I often get a lot of crap for buying the “latest and greatest” electronics right when they come out.  While I wish I had a crapload of money to burn, thats simply not the case (especially while I’m working retail).  So how do I afford to do this?  By taking advantage of lazy eBay sellers who don’t want to take 5 minutes to make their auctions look nice.  Check out my latest eBay ad for my Macbook.  That litterally took me 12 minutes to make and my computer sold for 30% higher than similar Macbooks.  Anyway, here is a mini timeline of how I can afford new crap:

The History of my laptops:

My first mac, his name was Jack.  I bought him brand new from some sketchy guy on craigslist.  It was probably stolen.

I sold Jack one year later and made a $150 Profit on it.

I replaced Jack with the Black Macbook (and stopped naming my computers).  It was a good computer and got me through the last few years of college.

The Macbook started to get old, so I decided to sell it 2 years later and STILL made a $150 profit on it.

Now I have my Macbook Pro.  I’ll probably hang on to it until a new version comes out, but I’m sure I’ll make a profit on this guy when I sell it as well.

Not the most intersting post in the world, but getting a brand new computer every few years for $150 isnt too shabby either.  Goodnight people.