Early Christmas shopping on eBay

I am one of the those people that you see on Christmas Eve running around manically with a flushed face laden with bags trying to get the last of my shopping, even though every year I make a promise to myself that I will not put myself through that again and try and get organised and do my Christmas shopping well in advance so I can actually enjoy the pre-Christmas run up without the headache of present shopping and enjoy the festivities on Christmas Day rather than collapsing from exhaustion but this year I think I am actually going to do it. Now I do have friends that swear by doing it in the January sales but I am not going to take it to that extreme, I think August is a good compromise. So I have started having a look on eBay and there is loads of great stuff on there; DVD box sets, vintage jewellery and his and hers fragrances for half the price so not only am I going to have a great Christmas this year but I might have a bit of money to enjoy myself when it gets here too! hurray!