# Weird Ebay Auctions **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 19, 2003, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101 "2003-02-19T10:30:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/21 "2003-02-21T16:54:29Z")
"Just curious, how is it possible to own or sell an entire town? " Oh they do that now on ebay…you get the land & bldgs that come with it, surely you don’t own the people (although I kind of like that idea) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Spakler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/57b2e6/32.png) [@Carl\_Spakler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Spakler)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/22 "2003-02-21T20:29:28Z")
This one is my personal favorite. If you’ve got a slower computer, don’t even try. This guy’s background and text combination seems to play hell with slower PCs. [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl)…&category=19242 It isn’t so much what he’s selling as it is the long, rambling, schizoid rant he added after the item description. Use your mouse to highlight the text - it makes it much easier to read. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/23 "2003-02-21T20:37:06Z")
please post the full url… I wanna see the schizo!! ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Spakler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/57b2e6/32.png) [@Carl\_Spakler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Spakler)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/24 "2003-02-21T21:00:17Z")
Oops. [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3115209490&category=19242](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3115209490&category=19242) ---
**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:** [February 21, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/25 "2003-02-21T21:16:36Z")
:eek: I wonder if that guy has ever posted here? ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/26 "2003-02-21T22:42:24Z")
Nope. No issues with that guy at all. Holy Crap! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/27 "2003-02-22T12:07:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lehcar \* > \*\*Anyone want to buy [nothing](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2160609963&category=1469)? \*\* Somebody bought it! And the hilarious part is that they spent $7.80 for shipping and insurance! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/28 "2003-02-22T16:49:26Z")
“And the hilarious part is that they spent $7.80 for shipping and insurance!” Yep, but I bet some of these weird items are semi private auctions for stuff you aren’t allowed to sell on ebay. They just don’t mention the extra stuff you get… ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/29 "2003-02-23T00:12:29Z")
The psycho guy’s auction has been pulled… but I have saved it for posterity: [http://opalcat-things.com/ebay1.html](http://opalcat-things.com/ebay1.html) ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/30 "2003-02-23T01:13:28Z")
Okay, pleeeeeeeeease tell me that guy wasn’t for real. Please? Someone? ---
**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:** [February 23, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/31 "2003-02-23T02:15:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ruffian \* > \*\*Okay, pleeeeeeeeease tell me that guy wasn’t for real. Please? Someone? \*\* Couldn’t be, check the location and [his me page](http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/don1409murphy/). ---
**Author:** ![Vixenation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/278dde/32.png) [@Vixenation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vixenation)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/32 "2003-02-23T02:24:55Z")
Has anyone else noticed that the seller interested in Michael Jackson’s friendship actually got a bid–someone paying the ungodly high Buy It Now price? ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/33 "2003-02-28T13:11:39Z")
[http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2914228248&category=1469](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2914228248&category=1469) Description: “Absolutely humongous Cheetos glob in a solid mass. This baby tips the scales at a whopping .60 ounces, and is a real abberation, see quarter for size comparison. Very Gross! This came from an ordinary bag of Cheetos brand snacks, and The Frito Lay company will pay big bucks for this item. The monster cheeto for sale is the one on the left. The normal one on the right, sadly, has already been eaten. Untouched by human hands (I’m afraid to touch it), this cheeto will cost $4.95 for priority mail, insured. Foreign bidders are welcome, but will pay higher shipping cost. Payment by [PayPal.com](http://PayPal.com) only Please!” ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/34 "2003-02-28T13:22:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by OpalCat \* > \*\*The psycho guy’s auction has been pulled… but I have saved it for posterity: > > [http://opalcat-things.com/ebay1.html](http://opalcat-things.com/ebay1.html) \*\* I especially like how the font gets LARGER and LARGER and LARGER as get further on into the page, as if he’s going into a rage and SHRIEKING the words. Then, when it gets completely LOUD and OUT OF CONTROL, there’s a picture of Moe with a bowling bawl. Classic! ---
**Author:** ![Woeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Woeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Woeg)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/35 "2003-02-28T13:43:26Z")
Holy #$#&! That psycho guy could be the identical twin of a friend of mine! I have to send him this page! ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101/36 "2003-02-28T13:55:47Z")
Anyone got a chicken that needs [tattoing](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3310363923)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-auctions/156101.md?page=1)