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kimbutgar

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28. I use Ebay but only buy from blue state sellers

Reply to Bondor (Reply #15)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:43 PM

7 hrs ago

And I have found several things I used to buy on Amazon.

I could quit amazon completely but my husband is now retired and likes to watch the movies on streaming and dosent want me to close out my account

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