# New level of EBay stupidity

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-level-of-ebay-stupidity/140928>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 6, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-level-of-ebay-stupidity/140928 "2002-12-06T15:22:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![LordVor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-level-of-ebay-stupidity/140928/1 "2002-12-06T15:22:07Z")

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So, after deciding that the stupid people of the world have far too much money on their hands, as evidenced by the house that Eminem grew up in being sold on ebay for 10X it’s appraisal value, a guy in MN decides to cash in.

[Picture of my cat looking at eminem’s house](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=927013748)

It’s up to $2200. I’m speachless.

-lv

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**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-level-of-ebay-stupidity/140928/2 "2002-12-06T15:29:57Z")

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Look at the [bid retraction/cancellation history](http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=927013748), though:  
Ain’t nobody payin’ up.

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**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-level-of-ebay-stupidity/140928/3 "2002-12-06T15:32:12Z")

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People will buy [anything.](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1792158612)

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**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-level-of-ebay-stupidity/140928/4 "2002-12-06T15:43:07Z")

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What I enjoy is that the cat is not actually looking at the house, but at the auction page.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-level-of-ebay-stupidity/140928/5 "2002-12-06T15:54:11Z")

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i read Ebay is suing to collect that $99M for the house bid.