Yeah, I've become addicted...

So, the 5 weeks that my camera traveled off to Holland with Mr. 9 2 Bay was incredibly hard on me. Now, I'm not saying that I missed the camera more than I missed Mr. 9 2 Bay, of course not... but boy.. did I miss that camera! Well, you'll all be happy to know that the problem is now solved! I found a 5 megapixels refurbished Minolta Dimage Z5 at an online auction site! WOOHOO... it'll be here via 2nd Day Air... well.. I didn't actually win my bid, the site also allows you to just purchase the camera outright, OH, I started out bidding... and re-bidding once I got knocked off the listing... and re-bidding again... the bidding was so fast and furious that the auction got extended for over an hour and half... somewhere in there I gave up and hit the "buy now" button.. even their purchase price was cheaper than any other 5 megapixels out there on the market right now, and seeing that this is the Z5 verion of the Z1 3.2 Megapixel Dimage that I already own, I know these camera's are awesome.. so YEAH.. I'll never have to be camera-less again...

So what else have I been up to... well... of course while I was in the auction site watching my bids slowly fall off the board for the camera, I had to investigate what else they have to offer... naturally... so... I now have a new addiction... They have these "Express Auctions"... 20 minutes of bidding and the piece is sold... So what other bargains did I pick up? Well... you've got to keep in mind their shipping is outrageous.. $9.99 per item... but here's some of what I picked up...


Yup.. The topaz is real the diamonds are cubics... but for 8 bucks - how can I go wrong?


How about this diamond ring? For 10 bucks?? Yup.. SOLD...

Unfortunately I didn't think to grab the pics of the $3 Ruby and Diamond earrings or the $8 Topaz and Diamond necklace I snagged but if they come up again you can bet I will!

Can you say jewelery for everyone this Christmas! HA... I love it...

Christmas shopping... almost done...
Bargain prices... wonderful...
Having fun while Christmas Shopping... priceless...

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