Tell Us About Your "it" Item Purchased on eBay

[carly@ebay.com]

We wanted to give you a quick heads-up about our new eBay “it” marketing campaign which launched recently. The campaign is designed to celebrate the extremely wide range of great things you can buy on eBay, just in time for the holiday shopping season. To view the campaign, visit www.whatis-it.com.

We want to hear all about your best “it” moment on eBay. What was the most memorable item you bought on eBay? Why? You can post your favourite “it” purchase here and we will gather up all the "it" stories and there will be an eBay prize awarded for the best "it" story.

Regards,
Carly
eBay Community Development

[weaversofspeech]

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[canuckchat]

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[brian550.2008]

i am having some difficulty in receiving an invoice for an item from ebay .can you assist me please? the item is dream catcher kit (gold) the item number is # 360018521149.thank you for your help.

[dazed-dunbar]

On May 29th, 1914 the Empress of Ireland sank near the Gulf of St Lawrence with a loss of 1012 lives. Last year I made multiple dives on it and am going again this summer. I found out last year a close friend and co-worker of my wife's had family on the ship (some who were lost). I've been passionate about this time in Canadian history as it was only second to the Titanic in size of tragedy.
Last week I won the bid on a complete newspaper dated May 29th, 1914. It was the Evening Star from Washington. It was delivered today and although very old is in amazing condition. I truly treasure this item and guarantee .... it will never appear on Ebay again.
:-)

[hausfrau008]

Wayne Gisslen's Second Edition Professional Baking (book) was my first eBay item and continues to hold a special place in my heart, never mind that the seller was a loser. 😉

[boredhousewife*123]

Our memorable "IT" was reuniting a hallmark plush toy my daughter coined NONO short for snowy. It was the first ever plush toy she recived as a baby as this cherished and loved toy was her beloved friend throughout the years through thick and thin he was her comfort. Hallmark had stopped making this plushy and I couldn't find him anywhere. All she ever asked for Christmas this year was her cherished doll. Well E-bay saved the day just in time for Christmas( Thanks to Loni)I think it was more a cherished memory to see her face light up with love to hold once again her beloved friend. She is nine and she stills sleeps with this plushed toy. I don't think she will ever grow out of ever leaving NONO but that's okay it's all part of knowing when you feel down she knows she can turn to him.

[s.brake]

My "it"purchase is the last Hermes scarf I purchased because it replaces the first Hermes scarf I bought in 1984. My collection is now complete in my mind. Susan

[bogart_cookie]

You have just bought in to a marketing scam for ebay. Now they can use it to tell new people what a great place ebay is. Not the truth of what is really happening to ebay and the changes here. Like lambs being lead to a slaughter. All they are doing is trying to buy you off and here you are. Ebay does nothing that is not in the interest of anyone but ebay. Wake up.

[fxjan03]

HD Gold cards.

back in 1990 When the hockey card business took off, they started making all kinds of cards.
Harley-Davidson produced cards, (I should say someone produced Harley-Davidson cards) and one of the Chase card was a Hologram card of a motorcycle. That was very nice and I did manage to get all 3. one from each series. Now, they also had these GOLD cards, they matched the Hologram, but were even harder to get. I never even saw one until a couple months ago- Someone was selling all three in one package.. I jumped all over that. Forgot to wait until the last minute to make my bid. But I got lucky, no one outbid me I got the cards,and am now complete.....

[fxjan03]

After posting I read the one about the lambs... blah blah blah, Your probably right- But those cards were so neat, and I got it for such a good price. I see the single selling for twice that amount for one card.

if you want to harp about the problems with ebay, start a thread... I'll ad a post about "FEES" yikes. I am selling about $50 worth of products, but pay about 30 bucks in fees....
now look, you made me loose my glow.. now I have to find another collectible at a great price....

[fxjan03]

one more thing- in response to ----i am having some difficulty in receiving an invoice for an item from ebay .can you assist me please?...

your dream catching if you expect a response here.....

do some research before you buy stuff then ask for help in discusion about best buy- if you never get this, then its not a very good buy is iyt?? good bye.

[jenn.mcdo]

My "It" item was the first first purchase I ever made. They were a pair of artistically designed pumps for very cheap. Everyone always compliments me on them! The sad thing is that because that my first transaction was a complete breeze, I thought every transaction was the same and ended up being sadly disappointed. The shoes are GREAT, though!

[matt-dunbar]

[matt-dunbar]

Oops, misposted my last one. I've bought a few things I really like 🙂 Thinking about buying a GSM

[mammy-1562]

My "IT" item and if you saw me you,d think I was nuts cause I was jumping up and down when I won it because I have been looking for IT for at least eight years is the book "Tappans Burro" by Zane Grey. A real nice old one to read and treasure.

[cwcai]

Best thing I bought was a brand new Apple Iphone G3 unlocked at a very, very low price.

[ms.limited]

my best item I brought on ebay, was some stuff (cosmetic) for my wife because it makes her happy. i think its feeling better if you buy something on ebay and then give it away to someone you love.

[rodney_70]

My best "it" item.. wow me and my better half have soooo many great items that it is hard to pick just 1. The biggest is a ring set she seen on jewels_n_gems from Fox Valley WI (USA) she is hooked watching her items now..we purchased under her name as I was not active when we seen it 1 year ago; we researched the feedback as such a thing seems too good to be true but thought the price of just over $200 was worth a try as we don't make alot and buying a new set is not in the budget won't be for quite some time due to expenses in home and this was bringing us both down for 5 years... The jeweller I took it too and dealt with for years was first very skeptical hearing bad stories before.. called me 9am the next day and was more excited than we were... she graded the diamond same colour and clarity but bigger in carats and value even higher than seller listed... appraised at $4500 for a $240US with shipping included cost...had checked thoroughly to make sure valid .. no serial number if stolen etc. everything cleared; where in the world could you buy something like that. We were planning to upgrade when budget would allow and my jeweller willing to make a very good deal for the old larger diamond for herself to help us out when we are ready... amazing Ebay! (if you have ebay issues direct them to the right places it's nice to have one place to direct positive comments - I mean this in a nice way .. please this should also be a tribute to the good sellers out there sticking it out)Thank you jewels_n_gems, you helped one couple soooo much you will never know.

[Anonymous]

I guess I would have to say my most memorable item would be the first item I purchased on ebay, Aug 25/08. Not that the actual item is memorable (christmas kit), rather the seller who made this first experience exciting, fun, and gave me the confidence to buy on ebay. She communicated well, and after all was said and done, othered her help when ever I needed it. What a wonderful email that was to receive!

[s.brake]

I have been teaching myself the art of working with leather. Ebay has been just a fantastic venue for ordering tools and cheaper pieces of leather to practice on. Susan