Re: Chromebook story

> So I ordered a nice Lenovo Chromebook from TigerDirect.  I then get an email
> that my order's been cancelled.  I guess the refurbisher wasn't expecting suc
> a big turnout and TD ran out of the Chromebooks.  I go on eBay and find the
> exact same model in great condition...for $40 cheaper.

eBay for the win! I have had my eye on a particular motherboard/CPU combo for
some pet projects of mine for a couple of years now, but aywhere you can find
it they  want over $300. For some reason boards for industrial or
embedded applications are crazy expensive for what they are. Anyway, I found
on on eBay for $80, and while I was waiting for some stuff of mine to sell so
I could get it, the price dropped to $70, then $50 and then the auction
ended. My laptop sold finally and then the board was re-listed for $9.99. I
won the auction yesterday for $11.61.