5 Jun
2002
5 Jun
'02
3:13 a.m.
It's OT, but here's a humorous bit of eBay Insanity to cheer up
everyone's morning (or afternoon or evening depending on time zone) ...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1357633571
-- Pat
5 Jun
5 Jun
3:31 a.m.
On Wed, 2002-06-05 at 10:13, Pat Finnegan wrote:
It's OT, but here's a humorous bit of eBay
Insanity to cheer up
everyone's morning (or afternoon or evening depending on time zone) ...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1357633571
-- Pat
That's just sick...I'm a big fan.
One has to wonder if people are just that stupid or if they are the
seller's accomplices...
Brian
10:11 a.m.
All I get is a Invalid Item message??????
----- Original Message -----
From: "brian wheeler" <bdwheele(a)indiana.edu>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: OT: eBay insanity
On Wed, 2002-06-05 at 10:13, Pat Finnegan wrote:
> It's OT, but here's a humorous bit of eBay Insanity to cheer up
> everyone's morning (or afternoon or evening depending on time zone)
...
That's just sick...I'm a big fan.
One has to wonder if people are just that stupid or if they are the
seller's accomplices...
Brian
4:14 a.m.
New subject: eBay insanity
I actually do this, with corded handsets. I'm not too broad shouldered
and we had rubberbands there at the company for holding down reel
tape leaders that were perfect.
Only did it for emergency phonecalls which were infrequent.
John A.
4:25 a.m.
New subject: OT: eBay Motors
While I don't believe that there are too few postings about
eBay,Insanity, or OTicism itself, here's a news item:
1984 BOR-5 Russian Space Shuttle Prototype
....on (drumroll)... eBay Motors
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1832679719
John A.
respond to me directly, I guess, to cut down on OT traffic.
5:05 a.m.
New subject: eBay insanity
John Allain wrote:
I actually do this, with corded handsets. I'm not
too broad shouldered
and we had rubberbands there at the company for holding down reel
tape leaders that were perfect.
Only did it for emergency phonecalls which were infrequent.
John A.
I've actually been emailed a version of that Ebay listing..... I think
it started out as one of those chain emails, rather than an auction.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
7:49 a.m.
New subject: eBay insanity
Yes, saw that here, too (around December 2000), and a version in French
showing adhesive tape for a similar purpose.
What makes me wonder is, why do people bid high $$$ on this nonsense -
or are they going to sue him for not including the phone from the
picture? (I didn't see a note like "cell phone not included"...)
Andreas
Chad Fernandez wrote:
I've actually been emailed a version of that Ebay listing..... I think
it started out as one of those chain emails, rather than an auction.
--
Andreas Freiherr
Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany
http://www.vishay.com
6 Jun
6 Jun
12:35 a.m.
New subject: eBay insanity
I would guess that all the high bids were just people joking around,
especially when it got way up in the thousands. The view count on that
auction was WAY high so I suspect the info about it had traveled quite
widely.
Why the people doing the joke bidding would risk their eBay reputation
on such nonsense, or why the auction lister would do so, I have no clue.
Not all the participants were new members signed up for that purpose -
even the lister had considerable feedback.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Andreas Freiherr
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 3:50 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: eBay insanity
Yes, saw that here, too (around December 2000), and a version in French
showing adhesive tape for a similar purpose.
What makes me wonder is, why do people bid high $$$ on this nonsense -
or are they going to sue him for not including the phone from the
picture? (I didn't see a note like "cell phone not included"...)
Andreas
Chad Fernandez wrote:
I've actually been emailed a version of that Ebay listing..... I think
it started out as one of those chain emails, rather
than an auction.
--
Andreas Freiherr
Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany http://www.vishay.com
5 Jun
5 Jun
8:43 a.m.
New subject: eBay insanity
the auction is gone :(
At 12:14 PM 6/5/02 -0400, you wrote:
I actually do this, with corded handsets. I'm not
too broad shouldered
and we had rubberbands there at the company for holding down reel
tape leaders that were perfect.
Only did it for emergency phonecalls which were infrequent.
John A.
8:53 a.m.
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Pat Finnegan wrote:
It's OT, but here's a humorous bit of eBay
Insanity to cheer up
everyone's morning (or afternoon or evening depending on time zone) ...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1357633571
The listing is gone now. What was it exactly so I could perhaps share in
the laugh?
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8:59 a.m.
--- Sellam Ismail <foo(a)siconic.com> wrote:
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Pat Finnegan wrote:
I managed to catch it - it's a picture I've seen before of a person's
head in profile, with a cell phone rubberbanded to their head and an
ad pitch for a "hands-free cell phone adapter". The bid was up to $15,099
when I saw it.
Looked like a serious auction, comments about PayPal, BidPay, shipping,
etc. Clearly (hopefully ;-) meant to be a joke.
-ethan
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It's OT, but here's a humorous bit of
eBay Insanity to cheer up
everyone's morning (or afternoon or evening depending on time zone) ...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1357633571
The listing is gone now. What was it exactly so I could perhaps share in
the laugh? 
9:06 a.m.
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Pat Finnegan wrote:
It was a cellphone holder according to the listing but in
actuality it was a rubber band used to hold it against your head.
Jeff
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http://www.cchaven.com
http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lakes/6757
It's OT, but here's a humorous bit of
eBay Insanity to cheer up
everyone's morning (or afternoon or evening depending on time zone) ...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1357633571
The listing is gone now. What was it exactly so I could perhaps share in
the laugh? 
9:14 a.m.
That picture has been here (http://www.tardsite.com/handsfree.htm) for ages.
--John
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]On
Behalf Of Jeff Hellige
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 17:06
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: OT: eBay insanity
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Pat Finnegan wrote:
It was a cellphone holder according to the listing but in
actuality it was a rubber band used to hold it against your head.
Jeff
--
Home of the TRS-80 Model 2000 FAQ File
http://www.cchaven.com
http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lakes/6757
It's OT, but here's a humorous bit of
eBay Insanity to cheer up
everyone's morning (or afternoon or evening depending on time zone) ...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1357633571
The listing is gone now. What was it exactly so I could perhaps share in
the laugh?
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