# ebay items that boggle my mind **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 11, 2002, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-items-that-boggle-my-mind/113351 "2002-06-11T00:58:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-items-that-boggle-my-mind/113351/41 "2002-08-02T19:28:50Z")
Disarmed torpedoes are like decaffeinated coffee. What the hell is it good for? ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-items-that-boggle-my-mind/113351/42 "2002-08-02T19:29:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jeff Olsen \* > \*\* > Checked back to how much the fools bid it up to but it’s been pulled. \*\* OK **Jeff** , EBay has pulled it. What was it? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-items-that-boggle-my-mind/113351/43 "2002-08-02T19:49:11Z")
**voguevixen** alluded to it earlier. I assume you’re familiar with “air guitar”, what was up for auction was a set of “air drums”. The best (worst?) part is that the bidding was up to at least $30,000,101! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-items-that-boggle-my-mind/113351/44 "2002-08-02T23:34:56Z")
I hear some weirdo put up an auction to name her aquarium snail. Got $11 for it, too. ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-items-that-boggle-my-mind/113351/45 "2002-08-03T00:58:41Z")
Even funnier than JontheHasher’s entry is the feedback for the seller of that item: [http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=vhunterd](http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=vhunterd) ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-items-that-boggle-my-mind/113351/46 "2002-08-03T01:30:59Z")
ROFL!!! ---
**Author:** ![d12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71c47a/32.png) [@d12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d12)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-items-that-boggle-my-mind/113351/47 "2002-08-03T05:47:42Z")
EBAY FUN! Go to any auction. Now look at the url. Look for a couple of numbers (the auctions ID) and change. Voila… Lets make it a sport. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-items-that-boggle-my-mind/113351/48 "2002-08-03T06:01:49Z")
**d12** , I get “invalid item.” ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-items-that-boggle-my-mind/113351.md?page=2)