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Shopping

[Today’s run: 3.0 miles at moderate pace]

I like to do some online shopping.  I don’t usually buy much, but I enjoy the shopping.

This is probably an un-manly admission.

Maybe the things I shop for will make up for it.  I look at used government surplus stuff.  I particularly look for old electronics junk and pickup trucks.  I also look at tractors and dump trucks.

I look at craigslist frequently and see what people are trying to sell.  Much of it is just junk as far as I’m concerned.  But if someone tries to get rid of something good, I’ll be ready.  On craigslist I look at Auto Parts, Farm & Garden (tractors!), Electronics, Computers, Boats and sometimes Motorcycles.  If someone lists something on craigslist that I might want, at a  price I’m willing to pay, it is probably a spam posting.  Real people want too much money and their stuff is usually junk, like the junk I already have.

Not to be negative about it or anything.

Sometimes I snag something worthwhile.  About a year ago I got a 16 can VHF high-band radio combiner from a government auction website.  Didn’t cost much.  Had to drive to Georgia to pick it up.  Saw the ocean.  That doesn’t happen every day!  I brought it home and took it apart.  Played around with the parts for awhile and then sold most of it off to other people.  So I got a trip, entertainment and income out of it.  I don’t see any downside to that at all!

Right now I have a lowball bid in for a hydrogen fuel cell in Huntsville, AL.  That would be something cool to own.  I could probably sell it for more than I’ll pay, and a trip to Huntsville may involve having to drive by the space museum.  So another win-win situation.  I expect I will be outbid.  But it could happen!