As we all know the potential to make an honest buck selling on eBay is becoming more and more limited. With eBay fee increases becoming more and more of a regular thing, many sellers are counting their losses and heading for the hills. An even more alarming thing has been going on via the auction site; the scammers and fraudsters are becoming much more technologically advanced. The only benefit I can see from the fee increases is all in favor of the buyer. By raising the fees the small time sellers and fraudsters will likely steer clear. However, it is disappointing to see it become more difficult for the little guy to get his piece of the action.
There was once a time when you could browse eBay listings with little to no worries - but I just wanted to warn all readers to be sure you look at every auction with at least a little bit of suspicion. When buying a high ticket item, be sure it's from a reputable seller with a good feedback score. Be sure to also pay attention to the shipping charges described in the auction. Many shady sellers will post valuable items with low buy it now prices only to turn around and make up their losses with outrageous shipping (which is against eBay policy by the way). A final thing to take note of prior to placing a bid or purchasing an item, is where the item is located. I prefer to purchase from U.S., Canadian, or U.K. based sellers. From my experiences many of the electronics and DVD's coming from places like China are inferior quality and often times are refurbished items being sold as "new." This isn't to say that all items coming from China are ones to avoid, occassionally you will find a great deal on a nice item, just try to use some common sense and follow your intuitions. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and smells like a duck, then it's probably a duck. If an auction or a seller seem shady to you then follow your instincts because you're probably on the mark with your judgement. Don't hesitate to report an auction or a seller to eBay if you feel there is a violation or scam going on - this will improve the entire eBay community.
I hope this helps you avoid some of the potential scams out there waiting for unkowing innocent bidders to come along and get their pockets picked.
You probably have gotten that email already. The one about the paradox of our times; about how we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints, etc. Further down the line, it goes to say: we love too seldom and hate too often... Such stark, sad extremes and differences in this world we're living in. How about science and astrology, two concepts that until now people can't seem to reconcile. Science and logic rules, while spirituality takes the backseat, as if they'll ruthlessly cancel each other out once we combine them.
And then there are those who turn their backs on science and devote themselves to spirituality, claiming the Path is clearer there. No harm in that. But wouldn't it be nicer if we learned not to favor any one extreme over the other, and instead tried to integrate both into our lives? But, really now, how exactly do we stay spiritual and reclaim our innate psychic gifts in these postmodern times? We don't really have to discuss the weighty subject of post modernism. Of course, spirituality, too, is a heavyweight subject itself, but this doesn't mean "postmodern spirituality" is a hopelessly unmanageable concept.
Look at it this way. Post modernism is about embracing everything in our way, and even those out of our reach. It's about being open to the infinite possibilities and multiplicities of life. There is a parable in a book by Tom Robbins, about a five-foot depression in the summit of a mountain. Catholics claim it as St. Thomas? footprint, the Buddhists claim it is Buddha's, the Hindus claim it is Shiva's, while Moslem's say it is Adam's. Geologists meanwhile, say it is simply the result of ancient volcanic action. The thing is, everyone of them is right. In post modernism, there is No single Truth; everyone has a claim to truth. Science is true, Buddhism is true, Christianity is true, Free trade is true, Spirituality is true, Anything is true. It's just a matter of what truth or truths you choose to work for you.
Being post modernly spiritual doesn't necessarily mean you'll have to abandon all your other firmly-held notions about the world: the lessons taught to us in school, the commercials we see on late-night TV, the music we hear on our headphones. Spirituality is about not canceling any of those and living an enclosed life, but learning how to harmoniously accord one's self with the diversity of the world. When we heighten our awareness about ourselves, when we open up and harness our innate psychic abilities, we realize more clearly our connections with everyone and everything else.
We don't just have to live in a world with just taller buildings and wider freeways. Rather, a world with spacious minds, all-embracing hearts, and freer souls more accepting of our psychic nature.
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