The Top Ten Ebay Bargains of 2007, Part Two
December 19th 2006 15:18
I called this series, The Top 10 Ebay Bargains of 2007 (in reviewing Fortunes top 10 in-demand toys) because all these items that are so expensive this year are almost all certain to be back on Ebay at relatively huge bargains.
Now, some are constantly upgrading every year. The toy companies depend on these people to make each year a better one than the last. They’ve got more than enough fools out there, don’t you be one of them.
In the last part, I discussed why it’s an incredibly bad idea to buy an expensive $500 game console at an inflated price. But none of the other items on the list are that good of an idea, either.
Take the Kid Tough Camera. It’s a $70 digital camera for kids. Not too bad an idea, but plenty of low-end digital cameras are available for well under $70 and a plain digital camera doesn’t break too easily. A real camera does, because there are quite a few more parts inside. But, I’ve dropped my digital a few times and the worst that happened is the batteries popped out. There’s no reason a kid can’t use a real digital camera if the primary object is getting a camera that’s not the parent’s high end camera.
The SpongeBob Square Pants Lego set is another loser just because of how most kids play with toys. I had Lego sets with specialized themes when I was a boy. Invariably the special themed pieces disappeared, making it the same as just another Lego set. I’ll guarantee you this will happen with most kids who get this set.
Next, we turn to our final two groups of toys.
Now, some are constantly upgrading every year. The toy companies depend on these people to make each year a better one than the last. They’ve got more than enough fools out there, don’t you be one of them.
In the last part, I discussed why it’s an incredibly bad idea to buy an expensive $500 game console at an inflated price. But none of the other items on the list are that good of an idea, either.
Take the Kid Tough Camera. It’s a $70 digital camera for kids. Not too bad an idea, but plenty of low-end digital cameras are available for well under $70 and a plain digital camera doesn’t break too easily. A real camera does, because there are quite a few more parts inside. But, I’ve dropped my digital a few times and the worst that happened is the batteries popped out. There’s no reason a kid can’t use a real digital camera if the primary object is getting a camera that’s not the parent’s high end camera.
The SpongeBob Square Pants Lego set is another loser just because of how most kids play with toys. I had Lego sets with specialized themes when I was a boy. Invariably the special themed pieces disappeared, making it the same as just another Lego set. I’ll guarantee you this will happen with most kids who get this set.
Next, we turn to our final two groups of toys.
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