The Weird World of Ebay

Stuffed Squirrel on the Weird Menu

by rithompson @ 2008-04-29 – 20:35:00

Stuffed by a taxidermist, and about as edible as a pillow!

And, in a kayak, as well! You definitely can't eat a kayak!

THIS AUCTION IS FOR A TAXIDERMY SQUIRREL. HE/SHE HAS BEEN MOUNTED SITTING WITHIN A CANOE HOLDING PADDLES.

Why the SHOUTING?! It looks like a very small mount, are you sure it's not a hill? Ahem. No more bad jokes, Ros!

MAKES QUITE A TALKING POINT.

Well, it does that. Imagine the main line of questions involves the words - "What the f***?!"

ALL FUR IS INTACT WITH NO MOTH OR INSECTS PRESENT AND CONDITION IS VERY GOOD

Assuming then, that our bushy-tailed rat friend didn't have any skin diseases in his life.
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Apologies For The Lack of Weird Ebaying

by rithompson @ 2008-04-28 – 21:06:37

Just neglected this blog of late!

Thought I should do a Weird Ebay scouring, even though nothing on ebay is truly weird and anything that is has it's own category now. That's were I've been looking (because I have no tips directing me anywhere else).

Whatever you do, don't alert MI5 to the presence of this ebay item. Or even US Military "Intelligence".

POWERFUL LISTENING DEVICE

So let's eavesdrop on our friends, relatives and neighbours! Oh, hang on, I need one of those - how else will I find out the important information that no one thinks to tell me?!

THE EAR PIECE FITS LIKE A BLUE TOOTH KIT TO YOUR EAR

JUST POINT THE MICROPHONE TO THE SOUND YOU WANT TO HERE....

1. Like a pre-upgrade cyberman.
2. Spellcheck, please!
3. Is anyone worried about the potential breach of someone's privacy, in the use of this thing? Or is it such a small item that it doesn't really matter? Answers in the comments section below.

Oh, look! A mention of feedback in the description, and not the sellers! Apparently you receive feedback as soon as you buy. Yes, I've had that sort of feedback (I think it was) - basically spam. Seemingly that is okay on ebay!
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A Post Christmas Non-Bargain

by rithompson @ 2008-02-05 – 16:28:12

What is the point of buying items that are Christmas specific (excluding decorations), when you're only going to use them once a year?

I really don't understand the Christmas Tree Tissue dispenser.

It's brand new, apparently. Suppose it was in December!

This is Brand new and is becoming very hard to find.

Would the fact that it is now FEBRUARY have anything at all to do with the item's scarcity?

The seller begs us to check out his other items, which include another tissue holder (hard to find, huh?) and two Christmas Tree decorations. Someone should tell him that Christmas is 324 days away!
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The Weird Ebay Cloud

by rithompson @ 2008-01-03 – 21:20:20

Although, Ebay probably deserves it's own planet considering some of it's auctions.

You have to click the link to view the cloud, I can't seem to work it any other way.
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Consumer-Mas and Weird Ebay

by rithompson @ 2007-12-27 – 11:34:43

It is sort of inevitable that the festival of all things consumerism would leave a few people dissatisfied. I could go into a philosophical discussion, but I may fall out of my depth pretty quickly.

I quick search for "unwanted present" - after a tip off from the radio this morning - revealed interesting conclusions that show society in a very bad light. Among the Playstation's and Spice Girls tickets, was an interesting rant against unwanted presents trying to sell a bizarre item.

CRAP UNWANTED CHRISTMAS PRESENT. That is, a bike-shaped wine bottle holder. The reason for the sale, the item is apparently evil!

This is the gift from hell, I am sure that if I throw it out it will appear in some strange place in my home, hanging from the chandelier (as if I would have one) or I would wake up in the darkest hours of the night hearing it creaking along the hallway.

Yes, dear. I'm sure the tiny little model is out to get you! Especially after you have stolen it's wine.

As well as offering advice on what to do with the Evil Bike - includes a plan for next October, "scaring trick or treaters" - Mr Seller is also offering to throw in a lot of uneaten Christmas sweet stuff presents. Sounds like someone who is hard to please, and single-handedly summing up what the Christmas season means to most people (and Tesco).
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The Hamster's Car Is On Ebay

by rithompson @ 2007-12-23 – 19:26:07

Can some find the ebay listing please, searches are only showing items that are similar!
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Anyone Daft Enough To Buy A Town?!

by rithompson @ 2007-11-24 – 10:30:12

[Watches the tumbleweed roll across The Weird World of Ebay]

Heard about this last night, as I snuggled into bed listening to The World Tonight on Radio 4. Someone has bought a Texan Ghost Town on ebay.

Now, my first thought was "why is it that you can sell an American town on ebay, but not Belgium?" But then, US & UK ebay seems to have more room for the totally bizarre (an entire section, in fact!).

So what's so special about this town?

The winning buyer will take over an icehouse [tavern] created from the frame of the old general store, a pavilion, an 85-year-old dance hall, a tractor shed and a three-bedroom house, together with peach and pecan orchards.

What? No church! Don't all little American towns have a church? (Searches other news sites for further details) No, apparently it has no church but it does have a schoolhouse that was attended by a former President. RTE

I'll finish off with a quote from the RTE article, which just sums ebay up;

An eBay spokesman said: 'You can buy pretty much anything on eBay, but this is certainly one of the more unusual listings we have had on the site. For someone, this could be the ultimate Christmas present and will also make a fantastic investment purchase for buyers too.'

That's what keeps this place in existence, the weird and the unusual. Oh look, ebay sounds like it's sellers!
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Toilet Humour Provided By Ebay

by rithompson @ 2007-11-14 – 19:59:21

Didn't want to put anything rude in the title! This purveyor of the bizarre is offering anyone who hates Chelski (that'll be everyone then!) the opportunity to wipe their bottoms with Chelski bog roll.

Ch*lski Toilet Paper.

Item location is the Thames Valley, proof perhaps that the water might just be contaminated. (His house/sellers hideout certainly is!)

If you are looking to have a laugh, or perhaps wind a mate up,

Laugh, yes. It eases the pain of soiling your body parts with Chelsea "merchandise".

Also available Man U.

Available: The opportunity to soil your body with Moan United, as well!
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Mr Znethru's Conceptual Art

by rithompson @ 2007-11-01 – 15:48:56

It's a special request from Mr Znethru, to have his art work given the Weird World of Ebay "special treatment". (I would call it satire, but I'm not sure I particularly funny).

And I resisted the urge to make puns about Znethru's pieces of paper being ripped to shreds. Whoops!

What's he offering, I hear you ask;

I am offering here a unique opportunity to acquire a single square of paper. Currently, it is blank, but for NO EXTRA CHARGE (and at your own request) you have the option for me a) to sign it b) to write some random words on it c) to draw an abstract design on it in either i) monochrome or ii) multicolour.

It appears someone already wants Znethru's autograph, and I'm sure I recognise the name. Who's crazy enough to bid on this item?!

I viciously tore up this otherwise innocent square of paper while in a particularly foul mood the other day.

And it hadn't lived long enough to be defiled! Never mind, he's offering to defile the other one free of charge.

There I've just gone and given him a load of free publicity, something I seem to do a lot on here. Fortunately, the contents of the Weird Ebay Hall of Fame are so bizarre (eg, the conceptual stuff), that with or without publicity most people would consider it too weird to buy.
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If Only I'd Kept A Chocolate Bar Wrapper....

by rithompson @ 2007-10-28 – 22:10:12

..I could list it on ebay now! People keep the weirdest things as souvenirs; like a Chocolate Bar wrapper from the mid 1980's.

Seriously, who could have a sentimental attachment to this;

As the title says, this is a used Cadbury's Wispa chocolate bar wrapper from the 1980's (approx 1986). 18p sticker on front.

Condition as seen in the picture.

Any questions please ask, thanks.

[Making mental note to save my next chocolate bar wrapper, to market to some fool on ebay in 20 years time.]

The chocolate bar cost 18p in 1986, and the seller is now charging £1.99 just for the (unremarkable) wrapper! My, the cost of living has gone up!

All I know, is it's making me reminiscent about Wispa Bars.
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