TradeMe ... Ta Da!!!

I've mentioned TradeMe before - it's the brilliant Kiwi equivalent of eBay - only local and very easy to use, for buyers and sellers. So far, I've bought four things and every trade has been smooth, simple and has given me great value for money!

I found a Robert Heinlein book that I've wanted to own for years and years .. The Number of The Beast - bought it for $3.50 from someone up in Auckland, who posted it to me.

Bought a cool white bookshelf for $30.00 (pictured in previous post and now filled with all my treasured books from SA). It was delivered to me by the seller for $10.00 more ... her boyfriend carried it all the way up our 44 steps to the front door, then up another dozen or so to put it in my room! Service with a smile!

Then we needed a second laptop - and I won the auction for a two-year old Toshiba Satelitte Pro M40, outbidding a few other contenders and still scoring a bargain - about a third of the price of a brand new one in the Toshiba range.

Finally, my grandest bargain yet: I've been wanting a desk. Didn't want a heavy, clunky wooden desk - I wanted a smart, funky, functional desk that would look good and be practical. I saw some great ones in various stores - glass tops for over $350.00, steel and laminate for over $200.00 and lots of interesting ones on Trademe. Then I found one that looked almost perfect: I bid on it and won it for ... $5.50!! Some new SA friends helped me collect it and here it is, with laptop in place:



Now all I need is a chair!! :-)