Nah, I bought a load of lamps on eBay from a very nice woman in Denmark, and we got chatting afterwards, and whenever she spots anything she thinks I might like in charity shops and fairs/markets, she buys it. If it turns out I don't want whatever it is, she just puts it on eBay.
It's a good system, I think. I keep in touch with a few of the people I buy from on eBay and have similar deals going on.