My First Trademe Sale

My first Trademe auction - "Media Studies in Aotearoa/New Zealand"

Last week I took a leap online with my first Trademe auction. Previously I had bought things online through E-Bay and Trademe but I had never put anything up for sale. For Film & Media Studies 100 (FTVMS100) there is a prescibed text book (Media Studies in Aotearoa/New Zealand, edited by Luke Goode and Nabeel Zuberi) necessary for weekly readings and exam preparation and I paid full price for it at UBS last year when I was taking the paper. Since I knew everyone taking the paper this year would need it, I thought I’d try selling my copy on Trademe for a slightly cheaper price. There were no bids on it for the most part of a week but one night before the auction was due to end, someone used the “Buy Now” option and bought my textbook for $65! I was so pleased it sold for that much (still a bargain though if you ask me, since it was in pretty good condition!) Today I met up with the winner of the auction to make the trade. Everything worked out so smoothly; now I’m considering selling more things online!

In other news, tonight I was walking to the bus stop at Sky City when I was approached by a couple of guys from the Church of God. When they asked if I knew God and I replied yes, one of the guys (his name was Robert) started sharing with me selected verses from the Bible that supposedly indicate there is a “God the Mother”. According to them, a Mother God gives us the “water of life” and not many Christians appreciate this. Robert then told me about the importance of The Passover and other events like Atonement and so forth. It all seemed a bit much for me to take in at once, but I let them have their say before I continued on to catch the next bus home.