[Darius Wey]

Every morning, I read the newspaper, and occasionally, there's an interesting "eBay Idiot of the Week" column worth spending a bit of time on. So the other day, I decided to check it out for myself (on eBay, of course).



The latest development of eBay stories can be seen in this interesting piece of deformed Nutri-Grain cereal, which managed to snag A$1,035.00 merely because it beared resemblance to ET. Now this story follows on from the well-known Virgin Mary in Grilled Cheese Sandwich story in which the seller pocketed US$28,000.00! Of course, we also cannot forget the person who successfully bade US$127.50 for a US$125.00 Wal-Mart Gift Card. So what are your thoughts on these extravagant eBay stories, and do you have any to share yourself? Enjoy your weekend.

[Darius Wey]

Every morning, I read the newspaper, and occasionally, there's an interesting "eBay Idiot of the Week" column worth spending a bit of time on. So the other day, I decided to check it out for myself (on eBay, of course).



The latest development of eBay stories can be seen in this interesting piece of deformed Nutri-Grain cereal, which managed to snag A$1,035.00 merely because it beared resemblance to ET. Now this story follows on from the well-known Virgin Mary in Grilled Cheese Sandwich story in which the seller pocketed US$28,000.00! Of course, we also cannot forget the person who successfully bade US$127.50 for a US$125.00 Wal-Mart Gift Card. So what are your thoughts on these extravagant eBay stories, and do you have any to share yourself? Enjoy your weekend.

[Jason Dunn]

I sell stuff on eBay now and then, and I always look forward to the people who bid more than the item is worth... :lol:

[mr_Ray]

I don't know what you're laughing at.

You're just jealous because I now own an ET Nutri-Grain and you don't. I got quite a bargain, imo.

:mrgreen:

[bigkingfun]

The online casino that paid $28,000 for the Virgin Mary grilled cheese also just paid $65,000 for a ghost and walking cane. Now the lady who put the item up for sale is concerned by all the press and publicity. Maybe it's me, but if I put something like this up for bid on eBay and it went past $1000, I would kind of be expecting that.

I think I'm going to clean up my basement and see what kind of religious and/or supernatural artifacts I can find. There must be something in all those old boxes that will bring me fame and riches... :wink:

[Kathy_Harris]

How about the 2 used gameboys I just sold for about $70 each plus shipping... new they are $79 at Fred Meyers.

Or the original ipaq I got for $500 and sold for $1025 back in June of 2000...

[Paragon]

Originally Posted by Kathy_Harris

Or the original ipaq I got for $500 and sold for $1025 back in June of 2000...

....btw, thanks Kathy, it's still working fine for me.....seriously though, I'm wondering what a NutriGrain cereal that looks like a Lego man with a cap on would go for. :-)

Dave

[emuelle1]

As Jay Leno said during his "Stuff we found on Ebay" segment, "This is why poor countries hate us".

[SassKwatch]

Originally Posted by emuelle1

As Jay Leno said during his "Stuff we found on Ebay" segment, "This is why poor countries hate us".

JL's right. But P.T. Barnum made the consumate consumer buying habits statement a LONG time ago.....

"There's a sucker born every minutue."

[Sven Johannsen]

I've got a jelly donut that looks like Elvis. Let the bidding begin

[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by Paragon

seriously though, I'm wondering what a NutriGrain cereal that looks like a Lego man with a cap on would go for. :-)

What an interesting idea! I'm going to the shops to buy myself a box of Nutri-Grain cereal. Excuse me.... 8)

Originally Posted by Sven

I've got a jelly donut that looks like Elvis. Let the bidding begin

I'd *love* to see a picture of that... :lol: