# Does Bill Gates know about this eBay auction?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bill-gates-know-about-this-ebay-auction/201279>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 12, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bill-gates-know-about-this-ebay-auction/201279 "2003-09-12T20:40:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bill-gates-know-about-this-ebay-auction/201279/1 "2003-09-12T20:40:18Z")

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I really wonder if the bidder was also [pranking](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3626246138&category=41888) everybody as well.  
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**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bill-gates-know-about-this-ebay-auction/201279/2 "2003-09-12T20:47:22Z")

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Dang! I just recycled one of those, boy if I’d known it was worth that much… :dubious:

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**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bill-gates-know-about-this-ebay-auction/201279/3 "2003-09-12T20:54:43Z")

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Damn. I blow through those like they’re tissue paper. Who’d a thunk it?