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Friday, January 25, 2013

Anyone who's ever browsed the bric-a-brac on eBay will know that you can buy a lot of worthless tat on there. What you might not know, however, is that you can now buy your worthless tat from us. Yes, in an effort to avoid the fiscal cliff, we're fitting our financial lemmings with parachutes and attempting to bolster our budget by flogging our flotsam on eBay. It was all Lisa's idea. And we're using her account because she's got much better feedback than I have.

So if you're looking for a stylish new dress to give to the love of your life on Valentine's Day, how about this chic little emerald number...


It's LOVELY, as indicated by the title and description. And we're throwing in the child for free if the buyer collects. As with all eBay items, there's an area at the bottom of the page for people to leave questions for the seller, so if you want to know why Lisa typed it all in capital letters, feel free to ask.

Obviously the key to successful selling is in the visuals, so attractive photos are a must, which is why we enlisted the help of Amelie. I wanted to use the photo of her wearing it on the steps of our caravan in Blackpool back in 2011, but Lisa was worried that people might think they're buying from a family of gypsies.

She'd already taken one professional-looking photo...


After which Amelie kindly volunteered to take another...


But obviously nothing sells clothing like a supermodel. And having carted Chloe around since the age of one, Amelie's no stranger to the catwalk. So we got her to pose for some photos last night. Fortunately, when we asked her to do some modelling, she thought we meant plasticine handicraft and assumed the dress was some kind of overall, so she didn't take much persuading. Although it took five attempts to get her to smile.

The good news is that despite only listing it last night, interest in the dress has already gone global. It's a well known fact that nobody bids until the last thirty seconds, so we haven't yet been troubled by any of those, but Lisa did have an e-mail from Germany this morning asking if we'll ship the dress to Europe. I think they're trying to get in quick before we leave the EU.

6 comments:

Phil's Mum said...

And WILL she?  (ship the dress to Europe)

A Passer-By said...

I'm feeling free!   So why did Lisa type it all in capitals?

Phil's Mum said...

I disclaim all knowledge of that last comment!

LISA said...

I THOUGHT IT LOOKED BETTER AND WOULD STAND OUT. 

THE DRESS IS STAYING IN THIS COUNTRY. MOST PROBABLY IN THIS FLAT. 

A Passer-By said...

IF YOU SAY SO!!!

Jon the Bassist said...

WHY DONT YOU SAVE THE 10% COMISSION TO EBAY AND THE 4% TO PAYPAL AND JUST PEPPER YOUR BLOG WITH PICTURES OF SALE ITEMS (LIKE FILM PRODUCT PLACEMENTS) AND FINISH OFF EACH BLOG WITH A OPEN AUCTION. TOP BIDDER GETS THE GOODS?
Sorry for shouting!