Tonight I just happened to find it for auction on eBay (where I've searched time and again for it)... and with only 35 minutes to go!! I log in and put my highest bid on... $25. It was originally listed at under $10, so I wanted to have a "cushion"... just in case (how smart am I? Not very.... keep reading). I'm listed as the highest bidder at $13.48... and so I continue to refresh my screen to make sure I'm the top bidder. 35 minutes becomes 20 pretty quickly... then 10 minutes.... each time I'm refreshing my screen and I'm told I'm still the highest bidder - super!! I'm down to 1 minute and 20 seconds, and I can't believe I'm FINALLY going to get this song book that continues to elude me. Suddenly, the screen automatically refreshes and I'm told that I'm no longer the highest bidder. There's only 50 seconds left, so I quickly enter a bid of $35... only to be told that my bid is invalid as the price has moved to $36.75!!! WHAT THE HECK?!?!? I'm scrambling to enter a new bid, but before I can submit my bid, the auction ends... *sighs*... the winning bid is $47, and my "white whale" slips through my grasps once again. =( Needless to say, I'm pretty disappointed with the whole eBay experience - no one to blame but mysel... errrr.... my KIDS!! Yeah, that's right - I was brushing teeth and changing them into their pjs when I should've been parked in front of my computer!!!! *grrrr!* This is coming out of their college fund, for sure!! So Jacob better work on his jump shot if he wants to go to college... or else follow the path of his father and seek his higher education at the local community college (it's still $25 a unit, right?). So here's a shout out to anyone out there who may happen to come across this blog... (I'm talking to all 4 of you!). If you happen to see this book anywhere... or happen to mug someone who has this song book on them *ahem*... you know I'm good for whatever it costs - really!!
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So here I am...on a Tuesday night thinking to myself, "Boy...I should check eBay out to see if I can find the Brian McKnight song book for my brother in law. I know he was so bummed that he didn't get it the last time it was up for auction." And lo and behold, there it is! Just as I was ready to place my bid, I see the seller as adeg0716. Hmmm...funny... that kinda looks like Arnold. Oh wait!!! It is Arnold!! What the?!?! So does that mean you got the book? For that matter, it sounds like you have multiple copies of it. :)
Hahaha...just looking out for you bro.
PS. We could start a bidding war to see how high your current bidder will go. ;)
OMG... you saw my listing?!?! Yeah, I found the book *shhhh* and ordered a few copies that I could offer to the general public - especially those who aren't willing to do all the leg work and find the one book store (it seems) in the country who actually HAS a few copies.
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