# Stupid E-bay bitch! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 23, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696 "2003-12-23T19:17:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/41 "2003-12-24T14:39:02Z")
Is [this](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3646620310&category=20135) it? Auction ends in 2 hours! It’s still at $24! Bid bid bid! Come on! You know you want it! Whats $25? Think about that Madonna painting hanging on your wall for all times! Buy it! It’s original! You’ll be the only one! If the seller dies, it will appreciate! Be the envy of all your friends! Do it! 20 20 20 20 20 24, 25? 24 24 24 24 24 25? 24. 25 25 25 25 25 25 ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/42 "2003-12-24T15:27:55Z")
I’m just waiting for someone from here who has money to blow and is feeling a little ornery to snipe **Harlow’s** auction. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/43 "2003-12-24T15:40:58Z")
I realize that taste is a personal thing and all, but _damn_, that is an ugly picture! Robin ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/44 "2003-12-24T15:48:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MsRobyn \* > \*\*I realize that taste is a personal thing and all, but _damn_, that is an ugly picture! > > Robin \*\* Wow. I concur. That is possibly the scariest picture I have seen in a long while. FB ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/45 "2003-12-24T16:11:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FaerieBeth \* > \*\*Wow. I concur. That is possibly the scariest picture I have seen in a long while. > > FB \*\* Well then, [feast your eyes](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20135&item=3646619982) on one of the seller’s other piece of art. I swear, it looks like someone’s french kissing a pre-adolescent boy. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/46 "2003-12-24T16:16:39Z")
Crikey! Not _my_ definition of ‘romantic!’ More like creepy… ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/47 "2003-12-24T16:20:51Z")
That is _bad_ Prismacolor work. And they call it a Prismacolor “painting.” Nope, Prismacolor is cool, but as far as I know, they are _colored pencils._ You don’t “paint” with _colored pencils._ I’ve done a lot of Prismacolor work, and at no time did I delude myself that I was “painting.” But hey—maybe I’ve missed something. As far as the OP goes, I had assumed that she was kidding. Right? Right? No one could really be _serious_, right? Right? Right? Tell me I’m right! 'Cause otherwise, that’s just too bizarre. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/48 "2003-12-24T16:22:17Z")
No, she had another thread in IMHO asking about using eBay. She basically doesn’t know how to proxy bid. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/49 "2003-12-24T16:33:47Z")
Based on these two pictures, I’d say that the work was done by a semi-talented amateur who’s still got a ways to go yet. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/50 "2003-12-24T16:38:37Z")
Going once… Going twice… SOLD! To **Harlow** for $24.50 Congratulations **Harlow** , I hope you enjoy your painting. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/51 "2003-12-24T20:44:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Siege \* > \*\*Uhmm, **Jackelope** , about your wallet . . . is that _really_ a stub for a Milli Vanilli concert in there? 😉 > > CJ \*\* It’s just a novelty item! I bought it on eBay while drunk! No, seriously! ---
**Author:** ![Daizy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@Daizy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daizy)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/52 "2003-12-24T21:09:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kambuckta \* > \*\*WOW. :eek: > > If being outbid on EBay gets you this worked up, I can’t begin to imagine how you cope with other frustrations in your life. > > :rolleyes: \*\* [Karma](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=230261) . Ain’t it grand?! 😃 Merry Christmas to ya **Harlow**. May the New Year keep giving you the kick in the ass you so richly deserve! ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/53 "2003-12-24T21:13:20Z")
Looking at the bid history of that auction - yeehaw, a good ol’ bidding war! When I sell, I love bidding wars. I get more money that way. See, **Harlow** , if you had waited until the end of the auction to bid, Queenisa49 would have still been at $9.55. You could have come in with 20 seconds left, bid $11, and gotten the painting for a lot less. She wouldn’t have known you were interested, and you’d take her by surprise. ---
**Author:** ![Jurhael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jurhael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurhael)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/54 "2003-12-25T01:23:45Z")
Yes, I LOVE bidding wars too (as a seller…eehehe), but I also LOVE snipers! 😃 Nothing’s better than seeing a bid go much higher than you thought at the very last second! 😃 Course that’s as a seller too. EHEEEHH! ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/55 "2003-12-25T04:05:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DeadlyAccurate \* > \*\*Well then, [feast your eyes](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20135&item=3646619982) on one of the seller’s other piece of art. > > I swear, it looks like someone’s french kissing a pre-adolescent boy. \*\* You know, if the nose on the lift were a little more pointy…or missing… …on second thought, forget I mentioned it. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/56 "2003-12-25T04:09:09Z")
On the **left** that is. Don’ wanna talk 'bout no _lift_. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/57 "2003-12-25T04:09:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dijon Warlock \* > \*\*You know, if the nose on the lift were a little more pointy…or missing… > > …on second thought, forget I mentioned it. \*\* I almost called it a Michael Jackson celebrity painting in my post. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/58 "2003-12-25T05:29:14Z")
THAT"S what all the hysteria was about? Hell girl take the 25 out and buy some taste! Didn’t even look like Madonna… ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696/59 "2003-12-25T05:40:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MsRobyn \* > \*\*I realize that taste is a personal thing and all, but _damn_, that is an ugly picture! > > Robin \*\* I wouldn’t even pay for the shipping on that artwork. Bear in mind, I bought a set of LJ icons from Jin Wicked, for more than twice what that picture is going for…and I believe that I got my money’s worth, so I do buy original artwork on occasion. But I wouldn’t buy anything from that artist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-e-bay-bitch/220696.md?page=2)