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By: sooz
Date: 2/14/00 5:07:53 PM
# Replies: 36
On SNL, Colin Quinn said (prarphrased)"Ebay was brought down by hackers the other day, causing them to go down for 4 hours, and losing an estimated $4 million revenu in useless crap."
So in this spirit, I'd like to know the goofiest ebay story you have, either as buyer or seller.
I just sold a magazine... a MAGAZINE, mind you (150 pages or so), with Lenny Kravitz on it. The bidding went to $32.50. For a MAGAZINE. I couldn't have sold it for a dime at a garage sale.
I love ebay. It paid my house taxes last year.
Response #1
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 2/14/00 9:15:33 PM
Hmm. I'm looking around the house now for old magazines with lame pop stars on them.
Response #2
By: Da Sissop
Date: 6/23/00 8:30:22 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=362127435&r=0&t=0
Response #3
By: Ralf
Date: 6/23/00 9:01:33 AM
Mary bought almost a kilobuck of baby stuff on ebay last year (and has been selling it THIS year; we may make a profit).
The best one was some baby clothes she bid on and won. When we got the package, it was about three times as big a box as we'd expected.
Inside was the expected purchase, PLUS a ton of miscellaneous baby goodies, like a mobile, toys, blankets, a crib-bumper, sheets, and some maternity clothes. Turns out the lady Mary bought from decided to unload her whole inventory of crap and get out of the ebay scene.
We were the lucky recipients!
Response #4
By: Gowan McGland
Date: 6/23/00 9:34:17 PM
I don't have any particular story about ebay, but the goofiest purchase I've made would have to be the 10 Being John Malkovich masks I got.
Response #5
By: Roxanne
Date: 6/26/00 11:28:10 AM
I presume you've all visit this site that was formerly known as ebaytreasure.com:
http://www.disturbingauctions.com/
Has pictures of some weird, bizarre, odd things people have posted (and some sold) on Ebay.
Response #6
By: Da Sissop
Date: 9/16/00 8:55:21 AM
I'm putting Ebay to the test with some Pearl Jam tickets I don't need. I'll letcha know how it works out.
Response #7
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 9/16/00 10:53:34 AM
www.eScalp.com
Response #8
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 9/18/00 12:15:25 PM
Did you ever really NEED Pearl Jam tickets?
Response #9
By: Da Sissop
Date: 9/18/00 3:44:47 PM
No, but I *bought* six for someone else who now only needs four.
Response #10
By: Jay
Date: 10/27/00 8:22:47 AM
Playstation 2 top bid today $4500
Response #11
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 10/27/00 9:52:25 AM
Gee, I have some old Nintendo games. What do you think I can get for them on there?
If someone's willing to pay $4500 for a PS2, they are bound to buy that as well.
Sheesh man, just wait until the next batch comes out. You know, they are SAYING that no more are supposed to come into the US until after the first of the year, but I will bet you that you will suddenly see a sudden 'discovery" of some that didn't know they had around the middle of November.
Sony's not stupid.
Response #12
By: Ralf
Date: 10/27/00 11:17:46 AM
I swear, you could put a used kleenex up for auction and SOMEBODY will bid on it. Case in point: Mary's selling more baby/maternity stuff. Her hottest auction item is 3 pairs of (quote) "used, worn, color faded elastic maternity pants".
They are NOT new. Actual street value, prolly $10. New from Target I think they were $7.99 apiece.
But here it is, 3 days before auction end, and the bidding is hot and heavy... top bid, $31!!!
I *love* eBay.
Response #13
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 10/27/00 8:56:13 PM
But just thyink what those FREAKS are going to be woing with her pants when they gte them.
Probably be asking for them unwashed I tell you.
:)
Response #14
By: Ralf
Date: 10/28/00 10:51:33 AM
Up to $36 as of this morning! Wooo!
For that kinda dough, I'd sell *my* pants.
Response #15
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 10/28/00 12:15:29 PM
What drives someone to bid $36 for used maternity pants?
Response #16
By: Ralf
Date: 10/28/00 6:27:04 PM
$42 now!!! This is nuts.
Quick, I need everyone's pants!
Response #17
By: sooz
Date: 10/28/00 8:44:39 PM
I have a big ass. We could turn my undies around and sell 'em as maternity pants.
VERY unrelated question (don't ask me what made me think of this): Where's Ror*.* been?
Response #18
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 10/28/00 8:51:26 PM
Hey, are any of you Nunz inflating the asking price of Mary's maternity pants?
Response #19
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 10/28/00 11:32:01 PM
Post it on E-bay, and they will bid!
There's chicks that sell their panties on web sites for $20.00 a pair.
Those pervs are probably figuring that at least they KNOW these have been worn.
Here's a bet for you, I'll bet not one bid over $15.00 has been from a woman. Or at least a straight woman.
Response #20
By: Ralf
Date: 10/29/00 8:36:34 AM
Who cares? The perverts' money still spends.
Dammit, we NEED MORE PANTS!!
(Never thought I'd hear myself say that...)
Response #21
By: Ralf
Date: 10/29/00 7:06:12 PM
Final update: the auction's closed.
The pants went for $49.85.
Who ARE these people???
Response #22
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 10/30/00 8:50:13 PM
The same people that you would find dressed in your wife's pants on a Saturday night, wearing high heels, with a feather boa, a ball gag, a butt plug and a llama.
Response #23
By: Roxanne
Date: 10/31/00 1:05:40 PM
Ralf: Did you include a picture of the maternity pants you sold?
Response #24
By: Ralf
Date: 10/31/00 1:48:55 PM
Yes, she included pictures of everything.
Response #25
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 10/31/00 10:53:37 PM
Even the llama?
Response #26
By: Ralf
Date: 11/1/00 6:31:38 AM
I sense a fixation.
Response #27
By: sooz
Date: 11/1/00 9:46:01 AM
I demand a link to the Ebay panty page in the link section.
Response #28
By: Roxanne
Date: 11/1/00 10:50:38 AM
I guess it takes all kinds to make a world, but there's just something creepy about seeking out *used* undergarments for purchase.
Response #29
By: Da Sissop
Date: 11/1/00 4:38:52 PM
You know, I get so tired of everyone *assuming* we must be sickos who want to use the undergarments for some sort of twisted fetish, when *really* we only want them for our human cloning experiments.
Response #30
By: Roxanne
Date: 11/1/00 7:47:06 PM
Ohhh! That's okay then. Sorry, Fang.
Response #31
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 11/1/00 8:34:06 PM
Hey!
Just because it's a fetish, dos that ALWAYS mean it's sick?
Response #32
By: sooz
Date: 11/2/00 10:55:19 AM
I certainly hope not. Like, suppose you have a kissing fetish. That's not sick at all, right?
Response #33
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 11/2/00 11:23:17 AM
Maybe that's determined by what you are kissing?
Response #34
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 11/2/00 6:23:48 PM
"I once heard the story of a man who had a fetish for sitting down wherever a beautiful woman had gotten up, and feeling the warmth of her departure on his rear end. He took to riding public transportation all over town, waiting for opportunities to change seats to where beautiful women had, until recently, been sitting.
"He rode all the lines of all the busses and trains in this manner, and became something of an expert on all the routes and timetables, until one day he ended up with the job of comissioner of the city's public transportation.
"So you see, a fetish doesn't always have an unhappy ending."
--joe frank
Response #35
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 11/2/00 11:08:52 PM
Gee, that kind of leaves a warm feeling in your...
Never mind.
Response #36
By: Ralf
Date: 11/6/00 6:10:08 AM
And I'm sure more than one shoe fetishist has found gainful employment at Nordstrom's.