How I did it: I saw an ad posted on deviant art by a model I really admire, Mosh, and she was selling her stuff on e-bay.  All profits go towards her pay-site...which has to do with her modeling.  I was really excited to be able to support her...then not only that, I would also have a chance to win clothes that she had modeled in!  There was a dress that I wanted and also a corset.  I decided I wouldn't spend over $40 for either item...When the auction for the dress was almost up I got on e-bay and made sure I would win the dress, but the corset auction was over a 4 a.m., so I upped the price I would pay on that to $50 and went to sleep.  In the morning I checked, and I had lost the corset, but at least I won the dress for cheap!  I asked Mosh where she got the corset, so perhaps she can tell me where to get one just like the one I lost.  Since I lost that corset though, I went on etsy.com, a site where artists/fashion designers can sell there work, and I bought a hello kitty corset that was just too cute and it cheered me up.

Lessons & tips: Make sure you are on when the auction is about to end so someone doesn't try to outbid you...even if you were top bidder the whole time.  I was top bid on the dress for acouple days, and then in the last couple minutes someone else bid on it.  Also, try not to go over the price limit you set on the item...you win some and you lose some.  I guess I felt kinda guilty for already going over the price I was willing to spend on the corset and that is why I didn't get on at 4 a.m. to try to win it again.

Mar 04, 2009, 07:18AM PST | 0 comments