With Father’s Day just around the corner, it’s time once again to figure out what I’m going to get my dad. Like many men, he’s an electronics enthusiast through and through. He’s what companies like (or love) to call an “early adopter” – someone who just can’t wait to buy the latest gadget, the faster computer, the bigger HDTV, and anything else you can think of. His obsession definitely has its benefits, though. My sister and I regularly go through his “electronics graveyard” and get fully functional computers, DVD recorders, and all manner of accessories.
But this knack of his to buy the latest electronics makes it that much more difficult to figure out what to get him for his birthday, Christmas, and Father’s Day. My sister and I are thinking about buying him a new digital camera for Father’s Day, one that has 7.0 megapixels, an optical zoom, and a special setting for taking eBay pictures. Dad is an avid eBay seller, and the right photos can make the difference between selling an item at a decent price and at a great price. The new digital cameras that have the special eBay setting would...