# More Ebay fun - the wedding dress! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 27, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ebay-fun-the-wedding-dress/242330 "2004-04-27T19:15:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ebay-fun-the-wedding-dress/242330/21 "2004-04-29T22:00:04Z")
Was it wrong to be mildly aroused when he started talking about his ex-wife’s big “caboose” nestled in the back end of that dress? Yes…in hindsight, I suppose it was very wrong. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ebay-fun-the-wedding-dress/242330/22 "2004-04-29T22:16:00Z")
In hindsight? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ebay-fun-the-wedding-dress/242330/23 "2004-04-30T16:32:05Z")
Now you, too, can have your very own [[http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?RedirectEnter&partner=777701&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D4165376692%26category%3D1469%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AB%3AEF%3AUS%3A1](http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?RedirectEnter&partner=777701&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi%2Eebay%2Ecom%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI%2Edll%3FViewItem%26item%3D4165376692%26category%3D1469%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AB%3AEF%3AUS%3A1)]wedding]( [url) dress guy! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ebay-fun-the-wedding-dress/242330/24 "2004-04-30T16:36:52Z")
What the heck? 😕 Let’s try again: [Error Page | eBay](http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?RedirectEnter&partner=777701&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi%2Eebay%2Ecom%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI%2Edll%3FViewItem%26item%3D4165376692%26category%3D1469%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AB%3AEF%3AUS%3A1) ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ebay-fun-the-wedding-dress/242330/25 "2004-04-30T20:07:48Z")
It seems there was a bit of [fiction](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001915316_brodeur29m.html) in this guys story. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2004, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ebay-fun-the-wedding-dress/242330/26 "2004-05-12T18:47:44Z")
[Snopes](http://www.snopes.com/love/revenge/weddress.asp) has weighed in on the subject: > [@](#): > > According to Star, the buyer has backed out, claiming “I left my computer on and somebody made the bid for me.” The folks at eBay have told Star he can either accept the second-highest bid or re-list the dress and hold the sale again. As of 7 May 2004, he had not decided whether he would accept the next highest legitimate bid (if there even was a legitimate bid). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ebay-fun-the-wedding-dress/242330.md?page=1)