I know this is an old thread, but I think I found one! :) At an auction place near me. Not as colorful, but I am in love! and it is pretty big which is great 12x17 (I hope they measured this correctly it looks narrower, but that might be OK). IF it is 17 feet long that means it will even work now and not look that funny with the family bed (a king and queen together) we have in the master.

People love to tell horror stories, Lily, but there are plenty of happy stories you probably haven't heard. Ten years ago my son was selling the occasional piece of ham radio equipment on eBay, and I asked him to list some of his father's chemical engineering books for me. He said no, he wanted me to learn to sell on eBay myself because i would love it. I was resistant, but he was right--all it took was one good sale for me to love it. Like most of us, I just had to get over the hump of that first listing. It seems intimidating, but eBay wants sellers and they make it easy. As for the horror stories, I have none to tell. When you set up a Paypal account they'll ask to access your bank account. It's a simple matter to open a new checking account (usually free) just for Paypal, keeping a low balance on the very slim chance it could get into the wrong hands. Mine never has more than $300 in it. As for Craigslist, it, too, is easy--plus it's free. Scammers love it but they are usually easy to spot. The Craigslist site issues warnings, spelling out what to look for. A scammer is unlikely describe what you're selling by name; instead, they'll mention your "item." A famous scam offers to pay by Cashier's check. You will quickly get a feel for the authentic email from a real buyer. You don't put your contact information in the ad, unless you want to. I never do. Buyers contact me via an anonymous email address, and I decide which ones I want to respond to. Except for the time I sold a piece of equipment too heavy to move, I meet all my buyers away from my home, at public places. Again, I have no horror stories to report. If you've bought at 40 years worth of auctions, I'll bet you have some stuff collectors would love. You could have a blast doing this, Lily. When you're ready to get started, you can always consult the KT with any questions! :-)

"Fair Use" *** Discussing a copyrighted work, definitely fair use *** Non-commercial use Surprisingly, " A few things are always considered fair use: You can make a single copy for personal use." (link below) And from Ohio Bar Association: "Q: What is the most important factor in the fair use analysis? A: Often the character of the use is the most important factor. If the use is related to a profit-making activity this suggests that the use is not a fair use. For instance, photocopying a Dilbertî cartoon, framing it, and selling it would not be a fair use. However, hanging that framed photocopy in your own home study would probably be a fair use. If, however, it is determined that the framed cartoon reduces the market for framed Dilbertî cartoons sold by Scott Adams, it may not be fair use. The fair use analysis is not always easy." Here is a link that might be useful: Fair Use

Make sure (I don't know this for a fact) that even if your accounts aren't linked, if your debit card account is overdrawn by something fraudulent that the bank won't take funds out of your other accounts to cover it. I would think you could recover that, but I've heard nightmare stories of problems with debit card fraud recovery, vs pretty painless recovery for problems with credit cards. Like others have said, you can only be held liable for $50 of fraudulent charges on a credit card, which is almost always waived unless you did something like let the fraud continue after you knew about it. The rest of any loss would be on the bank/credit card company. That's why they call you about any suspicious charges on a card...not to protect YOU but to protect THEM. If they don't reach you, they can just freeze the card so there are no more charges until it's straightened out. I use my debit card on an account that carries a high balance because it's interest bearing and pays way more interest than I can get for cash anywhere else. But I have to make 10 debit transactions per month to receive the high interest. I only use it at stores I trust, like my food co-op, Starbucks, Tj's and maybe the bird food store. Never at gas stations or restaurants or online. I think using a debit card many places is playing with fire. Much more dangerous than linking a credit card to paypal.