Finally bought Secretary of Dreams Vol 1 off eBay to go with my Vol 2. Only the unsigned gift editions but still awesome.
I must say, eBay can be quite a head rush. The SoD v1 was only $69.99 max bid last night, and with only one person bidding at that point. I was really optimistic considering I managed to get a pristine copy of v2 a month ago for only $82 from another eBay auction.
Alas, I checked the auction this morning with only 15 mins to go and it was already up to over $100. I started to panic. Didn't know if I should bid at all. And I was driving to work so I had no way to really do anything while on my phone. The clock was ticking. I was listening to more audio books which has become my norm while in my car. Ironically, I was listening to "N." So it seemed somehow fitting that my own OCD should kick in at this moment. I looked at the clock. 9:22am. Which added up to 13. This wasn't looking good. Not at all. But the auction had 4 mins to go, and 4 was a good number. But that meant the auction would end at 9:26am. 17 isn't as bad as 13 but it still was bad. I didn't know what to do. How could I tip these scales that were stacking up against me?
I was suddenly compelled to pull over and ended up in a grocery store parking lot. Opened my eBay app on the phone and checked the status. I didn't know how high this sucker was going to go. But I knew I had only one chance. A number popped into my head. An even number. A good number I thought. I watched with nervous anticipation as the the price began to soar. People bidding by proxy I am sure. The auction timer was counting down. Only 2 secs to go. The price rose to just a hair below what I had set for my max. Then the dreaded words appeared. The auction had ended.
I sat for a moment. My heart racing. My hands became hot and puffy. Sweat began to form. Did I win? Did I lose? A barrage of alerts came flooding into my phone. Email, txt and the eBay app.
I won.
Now, I wouldn't say I got a "bargain" per se, not compared to what it was going for late last night and not compared to what I paid for v2...but considering the only copies of v1 that I have seen on eBay or Abebooks are usually up near the $300+ mark...well then yes...I think I got a good deal. What's more is that I added up the numbers of my winning bid. At first I almost shrieked in my car. 13? No - It can't be! But a sigh of relief came over me. The numbers added up to 14. An even number. A good day.
Now, if someone can kindly point me in the direction of Glenn Chadbourne's house, so I can show up with a fine bottle of wine and beg him to sign these two puppies. Then everything would be right in my world. LOL
