Ebaying at the moon: Update

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We told you here about an entertaining auction, or rather auctioneer, selling his ex-wife’s beanie babies.

Turns out it ain’t necessarily so…

He’s not divorced. Happily married, in fact. No affairs.

His real name is Steve (he asked that his last name not be used because he worries he’ll be harassed by critics). Steve, 32, and wife Mary, 28, found the box of beanies when they packed to move from Coral Springs to Margate. They had picked them up over the years and really didn’t know their worth. Steve said they would have been happy to get the $10.

The story was just Steve goofing around.

“I made the story amusing for myself, more than anything else,” he said over the phone.

I’ll never believe anything on the Interent again. Including this post.

21 comments on “Ebaying at the moon: Update”

  3. I’ll never believe anything on the Interent again. Including this post.

    So…what, you mean that dude in Uganda doesn’t really want me to help him get his money out of the country?

  5. His joke, like all good jokes, did reveal something real. He apparently got lots of mail from people demanding that the Beanie Babies be “authenticated” and threatened him with potential fraud if he actually sold them. Kind of reminds you about the people who would pay $50 and up to “slab” a comic book to assure its “value,” doesn’t it?

  6. Ðámņ. If only I’d listened to all those e-mails that told me I should have my pëņìš enlarged, perhaps this wouldn’t have happened.

    PAD

  7. lol@ PAD.

    Beanies arent worth crap in my book. My little cousin collects em all and I doubt they’d be worth anything to anybody.

  8. Pete: So…what, you mean that dude in Uganda doesn’t really want me to help him get his money out of the country?

    Man, I tell you, between the Ugandans, the Nigerians, and the odd fella from Morroco, Africans are the nicest people in the world! I mean, imagine taking time out from all the rioting and looting and toppling of governments, and still finding the time to offer you free money… And there’s literally hundreds of them, throwing money at me via e-mail seven days a week! It’s like a money farm!

    Boy, I tell you, when my investment comes back from helping all those unfortunate family friends and undersecretaries of deposed leaders smuggle their money out of their countries, I’ve got to take time out from shopping for a new island paradise and hosting beach bunny parties to fly down there and thank them for all that cash!

    If they’d only throw in some cheap Viagra with the deal, then I could stop answering e-mails altogether!

    tOjb

  9. Very funny, but I’m very disappointed that the writer got the phrase “struck a chord” wrong (he spelled it ‘cord’).

    Brian

  10. You know, I figured the other day that if I just responded to all the emails that I’d gotten that morning, I could add a good 73 inches to my pëņìš.

  11. You know, I figured the other day that if I just responded to all the emails that I’d gotten that morning, I could add a good 73 inches to my pëņìš.

    And that would…what? Double it in size?

    At least that’s the rumor. Or it will be once I start it.

    PAD

  12. Dude, did you hear the rumor? Peter David totally knows Nat Gertler’s pëņìš size!

    Paul F. P. Pogue

  14. I didn’t think it was a typo. There are lots of those sayings that people get wrong, like “free rein”. Or “champing at the bit” (for some reason people use “chomping” instead of “champing” – you get the idea).

    Brian

  15. Well, to a degree, the cause for concern on the part of his potential buyers is one to be admired, praised, and mimicked (sp?).

    I read the eBay boards occassionally.

    Every day, people get duped out of their money in scams and fradulent items.

    And since these silly things are worth so much, getting some sort of idea of the authenticity is a good idea.

    Although, considering the guy’s auction listing, he couldn’t have paid me to bid on that auction.

  16. On one hand, I can understadn teh woman’s frustration in trying to be nice to the guy and let him know that he should have tehm authenticated.(Hey, she might be a busybody but that might be just her way of helping out, you know?)

    On the OTHER hand, as a person whose main job is to make ads and put them up on ebay for the store I work at, I have to say I get hit with the dumbest questions and it’s all because people like to rip each other off.

    The ad says:”Comes with case,game and instructions!! See pictures.”

    Questions I get: Does the instructions come with it? Is it the original disc and not a copy? When it says brand new and sealed, what does that mean?

    The hard part is answering politely after awhile.

    Peace,

    Larry

  17. Of course, it turns out that the auction was an invalid one. On the 12th of November, The Dolt received an eMail from eBay which reads in part, “Please be aware that auction #…. “Collection of 26 Beanie Babies from Ex Wife,” in which you were a bidding participant, has been ended early by eBay for violating one or more of our listing guidelines. Because the auction was ended early, you as a bidder are not required to complete the transaction.” A tad late don’t you think? Like 6-7 weeks late. This is “the rest of the story” except that the seller still has The Dolt’s money and doesn’t want to refund it. Signed, The Dolt

  19. And that would…what? Double it in size?

    Thank goodness I’ve found a source for pants with the thigh, waist, and crotch area made of a very stretchy material, otherwise even slight arousal would be problematic. Unfortunately, they only come in purple.

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