that in my ex-girlfriend's case, Ty (the manufacturer) provided a small number of bears to store owners for personal "use" as thank-you gifts whenever a new supply-limited series was released. The company knew they were going on eBay in many cases and tacitly encouraged it. I'm not the Beanie Baby expert, though; she was. I’m pretty sure that in my ex-girlfriend’s case, Ty (the manufacturer) provided a small number of bears to store owners for personal “use” as thank-you gifts whenever a new supply-limited series was released. The company knew they were going on eBay in many cases and tacitly encouraged it. I’m not the Beanie Baby expert, though; she was.

]]> By: samerwriter http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/09/25/my-ex-paid-for-a-semester-in-college-by-doing-this/#comment-64324 samerwriter Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:33:03 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/09/25/my-ex-paid-for-a-semester-in-college-by-doing-this/#comment-64324 I don't really have any problem with the guy capitalizing on the Tickle Me Elmo fad -- he's playing by all the rules, taking a chance, and seemingly profiting from it. Good for him. But it seems a bit more sketchy to sell something that you get from an inside source on ebay. In my company, employees are allowed discounted prices on products, with the caveat that we are not allowed to resell them for a year. However you do still see products for sale on ebay that appear to come from an employee, and occasionally you even see 'development' parts for sale. These are almost inevitably the result of either an employee of my company, or an employee of a distributor, breaking some rules. I don’t really have any problem with the guy capitalizing on the Tickle Me Elmo fad — he’s playing by all the rules, taking a chance, and seemingly profiting from it. Good for him.

But it seems a bit more sketchy to sell something that you get from an inside source on ebay. In my company, employees are allowed discounted prices on products, with the caveat that we are not allowed to resell them for a year.

However you do still see products for sale on ebay that appear to come from an employee, and occasionally you even see ‘development’ parts for sale.

These are almost inevitably the result of either an employee of my company, or an employee of a distributor, breaking some rules.

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