# eBay Jet Pack - OMG!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-jet-pack-omg/339471>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 11, 2006, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-jet-pack-omg/339471 "2006-01-11T11:16:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-jet-pack-omg/339471/1 "2006-01-11T11:16:20Z")

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I’ve seen a lot of goofy, supposed _aircraft_ for sale on eBay but [this one is a keeper!](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jet-Pack_W0QQitemZ4602107082QQcategoryZ26428QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Note that he’s only auctioning the right to name it (?!) Here’s some of my suggestions:

[ul][li]Death Trap[/li][li]Express Elevator to Hell[/li][li]McGoober’s Folly[/li][li]The Darwin Special[/li][li]Flaming Icarus[/li]The Please, Stop, My Sides!™[/ul]

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**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-jet-pack-omg/339471/2 "2006-01-11T18:46:09Z")

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Leave it to a [Star Wars geek](http://skywalkerjets.com/).