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Free Album From Rhapsody MP3 Store

Too good to be true, but it is true.  The credit must be used by midnight Pacific time, July 4, 2008.  And you must sign up for an account.  So head on over and get yourself a free album from Rhapsody MP3 store.  (Offer good up to $10, and you must sign up with a credit card.)  I purchased Whiskeytown’s album Pneumonia at a 256kbs quality level.  So far there seems to be no nasty DRM issues.

Thanks to Mr. Lambino for sharing this news via email.

Enjoy!

For The Cost Of A Dime

Every so often I’ll start thinking about getting rid of just about everything in my apartment that I don’t really need and that wouldn’t be a hassle to unload.  Essentially, I only need a computer with an Internet connection, and a place to keep food fresh.  Maybe a few other things, but not the point.

Thompology suggested I sell all my DVDs on Amazon.com.  When he sold his this way, it was a quick and painless process which resulted in some extra cash.  Sounds great.  I want the easy process with very little effort, and I could use the extra money to further expand the research of my vice.  (Whatever that may be.)

I grab a few DVDs from my shelf, figuring I’d try it with a few before bothering with the entire collection.  No point in listing these things if no one is going to respond, right?  The first was The Matrix, which, if I was willing to, I could sell for $0.46 plus $2.98 shipping and handling.  Wow!  Not going to buy too much with that.  So I skip that one figuring it isn’t worth my time for $0.46.  I list Dumb and Dumber, which I can sell for $2.50 + $2.98 S&H.  I figure this amount is worth my time to start clearing the shelf.  I start entering all the information to set up my account and post the listing, when Amazon tells me their commission fee for this sale is $2.17.  Are you kidding me?  A joke and a half, surely.  But no, it’s not a joke, this is what they will take from my sale.  Fine, I’ll take the $0.33 difference since I’ve started the process.

The listing posts.

An order is placed within a few hours.

I make my way to the post office the following day to package and ship the order.  After spending $3.41 on an envelope and postage, it tuns out I am $0.10 in the hole on this transaction.  All I could do was laugh as I paid the fee, I’d come too far to turn back.  Not to mention, I’d already written on the envelope.   I say, “screw you, amazon dot com.”

Maybe this is just their way of teaching me I don’t know how to make money.  I suppose that’s not a bad lesson for the cost of a dime.