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Favorite EBay Searches

EBay is a place that lacks description. It is a staple of the Internet, and is often criticized for being a hodge-podge outlet that resembles a dollar store. However, there are treasures that can be found on EBay that extend well beyond what can be purchased at your local store. Now, I know you can probably find lots of crazy things for sale at specialized Internet stores.. But really, where else but EBay can you find 100's of vendors selling them in an atmosphere of free market competition? Here are a few of my favorite EBay searches and some information about them.

Ancient Roman Stuff

Ancient Roman artifacts are plentiful on Ebay. The Roman empire lasted nearly 1200 years and encompassed, at its peak, nearly 2.3 million square miles of what is now the general area known as Europe. 88 million people called Rome their capital, at the peak. The peak of the Roman civilization lasted from 27 BC – AD 476, that's a minimum 1,533 years ago. Museums are filled with the best of Roman stuff. So much so, that they rarely accept new artifacts, unless they are exceptional. What that means for you is that you can have an incredible piece of history for almost nothing. One of the common pieces of Roman history sold on EBay are ancient roman coins. These coins come in a variety of states and conditions. They are often sold "uncleaned", which means that the people who found them (often with a metal detector in "hordes"), have not stripped the corrosion from their surface. However, you can be quite assured that they have kept any pieces that are gold or silver.

About a year ago, I got mildly curious about these coins and ordered a set of 20 or so un-cleaned Roman coins. After following the detailed directions for cleaning that came with the coins, I found about 1/4 of them cleaned reasonably well. Here is a detail of one of these coins. I have no idea who/from where the militant looking guy or lady is on the surface, but it was a lot of fun for about $10 bucks.

A Roman coin that I cleaned

This is another cleaned Roman coin, found on EBay

Search 'Ancient Roman' on Ebay

Surgical Supplies

You simply cannot find some treasures at your local retail outlets, or anywhere else for that matter. This includes stuff like surgical sutures. You or someone you know has probably been in situation where you were far away from medical help and needed it quickly. Unfortunately, many medical establishments, especially those in the US figure that you are an absolute idiot and can't tend to your own body or that of someone else, without a 10 year degree. With a little bit of You Tube training, you can easily suture an open wound and maybe save someone from disfigurement or death from loss of blood. The only problem is that you can't buy the basic supplies needed to tie a suture, a med school 101 procedure. At least in the US, your local pharmacy doesn't carry this stuff. But on EBay, it's a click away.

Search 'suture' on EBay

Well, that's it for now. I'll be sure to be back with more EBay treasures soon =)

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