it turns out that all money i've made from selling my stuff online has thus far only paid for me to acquire more crap. cds sold on half.com has paid for me to buy some vegan cooking books on half.com and amazon.com, pay for the trading fees on lala.com, and pay for the order i just placed on amazon.co.jp. i ordered several items i had hoped to buy in japan, mostly dvds. japanese dvds are so expensive. i wanted to buy a couple things that i thought would be hard to find later. already so many things on my wishlist are no longer available to order through amazon.co.jp. there are a few used items through the marketplace that i want. i might have to negotiate with some relatives so that i may acquire these too.