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November 07, 2005
Flotsam, Jetsam and Boughtsam
We buy a lot of phones from eBay on a regular basis. We get probably 5 or 6 packages a week from eBay sellers; all phones. One of the interesting side effects of buying all these phones from different people on eBay is the interesting "stuff" that comes in the box. So I've come up with a new word: boughtsam. "Boughtsam" is anything that comes in a package from an eBay seller, in addition to what you've purchased. This can be packing materials or anything else the seller thought to put in the box.
We get some really interesting packaging materials with some of these phones.
"Thanks for sending our $300 phone wrapped in your recycled garbage."
Today we actually got a band flyer and two CD's from someone trying to promote their band.
When you have to resort to eBay sales as a promotional channel for your band, you are seriously scraping the bottom of the barrel.
We've received some religious materials in the past and a Lance Armstrong Livestrong bracelet; child sized. What the heck am I supposed to do with that?
Posted by David Adams at November 7, 2005 11:18 PM