I definitely do a lot of Christmas shopping on Ebay. Often, I will hear of something that a family member is requesting. My first stop is Ebay to see if I can get it for a better deal.

I start early since I often need time to find *just* the right items.

I always buy from people with only high feedback. I got burned once when I bought from someone who had less than 10 sales total. It took me weeks (and two nastygrams from me) to finally get my item.

So, I am now sticking with more experienced sellers.

Im very excited this time of year. Especially for things to buy on auction sites. I like to shop eBay for unique gifts for each adult in the family. I stay local for the kids though. And the unique gifts for adults usually dont have working parts so I dont run into "Well we only had that one of the item".

Last year I purchased a nice signed poster for my brother from his favorite movie. Havent put too much thought into what my list is gonna be yet this year. I tend to browse movie memorbilia and it gives me ideas. You can get some great ideas on what to purchase just by what types of movies the people like :)

i do my christmas shopping day after thanksgiving

This is the first time in my life that Christmas is more than a week away still and I have no more shopping to do thanks to ebay. What am I going to do with myself and all this spare time?