Thursday, February 28, 2008

Wholesale List Tvs Laptops Mattress GPS Home Theater

Looking for anything in particular? A TV? A foam mattress? Home Theatre?

Keep looking, because you certainly won't find that here.

Wholesale lists are the eBay equivalent of Spam. Thankfully, the days of ambushing people and fooling them into buying what they think is that fancy new iPod or PS3 or whatever and instead they end up buying a CD with mostly dead contacts on it are long past. But they still proliferate. It seems like just about anybody can make a wholesale list and sell it these days. But as always, caveat emptor.

Personalized CAMERON Ball Point Pens Set of 4 Gr8t Gift

Imprinted promotional products are one of the great perks of the working world. Whether it be free pens, t-shirts, coffee mugs, stationery, gadgets, USB keychains or the like, they're always great fun. And best of all, they're FREE.

So, when you start looking at auctions like this one, you ever wonder if somebody's getting a little bit greedy? Especially when there's such a huge jump from the $5 opening bid to the $99 buy it now price? And, they give this crap away for free at conventions anyway. Anybody in the professional world will be loaded with this stuff. I must've been able to fill my wardrobe with all the free t-shirts I've obtained.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Barney Puzzle Friends Swing Set Fun BJ Baby Bop ~ NEW

I saw this and I thought, how OLD is this item?

After some quick research, much to my horror, this show is STILL ON. However, I do remember in the mid-90s when Barney bashing was all the rage. I even once saw a t-shirt depicting Barney chasing after children and eating them. I think I still have a copy of the Kill Barny comic book (named "Barny" instead of "Barney" to avoid a lawsuit).

Obviously, not a crap load of interest in a Barney and Friends Swing Sets, in puzzle for or otherwise.

NEW Dripping Tap Water Faucet Gag Prank Joke Drip SOUND

Prank items are quite easy to find on eBay. This one in particular, would probably be great for someone with Moen Faucets, and probably drive a person pretty batty.

The setups for these are pretty simple...you just set it up in a certain location and make sure it's hidden and out of the way. Just don't forget about it, or else the more intelligent would-be prank victim will discover it and use the nearest receptacle of trash or even the toilet to dispose of it.

Monday, February 18, 2008

Mystery box lot monster cable hdmi camera multi switch

Looking for cheap HDMI cable? Howabout a pile of random electronic crap?

The seller doesn't instill a lot of faith in the consumer that they're going to be getting their money's worth with this auction. As it is, he doesn't even LIST the items that arein this photo, which makes finding what you want that much more difficult. He just lists a few random items that may or may not be in the photo, and then just calls it mystery box.

As it is, the only recognizable item in this random pile of crap is a CPU cooling fan, and it's not even listed or mentioned anywhere in this auction.

S2000 HONDA CAR COVER


If you're looking for car covers, this guy is selling a few, specifically for a Honda S2000. A fairly mundane item, even though it's listed under "everything else" and "other," but it's his style of prose. Taking a gander at all of his other auctions shows that he's using eBay as an outlet to spread the word of the Lord.

And he has this on all of his auctions, whether it be a Gucci Makeup Bag, a cell phone, or a faux fur coat. I don't really know why, as this generally seems to have very little to do with the auction itself, merely a prayer that happens to be tacked on to these auctions. It's an interesting dichotomy, considering that the bible preaches that it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven, and yet he's mostly selling items associated with decadence and excess.

Amen.

S2000 HONDA CAR COVER

If you're looking for car covers, this guy is selling a few, specifically for a Honda S2000. A fairly mundane item, even though it's listed under "everything else" and "other," but it's his style of prose. Taking a gander at all of his other auctions shows that he's using eBay as an outlet to spread the word of the Lord.

And he has this on all of his auctions, whether it be a Gucci Makeup Bag, a cell phone, or a faux fur coat. I don't really know why, as this generally seems to have very little to do with the auction itself, merely a prayer that happens to be tacked on to these auctions. It's an interesting dichotomy, considering that the bible preaches that it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven, and yet he's mostly selling items associated with decadence and excess.

Amen.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

RALEIGH HILLS OUTPATIENT Hat PIN drug alcohol rehab

Because spending your time in drug rehabs is such a laughing matter, this eBay seller has decided to capitalize on the sale of a vintage item by selling pins with "Raleigh Hills Outpatient" written on them.

Well, maybe if we didn't have well known celebrities like actors and musicians treating drug and alcohol treatment centers as such a joke, then maybe these would be something that is taken slightly seriously.

As it is, aren't these those kind of tokens that you're supposed to earn after going through 12-step counseling programs?

MICHAEL JORDAN NIKE AIR KNOWS 2 CARD SET BASEBALL/GOLF

Now THIS is a blast from the past.

As the speculator boom destroyed the trading card industry, the end result is that you will see people that amassed cards by the crate load and now are trying to unload them at a loss.

This is a little more reminiscent of the "Bo Knows Sports" advertising campaign at Nike, in which multidisciplinary athlete Bo Jackson excelled at all sports, in addition to two main sports, baseball and football.

Although best known for basketball, and more of a shill for Air Jordans rather than Nike Golf, Michael Jordan did some crossover in other sports as well, spending a brief stint in minor league baseball during his retirement and now spending time in celebrity golf tournaments. But these cards depict a much younger Michael Jordan, when these cards might've been worth more than the $0.01 that they're going for now.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Ceramic Smoking Baby SMOKES cigarettes + BONUS GIFT

Probably the LAST thing on your mind when you went to eBay and you were looking up baby gifts, but here we have a novelty smoking ceramic baby.

The seller quickly qualifies this by saying that "REAL BABIES SHOULD NEVER SMOKE," which kind of goes without saying. This earned a "What the hell is that" from my girlfriend when she saw I was looking for weird stuff on eBay. Yes, this is wrong on multiple, multiple levels.

There are certain types of people that would appreciate a gift like that. Those people probably do not have children of their own, or ever intend to have children of their own. Or EVER have children of their own, for that matter.

Saturday, February 09, 2008

CROSS SILVER BALL/POINT/PEN BURKE MARKETING CORP ENGRAV

People on eBay are putting up things with the intent on making a profit, but when people just want to get junk out of their apartments, they call up on Craigslist. When I see postings like this, where the product has zero bids and the product is used and of minimal value to anyone else, then I wonder if these guys are just getting greedy.

Like, when a company starts giving out marketing pens for promoting their business, they'll usually be cheap little trinkets that cost very little for the business in question, and they'll be produced by the hundreds. And, they'll be given out for FREE. Sure, this looks like a nice pen, but most might not perceive the value the same way that it's being promoted.

Heck, the guy even admits he doesn't know how much ink is in there.