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By the way, I made this third auction for five days instead of seven. Maybe the items I am doing now for practice are too trivial to make a difference, but I have the impression that you don't want to end an auction on a Friday or Saturday. Is that right?

mellowT, I like your idea. for my next trial auction, I will experiment with having six photos. Well, now I need your help again. I've just started a third auction, the purpose of which was to display a number of photos as mellowT suggested. But instead of getting the photos displayed below the text, which I have seen in other auctions, the photos are all over by the main photo, and you have to click on them to see them. Please take a look at this, and tell me what you think. I suppose it's not asking too much of a Mosaic buyer to click on a photo, but I would prefer the photos to be right there where you can't miss them. Does anyone know how to do this? http://cgi.ebay.com/3-AA-BATTERY-CASES-EACH-HOLDS-UP-4-COLORS-/130385635459?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e5b96e883

We live in a time when artists release an album only once a year or even less frequently. Laurie's releasing of these multi-disc sets increases the output to the level of the time when two or three albums (that is to say 120 minutes of music) a year was the norm!

Great idea, mellowT! I'll do it.

I've got a bid on the first auction! This is an eBay Seller who it looks like buys a lot on eBay as well. I guess he bids the minimum on lots of things planning to resell them later. It's great that I will sell something so that I can have a positive feedback record when I sell the Mosaics.

Good idea, Brad. At Sandy's suggestion, I have spent $50 at Bags, Unltd. for packing materials, which I intend to pass on in the form of handling charges.

Thanks Dan. I guess that means that if a Buyer doesn't put the item on his watch list, he will probably never go back to it.

mellowT, I like your idea. for my next trial auction, I will experiment with having six photos. ***** I see that my Cigar Aficionado is being "watched". What does that mean?

Believe it or not, at 40 years of age Jeff Garcia, though primarily looking for a job in the NFL, is willing to consider rejoining the Stampeders. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Francis/2010/04/20/13658031-qmi.html

There is an article about shaving in the new May issue of Money Magazine. An internet friend of mine was interviewed for it. I'm looking forward to picking up a copy.

I wonder if the Chinese will buying up the copiers now!

Thanks Sandy. I stumbled on it. They should make it obvious! I think the suggestion to practice on a few small auctions was a good idea. I know a lot more than I did 48 hours ago.

Thanks for all the input! For some reason both ads state on the upper right that I intend to sell to the US, when in fact I wish to offer the items to the world. Anybody know how to change that?

Jim, I don't know how to do that, but I have the perfect solution. Buy the mag and do it yourself!!!!

Thanks for cheering me up!

LOL! riverrat, sjarrell said just the opposite. He feels that paying extra for a term over seven days is a waste of money. I'm glad I asked here, so that I can see the differences of opinion.

Very interesting that you say that, blake. sjarrell sells Mosaics on eBay, and he advised me to avoid weekends, and to try to end the auctions between 4:30 and 5:00 when people at work are wrapping up. The book talked about a feature that will delay the start of the auction, but I can't find that. There is a blank near the top of the auction page for the condition of the item, but I can't find where to fill in that blank. What do you guys think of the wood border on the second auction? It was free because I had a subtitle. Would it look better without it? I think many auctions feature too many text colors and too-fancy fonts. I don't think people interested in Mosaics want the cutsie look.

I've bought a couple of things on eBay before - one auction and one Buy It Now, but I've never sold anything before. So in anticipation of my selling my Mosaics, I have read The Complete Idiot's Guide to eBay. It suggested that you practice with a few trivial items before you try to sell expensive items. So yesterday I started my first auction, and today my second, and I intend to do a few more before the Mosaics next week. I'm offering a few mags that are in good shape. I'm hoping that I get a couple of bids so that I can see how eBay's behind-the-scenes programs work regarding actually making a sale, but if I don't that's OK. There are still a couple of things I would like to do, but can't find how to do them. If you have a moment, please look at my auctions and make any constructive criticisms that you wish. Now's the time to learn, before I put the Mosaics up for bid. Thanks! http://cgi.ebay.com/ALFRED-HITCHCOCK-ELLERY-QUEEN-FACTORY-SEALED-MINT-/130384812432?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Magazines&hash=item1e5b8a5990 http://cgi.ebay.com/CIGAR-AFICIONADO-June-2003-EX-/130385071586?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Magazines&hash=item1e5b8e4de2

Happy Birthday Mark!

Brazilian pianist Antonio Adolfo and his daughter Carol Saboya have a new album out called La e Ca - Here and There. It's good. The album is very derivative. Adolfo sounds a great deal like Manfredo Fest. Saboya sounds a great deal like Bebel Gilberto. Fortunately for me, I like both Fest and Gilberto. Saboya's voice is weak, but she hits the notes and is never off-key. All of the songs are American or Brazilian standards, familiar to everyone who likes bossa nova. By no means a must-have, but I'm sure I'll enjoy it throughout the summer. The album is available for download at lala, but not for streaming. http://www.lala.com/.../Here_and_There

Until the other day, the only McCartney on Concord that I was aware of was Memory Nearly Full, or whatever it was called. But I saw in the store last week a double CD album called Live in New York, or something like that, which was also on Concord.

I found the problem! I use Firefox. I tried the new IE, and it works. I wonder if MS is blocking Firefox from hotmail.

For the past three days, my hotmail account hasn't worked. I can log in (and out), and see the mail piling up, but I cannot open the emails. When I click on them, nothing happens. It is as if I am not connected. Similarly, I can checkmark the spam emails without opening them, but when I click on the "delete" button, nothing happens. I cannot find a link to a help desk to inform them of my problem. Anybody have a link for me to go to, to even let them know? I have a number of people emailing me to my hotmail address, and I've got a big problem if I am without it.

Lala: Cal Tjader - Latin Connection This is a brand new (out last month) collection of 50s Fantasy sides. I recognize the last half as the album Latin Kick.

Happy Birthday 2010 Aggie!