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Hi there... and good Morning!

I thought for today I would share something that I do every now and then, when I see a site giving away a great prize, I check to see if someone is sponsoring the prize. If there is a sponsor, do a search for them online and about 75% of the time you will see that they also are holding a sweepstakes or contest to enter. Also check out the manufacturers site to see if they are running a contest or sweepstakes online... the chances of that are about 25% of the time, it may not be the same item you want... decide if it's worth entering or not (don't waste your time on things you don't want or things you don't think you can turn around and sell on eBay... more on my thoughts of EBay later in this post,) if it's not worth entering for this item, don't totally dismiss the site, create a bookmark/Favorites on your browser labeled "Sweepstakes & Contests" and add this page to your collection. I have gone so far as to create a folder in my Favorites/Bookmarks that is labeled "freebies & Contests" then I've created sub folders.
My subfolders are labeled "Freebies" (for sites known to offer freebies so to be sure to check them out every so often, ) "Contests and Sweepstakes." I have gone one more step in Contests and Freebies folder (sub-subfolders, if you will) and labeled them "Daily," "weekly," "monthly" and "check frequently"... then I keep a notebook... for the one time entries, where they were at and when they begin and end, so I can go back and check again to see if they've posted a new contest later and of course to I don't get disqualified for entering more then once.

Okay my thoughts on EBay... Yes eBay is great for those collectors items and other things that we win and won't appreciate. These items can be sold for a profit. When it comes to Collectors items sometimes it's worth hanging onto for a while and when it can't be found easily in stores or online, it will be worth even more. Now don't hang onto them too long or you will be stuck waiting, hoping and praying that the Collectors will once again have an active "craze" over something, like the "Beanie Babies" that I appear to be stuck with... silly me I won only one and then I found a bunch in great shape for cheap at a Thrift Store and I purchased them hoping to make a profit... then I look into them and find out I waited too long and that must be why all those Beanies in great shape (tags and all) were given to the Thrift Store. *sigh* Ah well, I am waiting, hoping and praying that the craze will suddenly be active again on these... if not ah well. *smile*

Well, that's it for today, this here lady's hands, arms and neck are acting up today and I fear I've used up my energies for now.

Till next time, have fun, enter those contests, sweepstakes and get those freebies... Keep good records and for the fun of it, keep records on your wins!