I took a shot at $100 tonight.
A couple of nights ago, I set out to make some money at my computer. Not knowing how this would happen, I read a little bit of Steve Pavlina’s blog about his wife’s new blog and got up. I stood there, motivated by Erin Pavlina’s motivation, and noticed a box in my bedroom.
This was not a box that was recently put there. It was placed in the same spot at which it rested only a year and four months earlier when we purchased our home in Calvert County. I was trained by this week not to notice it. What was in it? 35 Sports Illustrated magazines from 2000 and 2001. I invested three hours in describing them the best I could before posting them for sale on ebay. What do I need them for? They should bring someone else joy (or more money, hence joy).
If I only make what it costs to ship them plus $10, I still got them out of the house and I’ve cleared out another square foot. I can either utilize that square foot to make more money, or take pleasure in my simpler living 
More likely, I’m expecting to sell these magazines for $15 or $20 but the demand may be higher. There were some very current names of athletes in there who, at the time, were still in college.
When I set out to rid the house of some “stuff” and make a few bucks ($99.00 Buy it Now), I didn’t know what else I might accomplish. I discovered (for myself although it’s certainly not a new phenomenon) that businesses can draw traffic from one another very easily. Most obviously, I included tons of names in my ebay post which I’ll do on this site gratuitously 
That reminds me, do you think Disney PAYS for those commercials during the Superbowl between the Seahawks and the Steelers? It also helped me that some of the issues were on the Olympics (albeit 6 years ago). Including names of folks that people have a healthy interest in will draw people to my listing. I may not have the goods they searched for but they might like what I have. The businesses in which these sought after celebrities thrive (or blunder) will have been the source of my income, unintentionally and harmlessly. I love how that works!
As I sit here and write, I think I could link just about every one of my sentences to something I’ve read somewhere else. I’m planning to go back and add some links in here now just so that you can view my SI collection and buy if you like!
Next up, what I think are the first 12 months of NFL Insider magazine. Keep checking my ebay listings!
I think I’ll suggest that people post ebay listing questions on my blog since I spend most of my time HERE