Ebay-ing

Ebay - ing

It’s an addiction this ebay- ing that’s for sure
Is it the lure of making money or a retail cure?
Jon’s brother Jim has embraced it with a passion
that only he can bring
He has turned his garage into a despatch centre
for ebay-ing things.

He has sold his model railway bit by bit
Well once he had built it what was the point of it
He now visits the Supermarket with a passion
he never had before
Well this is where he gets his packaging free boxes
and bubble wrap galore

Once the railway was gone he searched around for
other things to market
Now car boots, antique fairs and salerooms are his
target
He started in a small way selling only to the UK
Now he’s gone worldwide getting bigger day by day

The lady in the Post Office now greats him heartedly
He is part of her daily routine and its only a matter of time
before she makes him a cup of tea
The Postman and Jim are now pals well he calls every day
Not to the house of course but to Jim’s despatch centre bay

I have not got this addiction and fail to see the pleasure
Of buying people’s mistakes or things that they once used to treasure
Of course lots of small businesses use ebay too
and so the things which they sell are not used but new

Indeed for a wedding I purchased a sort after handbag
and at that time finding it on ebay cheaply well I was very glad
Now I get in-dated with ebay offers galore
But no thank you not for me to Jim I will give the floor

by Margmax 2012

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