The turn £100.00 into £10.000.00+ by the end of 2010 official thread

catflea

Kirst,

ebay can be very hit and miss for guitars, so set a reserve. What make/model of guitar is it? I might be able to give you some more info and help

COOLTRIKERCHICK

focus888 wrote: »

Thanks for that, just deposited £10 and then read your post and withdraw that money straight away :rolleyes: seems to have let me do it, do you think its ok if its come out of my account? the one time i try to be spontanously and abit daring and then i end up regret it :mad:

it should be fine, it might take a few days to get back into your account though.

have you joined quidco?

as if you havent it is well worth it, they only £5 out of your comission for the year.

If you havent join, as there is FREE money to made, by using their cashabck links to join things and place first internet orders etc....

tommymcn

Good day to everyone

Home from the gym feeling refreshed an am now gonna list on ebay while watching football. Tinka21 thats a massive return- good on ya. I need a bit of stock like that.

justunlucky_2

bing0 wrote: »

Good for you joining,I would however change your name....it gives off a negative vibe.Looking at it depresses me,what about justlucky ? :D:D

hi bing0
not sure how to change name, it does sound a bit sad, regards

Esqulax

Urban legend is that this is Bill Gates 11 Rules for life for 'high schoolers'. Thats BS, but they are good quotes anyways.

Rule 1: Life is not fair -- get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping -- they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Rule 5 is the one that motivates me the most. Every 'fast food' type place I've ever worked at, i've been promoted or offered promotion within the first 3 months. unfortunately my path isnt that of retail fast food, but im still applying for a second job at one this coming week.
Also Rule 11.. I was a nerd before it was cool
(its a bit negative, but its a kick in the behind!)

bing0

justunlucky wrote: »

hi bing0
not sure how to change name, it does sound a bit sad, regards

I'd register again,then have an email address just for MSE :cool:

the_cat

Oh I am fed up today!

Bought a few items on ebay yesterday and was full of enthusiasm about one in particular....

a collect in person job lot of dress jewelery which I won for 99p. It's a bit of a punt as there were no photos (guessing that is why no one else bid) but the seller has not replied to my emails. I think I am being avoided as the sale price was low. Do any of you more experienced ebayers have some advice or am I just being too impatient

downshifter

Am still only £70 up as babysitting last night was snowed off. I've just attempted to list something on Amazon but when I see the listing it's not the same as the other people with the same item. Can anyone tell me where to edit it? Mine says: 'in stock, international delivery available' whereas other people's also says 'Dispatched from UK', which is what I want. How do I change this? It's the first time I've ever listed anything anywhere so am definitely green at this but I've been through it over and over again and can't find where to put this bit in.

Also what happens if I can't get to the post office to send within 2 days of sale?

Thanks

DS

whitegoods_engineer

Esqulax wrote: »

Rule 5 is the one that motivates me the most. Every 'fast food' type place I've ever worked at, i've been promoted or offered promotion within the first 3 months. unfortunately my path isnt that of retail fast food, but im still applying for a second job at one this coming week.
Also Rule 11.. I was a nerd before it was cool
(its a bit negative, but its a kick in the behind!)

Trouble is, that's just the point! You can get promotion within 3 months to what?? just another position in a dead-end job. Its all well and good saying it's opportunity but then so is picking strawberries for a living!

As for this thread, its so rosy-coloured and whimsical that you can simply turn £100 into £10,000 that people are falling into self deluding optimism. Using the same logic, why not call it £1 into a million! Its the penny stall to Marks and Spencer dream!

This is the flawed logic of the chessboard and rice, where you place 1 grain of rice on the first square, then 2 grains for the next, then 4 on the next square and keep doubling. By the last square, you've got enough grains of rice to circle the universe or something like that!

I know I will be accused of raining on the OP's parade but I think a reality check is in order for this thread. Very few if any people will turn £100 into £10,000 unless they have bags of luck thrown into the mix!

I feel it is unfair to give people, some of whom are in dire circumstances, the belief that money can be generated so easily in this manner.

bing0

whitegoods_engineer wrote: »

Trouble is, that's just the point! You can get promotion within 3 months to what?? just another position in a dead-end job. Its all well and good saying it's opportunity but then so is picking strawberries for a living!

As for this thread, its so rosy-coloured and whimsical that you can simply turn £100 into £10,000 that people are falling into self deluding optimism. Using the same logic, why not call it £1 into a million! Its the penny stall to Marks and Spencer dream!

This is the flawed logic of the chessboard and rice, where you place 1 grain of rice on the first square, then 2 grains for the next, then 4 on the next square and keep doubling. By the last square, you've got enough grains of rice to circle the universe or something like that!

I know I will be accused of raining on the OP's parade but I think a reality check is in order for this thread. Very few if any people will turn £100 into £10,000 unless they have bags of luck thrown into the mix!

I feel it is unfair to give people, some of whom are in dire circumstances, the belief that money can be generated so easily in this manner.

I guess your down at the minute as what you say is absolute bullsh!t.With that type of attitude,you'll never be anyone or get anywhere.Stop feeling sorry for yourself,we all have a story,but we're all doing something about it.You can too-but you have to believe you can do it.So what if you have a shortfall of £9000.00-you'll still be £1000.00 better off !
If you want something out of life,you'll have to grab it by the horns and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Reality check in order............