Check out this ebay seller

[RandyC]

Check out this guy's auctions (http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&include=0&userid=philosophyshop&sort=3&rows=25&since=-1&rd=1)

Note the Old IBM typewriter. Asking $.01 cents. As of this moment, no bids. Note seller pays shipping and will ship internationally :eek:

Per description, seller knows this and is hoping the auction will pay for the shipping.

Check out his coctail (sic) stirrers. Read his descriptions. It's freakin hilarious. Like if one of our users (starts with D, ends with L) went on an ebay selling spree.

In reviewing his past auctions, he has indeed sold stuff for only 1 cent and paid for shipping. One has to ask...

WHY?

Cocktail Straws (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20690&item=2331242035)

Typewriter (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=158&item=2180850200)

Crayons! (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2331478475&category=28145)

Pool (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2330824873&category=20733)

[Numanoid]

204 positive feedbacks (100%), though.

I like this line from his Kiddie Pool auction:
"Because of the possibility of a small kid drownding in the little water that it holds, the bidder and buyer agree to hold me harmless and free of any and all product liability."

[Deane Johnson]

Looks like they need to change his medication.

[RandyC]

Just a side note. The Harlequin Romances has 5 bids but is at 1 cent. That tells you something as a seller. The bidder panicked 4 times after the initial bid and upped the bid (in proxy).

So who knows how high that person is willing to go. Unless someone else bids, they get it for 1 cent. I wonder if one of those is rare or something.

[RandyC]

One box of crayons that have not been used very much. Allmost all of them still have a very pointed tip.

[X]

This book has been withdrawn from the Omaha Public Library. Like permanently checked out?

:confused:

[RandyC]

He needs lessons in marketing.

"TOO HOT FOR THE OMAHA PUBLIC LIBRARY! The secrets have long been withheld, but now you too can own and operate a 900 number business. Porn is where it's at. Phone porn. You will be making money hand over fist"

[X]

He's been a good buyer for most of his feedback. He's new at selling.

Wish I hadn't missed this item: Head Cleaner for 8-track

[Preacher]

Classic. Yes, it is just like you know who.

[naughty jonny]

My thought was that he's buying and selling feedback. But why he'd ship a typewriter internationally is beyond me though. The cost of that would be more than ANY feedback is worth.

[RandyC]

Originally posted by naughty jonny
My thought was that he's buying and selling feedback. But why he'd ship a typewriter internationally is beyond me though. The cost of that would be more than ANY feedback is worth.

My initial thought also, but the items do not make sense. Why bother with the descriptions, pictures, and why things like a kiddie pool and a typewriter. You don't lose money for feedback. And if it was feedback, it would be a lot more little things. And the most common way is to buy them, not sell them.

I wonder if understands how much it would cost to ship that typewriter to Taiwan?

[nazz]

The Mind Gymnasium...A New Age Guide To Self Realization.

Maybe he should read that before he sells it for a penny.

[DeputyDave]

Originally posted by RandyC
He needs lessons in marketing.

"TOO HOT FOR THE OMAHA PUBLIC LIBRARY! The secrets have long been withheld, but now you too can own and operate a 900 number business. Porn is where it's at. Phone porn. You will be making money hand over fist" Don't you mean "making money WITH hand OR fist"?

[cultshock]

Originally posted by RandyC


Like if one of our users (starts with D, ends with L) went on an ebay selling spree.


:lol:


His descriptions are priceless. :lol:

Randy, are you the high bidder on those crayons? ;)

[Numanoid]

Originally posted by Preacher
Classic. Yes, it is just like you know who.

Speaking of you know who, you guys have GOT to check out his entry into the Carrie discussion over in the Movie Forum. The very definition of "Too Much Information".
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=301228

[cultshock]

Originally posted by Numanoid
Speaking of you know who, you guys have GOT to check out his entry into the Carrie discussion over in the Movie Forum. The very definition of "Too Much Information".
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=301228

rotfl

Oh thanks man! I don't know how I missed that thread. :lol:

[RandyC]

Sorry, I had to take that out. What pisses me off is I deleted most of that this morning and he put it back. I know it's entertaining, but getting that graphic (crave attention much?) in the movie and DVD forums is not okay. Sigh.

[Buford T Pusser]

guess I missed the Carrie missive.


those books are up to .15. no telling where they'll end!

[Gunshy]

The *real* question is, How the heck did you find this guy's stuff? Searching for a good deal on ol "straws" or "crayons"? :)

-Gunshy

[cultshock]

Originally posted by RandyC
Sorry, I had to take that out. What pisses me off is I deleted most of that this morning and he put it back. I know it's entertaining, but getting that graphic (crave attention much?) in the movie and DVD forums is not okay. Sigh.

I totally understand why you had to do that. I was surprised that it was still there when I read it. :lol: Maybe a certain someone should be introduced to the mature forum. :D

[RandyC]

:)

Typewriters! My kid was wondering what it would be like to obessively collect typewriters, and if you did, how much would they be. The 1 cent and free international shipping brought this one to her attention. She then checked out the rest of his auctions.

I felt sorry for him, so I bid on the crayons and straws. Easy to ship.

[cultshock]

Originally posted by RandyC


I felt sorry for him, so I bid on the crayons and straws. Easy to ship.

OK that answers my question about the crayons. :lol: I have to admit, you have a good heart. :up:

[RandyC]

What would be amusing... a bidding war for the crayons.

:)

[nazz]

Originally posted by RandyC
What would be amusing... a bidding war for the crayons.

:)

I may have to ask the seller a question first....

Exactly how many still have a very pointy tip?

[RandyC]

lol

Okay, someone bid against me. Woohoo.. a bidding war! But I am still leading.

[Preacher]

I raise you .05. ;)

[dek]

Hey!

[Numanoid]

Originally posted by RandyC
Sorry, I had to take that out. What pisses me off is I deleted most of that this morning and he put it back. I know it's entertaining, but getting that graphic (crave attention much?) in the movie and DVD forums is not okay. Sigh.

I had a feeling you might. Like cultshock, I was amazed that it was still there. I literally was doing this :jawdrop: when I read it (yes, literally).

[Preacher]

Originally posted by Numanoid
I had a feeling you might. Like cultshock, I was amazed that it was still there. I literally was doing this :jawdrop: when I read it (yes, literally).

Anybody got it saved somewhere so the rest of us can read it?

[RandyC]

Yes and no.

[Preacher]

Originally posted by RandyC
Yes and no.

Mean what this? Understand no. Also out of lotion.

[Preacher]

Do you mean "Yes" you have it saved "and" as for my seeing it "No" I cannot?

[suziq999]

You guys should all agree to up the bid to like $20 bucks and all chip in a buck or something. The guy will probably have a heart attack.

[Billy Madison]

I just bumped Randy's bid up to .52 .... Watch out now!

:D

[RandyC]

Originally posted by Preacher
Do you mean "Yes" you have it saved "and" as for my seeing it "No" I cannot?

Yes.

Changed my mind. I guess it's okay for Other. Just not appropriate for movie forum when you are not expecting it. Shorter version.

P.S. The way to watch Carrie is be high, wasted or stoned, the way we were when we were over at a friends house. There were just as many women, as there were men(all from our local roller skating rink) who watched the movie in deadly silence followed by a hungry laugh match and love making. Speed (crystal Meth) kills or makes your horny as a cat in heat!


The movie had Nancy Allen licking her lips in sexy way with a glossy lipstick while giving John T. a 'head' job, stating she hated Carrie White. I never got violent using drugs just mellow and watching John which I wish was me, gave me a hard woody. This tree was looking for a pecker to use her tongue over her beak or the sounds of pleasure would be not ahhh but Eek.

In a way.... it's surreally beautiful in it's meandering. Kinda evokes a Lynch film. Yes...reading his posts is like Twin Peaks or Mulholand Drive. You are on a ride and you don't know where it's going. You are a little frightened but excited at the same time. Like a bad ride on those small roller coasters put slapped together in a hurry at the local shopping center. How tight are the bolts? I was hit by a bolt of lightning in 1963, the same year that Kennedy was killed by the people in the sewers.

[RandyC]

CRAYON WARS!!!

:)

[RandyC]

What will be really sad is if the guy thinks "hey, the Crayons werea big hit and two weeks from now we see 20 Crayon auctions. "

:)

[crankyman]

i sent him an email on the pool:

will this poo l hold a large fish?

[RandyC]

hey wait... how much did I bid on those bad boys?

Dek bid and retracted :)

[PixyJunket]

These are the type of straws that are so thin that they are hard to suck thru.

[Billy Madison]

Originally posted by RandyC
What will be really sad is if the guy thinks "hey, the Crayons werea big hit and two weeks from now we see 20 Crayon auctions. "

:)

Your bid is over $1? MAN!!

I wonder what condition the black crayon is in? Hope it's still pointy... :D


Update... Up to $2.25 and climbing....

[RandyC]

LOL.. I might have messed up my bid. Damn.

[Y2K Falcon]

rotfl Randy forgot the decimal point.

For Randy: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3230347314&category=13923

[RandyC]

rotfl

crap

How high will it go? I hope most of them are pointy

[Preacher]

Originally posted by dek
Hey!

You retracted your bid?

rotfl

[Preacher]

How much did you bid? Bumped 'er 3 times.

[RandyC]

Originally posted by Preacher
How much did you bid? Bumped 'er 3 times.

I have no idea. :eek:

[Billy Madison]

Wow Randy! You must really want those crayons... $5.50 and climbing..... rotfl

[Billy Madison]

I'm afraid to bump you anymore because I really don't want to wind up spending $10 on some damn_crayons... :lol:

[PixyJunket]

They can be the officail otter crayons.

[RandyC]

These crayons are OOP people! The Das Boot edition of crayons.

They are worth a lot more. Trust me. You can buy these, split them up and sell them individually on eBay and recoup your cost and then some! Well, at least the pointy ones.

[briank]

Originally posted by Billy Madison
Wow Randy! You must really want those crayons... $5.50 and climbing..... rotfl

:lol:
Poor Randy must have really messed up his bid!

I'm wondering if it's $1, as in $100 instead of $1.00
Keep bumping it up Billy!

Randy don't you get an email with your confirmation of a bid and how much it was?

[RandyC]

Good point. My email on ebay is set to go to someone else that handles the ebay stuff. I will have to check with her.

[RandyC]

I only get outbid notices. I must have it set to not email bid comfirmations.

We shall just have to see how high it goes. :)

[briank]

Originally posted by RandyC
I only get outbid notices. I must have it set to not email bid comfirmations.

We shall just have to see how high it goes. :)

Need to change the thread title from "seller" to:

"CHECK OUT THIS EBAY BUYER!?"

Randy looking for a REAL "gold" crayon in the box.

[Preacher]

Good Lord, how much did you bid? Another bump pushes it to $8.06
rotfl

[briank]

He has got to be thrilled with this auction so far.
The past auctions that you can still view are pretty funny.
He has lost money on almost every one.
Baseball card (poorly described, no picture) for a penny with free shipping.
And the six issues of Baseball digest shipped for 50cents. :lol:

[PixyJunket]

Hey but he's earning GREAT feedback.. that's worth more than bling˛!

[RandyC]

Yeah, I can't figure out why he does it.

Over $8 for crayons! Most with points! :)

I can see the scenario now..

"See!! See! I told you this ebaying would pay off. You said no, that selling things for 1 cent and paying for shipping was an idiotic idea. BUT WHO IS LAUGHING NOW DEAR??!? WHO??? Muhahahhah"

[Buford T Pusser]

Originally posted by RandyC
Yes...reading his posts is like Twin Peaks or Mulholand Drive. You are on a ride and you don't know where it's going. You are a little frightened but excited at the same time.

Thanks for the latest sig. :p

[Heat]

Danol is a beat poet. Look at these two pieces:

Danol, “Carrie Review” (2003):
P.S. The way to watch Carrie is be high, wasted or stoned, the way we were when we were over at a friends house. There were just as many women, as there were men(all from our local roller skating rink) who watched the movie in deadly silence followed by a hungry laugh match and love making. Speed (crystal Meth) kills or makes your horny as a cat in heat!

The movie had Nancy Allen licking her lips in sexy way with a glossy lipstick while giving John T. a 'head' job, stating she hated Carrie White. I never got violent using drugs just mellow and watching John which I wish was me, gave me a hard woody. This tree was looking for a pecker to use her tongue over her beak or the sounds of pleasure would be not ahhh but Eek.


Jack Kerouac, “On the Road” (1957):
…Dean and I shaved and showered, I dropped my wallet in the hall, Dean found it and was about to sneak it in his shirt when he realized it was ours and was right disappointed. Then we said good-by to those boys, who were glad they'd made it in one piece, and took off to eat in a cafeteria. Old brown Chicago with the strange semi-Eastern, semi-Western types going to work and spitting. Dean stood in the cafeteria rubbing his belly and taking it all in. He wanted to talk to a strange middle-aged colored woman who had come into the cafeteria with a story about how she had no money but she had buns with her and would they give her butter. She came in flapping her hips, was turned down, and went out flipping her butt. "Whoo!" said Dean. "Let's follow her down the street, let's take her to the ole Cadillac in the alley. We'll have a ball."…

[einTier]

You can be outbid by a $17.50 bid.

Just so you know. I'll let someone else run it up.

[crankyman]

eintier! you bastage! i want that typewriter for 16 cents!!

oh...i and i got a response from my email to him about whether or not i could keep fish in his pool:

It would depend on the size of the fish.
I guess that you can put whatever you want in it.
Since it is not that tall, I think that it should safely hold 4 to 5 inches of water.

[Preacher]

Oh man I'm sorry. We have bid these crayons up to a real dumb price. I realized this just after bidding again. When the auction ends I'll Paypal you a few bucks. But it'll cost you a few crayons. I'll let you keep the gold one, but you'll have to part with the red one.

Deal?

[Preacher]

Originally posted by crankyman
eintier! you bastage! i want that typewriter for 16 cents!!

oh...i and i got a response from my email to him about whether or not i could keep fish in his pool:

It would depend on the size of the fish.
I guess that you can put whatever you want in it.
Since it is not that tall, I think that it should safely hold 4 to 5 inches of water.

rotfl literally.

[X]

I'm gonna snipe these auctions.

I wonder if Randy's bid will be higher than my snipe amount.

[dek]

Originally posted by Preacher
You retracted your bid?

rotfl

I tried to enter my description why I was retracting my bid but it wouldn't let me.

I was going to say "Misread the auction, thought they all were pointy"

[Preacher]

Originally posted by dek
I tried to enter my description why I was retracting my bid but it wouldn't let me.

I was going to say "Misread the auction, thought they all were pointy"

I am still laughing.

[immortal_zeus]

Wow. $12.63 for crayons and 5 days to go! :lol:

http://www.ameritech.net/users/dvdtalk/rome.gif

[Tarantino]

hahaha

[cultshock]

rotfl at Randy.

I almost crapped my pants when I checked your crayon auction today! I was michieviously thinking of putting in a bid before I went to bed last night, but it looks like some other otters had the same idea. :lol:

[lostatmidnight]

:lol:

you are guys are nuts...$12.63 at the time of this posting.

[Preacher]

I think I can still get some of this stuff real cheap.

-sent him an email asking why these crayons were such a pain to purchase. He seemed perplexed but pleased. Figured the crayons were about the cheapest thing he was sellin'. Just told him to ride the wave.

[dek]

Just sent the seller a question :

When will you be offering pointy crayons up for auction?

[briank]

Randy has gone from collecting cars to crayons.

[Sockmonkey]

Hey Randy... you know you can send those Dell 5% off coupons to yourself for free? ;)

[Buford T Pusser]

Originally posted by dek
Just sent the seller a question :

When will you be offering pointy crayons up for auction?

I sent him this question last night but no response. He's gotta know something's up.

Do you know if any have the tips broken off? Is the paper intact? My son likes to take the paper off. These must really be good crayons since they're getting such a high bid. I've never heard of this brand-guess they're the Mercedes of colored wax. Are they out of print or something?

[Y2K Falcon]

Originally posted by RandyC
lol

Okay, someone bid against me. Woohoo.. a bidding war! But I am still leading.
It's all fun and games until you realize you apparently bid more than $12.63. -eek-



Just sent a question:
Could you tell me which of the crayons do NOT have a very pointed tip? Hopefully not "burnt siena".

[PixyJunket]

It's threads like this that openly showcase the frightfully disturbing powers of The Other Forum..

[Buford T Pusser]

Originally posted by pixyboi
It's threads like this that openly showcase the frightfully disturbing powers of The Other Forum..

:lol:


busiest. ebay. thread. ever.


(except for the shill guy's thread)

[fnordboy]

Originally posted by Buford T Pusser
:lol:


busiest. ebay. thread. ever.


(except for the shill guy's thread)
It may not be the busiest (shill guy wins) but is by far the

best.ebay.thread.ever.

:lol::up:

[Preacher]

Hah! That typewriter will be mine. The pool is getting kind of expensive though.

[jarsim]

Uhm, I'm sure if an Otter wins any of his auctions . . . . there will be . . . let me say it first . . .

pics with the winning Otter?

[crankyman]

i'm going to resell the crayons for $25.

[einTier]

Originally posted by Preacher
Hah! That typewriter will be mine.
No! It's mine! MUHAHAHAHAHA!

...and Randy Chase can still be out bid on the crayons by a $17.50 bid...

[RandyC]

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 17 CENTS!! argh

:)

[nazz]

Originally posted by RandyC
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 17 CENTS!! argh

:)

Surely you couldn't have expected to get the Mercedes of colored wax for 17 cents!

[RandyC]

BUT THEY ARE NOT ALL POINTY!

*sob*

[Buford T Pusser]

Originally posted by nazz
Surely you couldn't have expected to get the Mercedes of colored wax for 17 cents!

The seller never did respond to my email. :(

[nazz]

Originally posted by Buford T Pusser
The seller never did respond to my email. :(

Hmmm....could be that he doesn't want to admit that the paper isn't intact.

[Preacher]

Alright who is responsible for the typewriter price? It is not RandyC's this time. -other-

[Preacher]

Hah! The crayons are mine. When I win them I will post 80 pictures of me with each crayon. Including the gold one.
but what good is crayons without a typewiter. :(

I just could not let the -1 guy in. Although it certainly could be .....

[crankyman]

there's a bidding war on the straws. i want them.

[einTier]

Ack! I don't want the typerwriter that bad.

I was just going to have a monkey type on it and try to reproduce the works of shakespeare. The guy even told me that a monkey could use it, but he didn't think he'd want to. :(

I also have to wonder what the guy thinks now that his crayons are up to $18.00. These must be the special OOP Das Boot crayons.

[Feneant]

18.00$ on the crayons now, Atlas153... dunno if its one of you.

[Preacher]

Originally posted by Feneant
18.00$ on the crayons now, Atlas153... dunno if its one of you.

It is me. I now am frontrunner for the crayons. Now I just have to wait it out. Gonna be a long few days. Heck my son can't wait to eat the Burnt Sienna

[dek]

Got a response to the question I asked.

"I do not think that I have any other crayons.

I have attached a scan of the tips. I do not know why the bids are so high. I honestly think that the current bids are excessively high."

http://www.members.aol.com/a3stripe/cr2.jpg

[RandyC]

It is my imagination, or all the blunts in the back. :)

Still, them are some pointy crayons. The color selection is a little odd. Lots of pinks, very close in hue....and two whites! Because those are the most useless crayon if you are a kid. Like some cruel joke, the white crayon.

[RandyC]

Just an amusing musing...

"Dear ebay seller,

My name is John Peter Simpson and I represent the International Crayon Collectors Society (ICCS) headquartered in New York. One of my members brought your current ebay auction to our attention, and frankly sir, we are delighted to finally see this rare specimen of the "Color Bunch" brand sold in the United States a number of years ago. For many of our avid collectors, this represents the last part of the puzzle, the holy grail if you would. The one that is very hard to get.

And often when one of these treasures is located, it was abused by some thankless child who put the crayons in their mouth, broke the crayons, left them in the car to warp or melt. At best, one can only hope that the ends are pointy.

Our legal counsel, a Mr. Reginald Otter Dek was asked to determine the pointiness of your set and he forwarded the pictures to our headquarters. We are taken aback at what we see.

Sir.. if I may. Can you verify that no crayons are broken. Do any wiggle side to side in their paper wrapper? Are all the wrappers intact? I apologize for prying, but it's impossible to determine a full value of this set without this information.

Now, if we can be so bold, would you consider selling the crayons out right? That would require you to end the auction early so we can wire a money order to you. We also require your discrete confidence. We represent some important collectors that want a chance to own a part of crayon history, but they can be a competitive lot and we would like to instead, place the crayons into our historical museum.

Best regards,

JPS

[Preacher]

I own them all. Except for the pool. Probably ask that he ship them together. Christ what good is all this stuff without the pool?

[RandyC]

Do crayons float?

[RandyC]

rotfl

You bid on the 900 phone line book???

rotfl


I was thinking of bidding and then telling him to donate it to Goodwill. Please do not ship it.

[RoyalTea]

Originally posted by RandyC
Just an amusing musing... did you really send this?

rotfl

[RandyC]

Originally posted by RoyalTea
did you really send this?

rotfl

Part of me wants to, but it would be so wrong to do so.

[Preacher]

Originally posted by RandyC
Part of me wants to, but it would be so wrong to do so.

I missed the post originally. It has to be tempting. Well written.

-also my son really wants the pool. you can see my problem. :(

[Breakfast with Girls]

Originally posted by dek
I have attached a scan of the tips. I do not know why the bids are so high. I honestly think that the current bids are excessively high."

:lol: ...the fact that he actually sent a scan of the crayon tips...

[RandyC]

Damn, I missed this one. Sold for 1 cent.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=12524&item=2329638122

[nazz]

Originally posted by Preacher
I own them all. Except for the pool. Probably ask that he ship them together. Christ what good is all this stuff without the pool?

Yeah but you could be drownded in that pool! Didn't you read his warning???

[kvrdave]

:lol: You guys.

[X]

The pool does come blown up as in the picture, right?

[RandyC]

And Thank God there is a tape measure across it to verify the size. Oh wait, what does the tape say? How do we know it's not like some miniature tape?

We should keep the crayons away from the pool now that I think about it. They are pointy.

http://www.harrynilsson.com/images/ona.gif

[RandyC]

I like to review people's feedback. You learn something (or at least can guess at things). Check out the pool bidder that is outbidding Preacher.

Look at oldest auctions won first. Always a buyer. Gets some high heeled boots. A kickass watch and Harley Davidson flask. Feeling frisky! Then some Lavender Oakley sunglasses. Looking like Penny Lane in "Almost Famous."


But wait..

[Preacher]

Originally posted by RandyC
And Thank God there is a tape measure across it to verify the size. Oh wait, what does the tape say? How do we know it's not like some miniature tape?

We should keep the crayons away from the pool now that I think about it. They are pointy.

http://www.harrynilsson.com/images/ona.gif
Me and my Arrow.

[crankyman]

you can't put a very large fish in it, ya know.

[einTier]

We also missed this great philosophy shop auction.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11707&item=2641600526

And, this is the second time the typewriter has run.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=158&item=2179793902

[Preacher]

1 hour & 21 minutes away from the typewriter. Ooh baby.
Just as einTier said, just get some monkeys and let them type.
Where am I going to get monkeys?

[einTier]

Typewriter is mine!

I wonder if anyone is going to point the guy to this thread when it's all over. If he has a sense of humor, I'm sure he'd find it quite funny.

[jarsim]

Originally posted by einTier
Typewriter is mine!

I wonder if anyone is going to point the guy to this thread when it's all over. If he has a sense of humor, I'm sure he'd find it quite funny.

On the other hand, if this person is unstable/psycho and an otter wins the auction and reads this thread. He'd have the address of the otter who won.

I have a feeling this person is obsessive/compulsive about many things, ebay being one that he's probably just added to a long list.

[nazz]

Originally posted by jarsim
On the other hand, if this person is unstable/psycho and an otter wins the auction and reads this thread. He'd have the address of the otter who won.

I have a feeling this person is obsessive/compulsive about many things, ebay being one that he's probably just added to a long list.

I totally agree with this. Leading him to this thread and providing home addresses of the winners is a bit too risky.

[Y2K Falcon]

I got the scan of the crayons as well.. Same pic. (and here I thought I was special)...

My original question to seller:
Could you tell me which of the crayons do NOT have a very pointed tip? Hopefully not "burnt siena".

His reply, with pic attached:
I did not notice any called "burnt siena".
I have attached a scan of the tips. I do not know why the bids are so high. I honestly think that the current bids are excessively high.
(same as posted before, adding the burnt siena bit) :(

[Y2K Falcon]

BTW...

$6 for a typewriter, $18 for some crayons...


WTF is wrong with you people?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!






;)

:wave: Jack

[nazz]

Originally posted by Y2K Falcon
BTW...

$6 for a typewriter, $18 for some crayons...


WTF is wrong with you people?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!


Man, the feel of cold colorless type writer keys compared to a nice pointy crayon with the paper intact?

It's hard to put a price on that kind of thing.

[Bushdog]

Originally posted by Preacher
Me and my Arrow. I loved that cartoon!

[einTier]

Shhh... I thought I was going to get out bid. Damn. Who wants this typewriter? Anyone overseas I can have it shipped to?

:wave: joe

[immortal_zeus]

Originally posted by einTier
Shhh... I thought I was going to get out bid. Damn. Who wants this typewriter? Anyone overseas I can have it shipped to?

:wave: joe

So you won the typewriter? What was the final bid?

http://www.ameritech.net/users/dvdtalk/rome.gif

[RandyC]

You can auction it on eBay for 1 cent starting bid... but say that buyer pays a fixed shipping cost of $6.00. Instant profit!

[RandyC]

BTW, I was going to snipe the auction, but it went too high at $6. I am holding out for the coctail straws with the clown face on them.

[einTier]

final bid was $6.00. I was just kidding around and didn't expect to win. Crap. That'll teach me. I am now the proud owner of a $6 typewriter that I can't use. Even the fact that the shipping will be more than $6 doesn't make me any happier about it.

[Preacher]

%^%&^*#@ einTier you stole my typewriter!
I will use it for your ransom note.
No action for days so I went to bed.
No crayon for you.

-guess I can stop looking for the monkey. :(

[einTier]

Preacher, you want it? I'll have him ship it to you. I didn't mean to steal it, honest!

It was a goof, a joke, .... you know. Seriously, I don't want it. Old moldy, crusty thing.

[Preacher]

Originally posted by einTier


It was a goof, a joke, .... you know. Seriously, I don't want it. Old moldy, crusty thing.

Stop describing your monkey to me and enjoy your winnings. Congrats. ;) I really wanted the pool and the crayons, but lost the pool.

Just remember what jarsim suggested, post a pic when it arrives. Monkey optional. -smile-

[Tarantino]

Originally posted by einTier
final bid was $6.00. I was just kidding around and didn't expect to win. Crap. That'll teach me. I am now the proud owner of a $6 typewriter that I can't use. Even the fact that the shipping will be more than $6 doesn't make me any happier about it.

Isn't he paying for shipping?

SWEET!

[Preacher]

Originally posted by einTier
final bid was $6.00. I was just kidding around and didn't expect to win. Crap. That'll teach me. I am now the proud owner of a $6 typewriter that I can't use. Even the fact that the shipping will be more than $6 doesn't make me any happier about it.

We could buy stuff and send it to Geoff. But we need a mailing address...

[Y2K Falcon]

Originally posted by Preacher
We could buy stuff and send it to Geoff. But we need a mailing address...
*cough* http://www.kleinman.com/contact.html *cough*

At least, that's where I got the address I used for the European post card I sent him. ;)

[Preacher]

Originally posted by Y2K Falcon
*cough* http://www.kleinman.com/contact.html *cough*

At least, that's where I got the address I used for the European post card I sent him. ;)
Well done. Knew someone would have it or find it.

[Preacher]

Straws auction ends in 6 hours. There is a clown on the bag.
Ooh.

[Breakfast with Girls]

Originally posted by einTier
final bid was $6.00. I was just kidding around and didn't expect to win. Crap. That'll teach me.

It's all fun and games until someone wins a typewriter.

[Preacher]

The straws are in for .26 and RandyC is top of the pops.

[ChiTownAbs, Inc]

best. thread. ever.

i just bid on the 900 book. i've never used a 900 number, so the book is perfect for me.

[dek]

Originally posted by ChiTownAbs
i've never used a 900 number, so the book is perfect for me.

:rolleyes:

Uh-huh.

rotfl

[Preacher]

Damn RandyC in with the late bid. 8 seconds from the end?

You sniped the straws?
rotfl

[RandyC]

I decided to pull out the big guns for the clown straws. Sniped with 8 seconds to go! Muhahhahahah...... THEY ARE MINE!!!

[Preacher]

So Far:

Ended
?????? - baby inflatable pool
einTier - typewriter (for his ugly monkey to use and write 90210 episodes)
RandyC - clown straws ( please make jokes now)

Still to Finish
Preacher - The Mind Gymnasium by Denis Postle (self realization thingy)
ChiTownAbs - 900 line book (for those who don't know)
Preacher - The Crayons (the crayons)

[bothanspy]

I pushed ABS "900 book" auction to a more respectable 17 cents. He's going to keill me.

I am more worried about crazy, demented otters that don't win their auctions for 7 cents and come after pranksters like me.

[ChiTownAbs, Inc]

I'm going to win the auction and ask him to ship the book to my cousin in India.

:lol:

[Heat]

Dang, I had bid on the typewriter with a max bid of something like $0.10. I was outbid.

[Preacher]

Auction bump to .34

HaHa

[Preacher]

We appear to have a bidding war.

.55

[bothanspy]

Originally posted by Preacher
We appear to have a bidding war.

.55

.60

[Preacher]

Hah! The self -realization book is mine. Only seconds left it seems safer to brag. Looking for a world of help from this ground breaking work. So how bad do you want the 900 help book?

[Bushdog]

zany guys

[bothanspy]

It looks like I own a 900 book that I really didn't want. Abs, we can still send it to India.

[RandyC]

Snipe the crayons or not? $18.50+

Hmmmm..

Check these out:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2180783840&category=158

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2180785030&category=158


People DO collect crayons! :)

[Preacher]

Originally posted by bothanspy
It looks like I own a 900 book that I really didn't want. Abs, we can still send it to India.

Remember the rules.

1 - For a low cost you get a positive rating on Ebay and so does the seller.

2 - There must be pictures taken with the winning item.

3 - The price needs to stay sane. With exceptions, including crayons of course.

4 - At the end we can send the items to Geoff if we believe it is the best place for them. Perhaps he could start a museum.

The DVDTalk Museum for Unusual Items Or Sellers That Intrigued Us Enough To Actually Buy Them
or
Things DVDTalkers Do With Their Time
or
Who'd Figure? A Crayon Run? In July?

- I still wanna know how we lost the pool.

[Preacher]

HaHa. I have the crayons. Other than the pool, the typewriter and the clown straws this was what I wanted. My woman called me "expensive" when she saw the bid. Some things cannot be explained.

If we do more auctions we need a real place to send any stuff we do not really want. Any suggestions? Sending them to Mr. Kleinman (Geoff) seems like teasing the bear. It is not intended as such, but careful children should look both ways when crossing the road. Plus it is a waste of stuff that someone might actually use.

It seems like an easy way to improve an Ebay rating on items with supposed to be low dollar amounts. And just enjoy the confusion and future auctions featuring "crayons" or "typewriters" or whatnot.

Possible Shipping Locales
- A Boys and Girls Club
- some skeezy pawnshop out in nowhere
- The Prime Minister of Canada (legacy related items only...maybe a crayon. maybe a white crayon)
- some guy in prison

I shall post crayon pictures when they arrive. Gotta get our digital camera back soon.

[dek]

"Teasing The Bear" - watch out, you're about to get Grunter involved :eek:

[Brain Stew]

Originally posted by Preacher
I shall post crayon pictures when they arrive. Gotta get our digital camera back soon.

And I shall wait, with baited breath.

EDIT: Oh look, I am a special edition now :).

[ChiTownAbs, Inc]

I don't really want to send it to India, but I'm sure I can snag my cousins address and make some minor adjustments to it so that it gets sent nowhere.

[kvrdave]

:lol: Ebay swag.

[Preacher]

Originally posted by ChiTownAbs
I don't really want to send it to India, but I'm sure I can snag my cousins address and make some minor adjustments to it so that it gets sent nowhere.

Hey, if you do not want it I will take it. But then no picture for you.

If you keep it I will send you a crayon. Your choice just not Burnt Sienna or the gold one.

[Preacher]

Sent to me by email this morning:

"I NOTICED YOU WON A AUCTION FOR A BOX OF CRAYONS AT 18.00. DO YOU MIND ME ASKING WHY? I HOPE NOT TO OFFEND YOU BUT I AM JUST CURIOUS WHY YOU PAID THIS FOR USED CRAYONS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
STACEY

That's a thinker.

[dek]

Send her one back using the Da iGhetoo - Jive Translator -

I bought the crayons for my kids, it really doesn't matter what the price is as long as they are happy. Wouldn't you agree? Besides, the burnt sienna is well worth the purchase price alone according to the International Collectors Of Childrens Drawing Utensils.

=

I stole da damn crayons 4 mah kids, it tru-ly doesn't matta' whut da damn price be as long as they be happy. Wouldn't yo' ass agree? Besides, da burnt sienna be well wort' da damn purchase price monk-like accordin' t' da damn Internashunal Collectors O' Chillunss Drawin' Utensils.

[Preacher]

Originally posted by dek
Send her one back using the Da iGhetoo - Jive Translator -

I bought the crayons for my kids, it really doesn't matter what the price is as long as they are happy. Wouldn't you agree? Besides, the burnt sienna is well worth the purchase price alone according to the International Collectors Of Childrens Drawing Utensils.

=

I stole da damn crayons 4 mah kids, it tru-ly doesn't matta' whut da damn price be as long as they be happy. Wouldn't yo' ass agree? Besides, da burnt sienna be well wort' da damn purchase price monk-like accordin' t' da damn Internashunal Collectors O' Chillunss Drawin' Utensils.

I sent your response. Had to. If for some bizarre reason I get an answer it will post.
;)

[RaMMaR]

Originally posted by Preacher
HaHa. I have the crayons. Other than the pool, the typewriter and the clown straws this was what I wanted. My woman called me "expensive" when she saw the bid. Some things cannot be explained.

If we do more auctions we need a real place to send any stuff we do not really want. Any suggestions? Sending them to Mr. Kleinman (Geoff) seems like teasing the bear. It is not intended as such, but careful children should look both ways when crossing the road. Plus it is a waste of stuff that someone might actually use....
Maybe put them in a end-of-the-year X-mas giveaway?
SO, are you guys gonna do this (find the crappiest item on eBay & start a bidding war - sort of like playing chicken) on a regular basis? ;)

[Preacher]

Originally posted by RaMMaR

Maybe put them in a end-of-the-year X-mas giveaway?
SO, are you guys gonna do this (find the crappiest item on eBay & start a bidding war - sort of like playing chicken) on a regular basis? ;)

It has gotta stand out for one reason or another. I'm not wasting my time on just ugly. After only a few Elvis figurines, from his unbelted series, I would lose the urge to continue. We need quality also.

RandyC chose this auction 'cause of how it was written. Seems lke a good starting parameter. Oh yeah, cheap and shipping paid would help. Can you imagine some of the confusion we could cause? But we gotta have pictures. Haven't heard from einTier since he won the typewriter he does not want.

*** Xmas giveaway. Hmmm. I like it.

[alyxstarr]

Originally posted by Preacher
I shall post crayon pictures when they arrive. Gotta get our digital camera back soon.

Just remember to draw responsibly (http://www.willamette.edu/~kgillesp/whats_wrong.mov).

[dek]

Either that or do something like this : Have people send you postage, and you send them a crayon. Then they have to take a picture with it, be wherever, then post it i.e. me at Disneyland with the crayon or wherever.

[RandyC]

Originally posted by Preacher
Sent to me by email this morning:

"I NOTICED YOU WON A AUCTION FOR A BOX OF CRAYONS AT 18.00. DO YOU MIND ME ASKING WHY? I HOPE NOT TO OFFEND YOU BUT I AM JUST CURIOUS WHY YOU PAID THIS FOR USED CRAYONS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
STACEY

That's a thinker.

rotfl

send her a LINK TO THIS THREAD AND A SPARE CAPSLOCK KEY

[Y2K Falcon]

Or just a simple...

"Didn't you see that most of them were pointy??? -rolleyes-"



<small>Of course, -rolleyes- does not tranlate well to email.</small>

[Preacher]

alyxstarr: Lots of fun :lol:
dek: Good idea. I will figure this out and post a way to do it.

I got a reply to the email: Here is all 3 emails in the order that they happened. The first one from another party to me. Then dek's jive suggestion sent as suggested in response. Then the response I got when we got back home.


----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 8:12 PM
Subject: Question from eBay Member

> To member: atlas153
> From member:

> I NOTICED YOU WON A AUCTION FOR A BOX OF CRAYONS AT 18.00. DO YOU MIND ME
ASKING WHY? I HOPE NOT TO OFFEND YOU BUT I AM JUST CURIOUS WHY YOU PAID THIS
FOR USED CRAYONS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

STACEY

-my reply

I stole da damn crayons 4 mah kids, it tru-ly doesn't matta' whut da damn
price be as long as they be happy. Wouldn't yo' ass agree? Besides, da burnt
sienna be well wort' da damn purchase price monk-like accordin' t' da damn
Internashunal Collectors O' Chillunss Drawin' Utensilas.


The 3rd Email

I agree that your kids should be happy. I also think your dumb ass needs to go back to school and learn how to talk and write an e-mail. Maybe your kids can teach you. You should use those crayons and practice your writing and grammer skills.

rotfl

-Still trying to decide whether to respond or not. My language was a little cruder than I wished, but apparently I'm ignorant as dirt. Believe this should be kept as our secret and I will not give this away. Figure that from this some people will sell some product that will never move and only we know.

[Preacher]

I decided to send one more email in Jive.

In English it says:
"My learning is unfortunately the best I could get. If I offended anyone it was an accident. You were a mean person and I hope you improve your behavior.

Sincerly"

In Jive:
" Mah learnin' be unfortunate-like da best I could git. If I offended anyone it
wuz some accident. Yo' ass wuz some main sucka' an' I hope yo' ass improve yo'
behavior. 'S all good.

Sincer-like"

Wait and see. ( Sincerly?)

[goofee girl]

:lol: Please, please, please, please, please post when this seller has more auctions up. I missed out on this set of items (not to mention RandyC sniped crankyman out of the straws...) and just have to see the next set of stuff to bid on!

[cultshock]

Originally posted by Preacher
Sent to me by email this morning:

"I NOTICED YOU WON A AUCTION FOR A BOX OF CRAYONS AT 18.00. DO YOU MIND ME ASKING WHY? I HOPE NOT TO OFFEND YOU BUT I AM JUST CURIOUS WHY YOU PAID THIS FOR USED CRAYONS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
STACEY



:confused: This is the same person that wrote those wacky auction descriptions? She sounds pretty sane in the email.

I agree with Randy, you should send her a link to this thread. :lol:

[Preacher]

Originally posted by cultshock
:confused: This is the same person that wrote those wacky auction descriptions? She sounds pretty sane in the email.

I agree with Randy, you should send her a link to this thread. :lol:

It was someone else. Possibly an interested party wondering why these crayons went for so much money. Hoping for some explanation. The second response back came from a guy, maybe her husband. Just got a blank reply to the last one I sent out so that ends that.

[einTier]

I'm currently in negotiation for shipping. Apparently, the typewriter weighs 55(!) pounds, and shipping it isn't exactly cheap, as you can imagine.

I would feel bad if he had to spend a huge sum of money to send me a typewriter, and I really don't want to pay $30 for a typewriter I really didn't want, even though he's offering it to me for the cost of shipping. We're trying to work something out.

[RandyC]

einTier, just tell him to send you the crayons instead. Obviously they are worth more.

[RaMMaR]

Originally posted by RandyC
einTier, just tell him to send you the crayons instead. Obviously they are worth more.
... only if they come w/ the sharpener in the back of the box. ;)

[Buford T Pusser]

While on vacation I received the crayon scans and note that the bids were too high. Looks like my vacation cost me some quality items. :p

[RandyC]

Update. I promptly recieved the cocktail straws (not good for sucking) in mint condition with the clown on the front looking all like Pennywise from It. They still had a 10 cent tag from when he bought them 5 years ago (must be a real discount store) so he made out with my 36 cent bid.

But he put them in a very nice padded container and shipped with 60 cents postage. :eek:

I note that einTier and him worked out a deal regarding the typewriter. Expect to see it soon on ebay for another penny. What does he expect if you win it?

I wonder if he will keep doing this. Must check.

Note I left him a nice thought out and dare I say, PITHY feedback. He left me two words. :rolleyes: I am not feeling the love people.

His feedback to einTier did not look well thought out either. Just copy paste job.

[RandyC]

I know what he using all these small ebay winnings for-

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3228099999

:eek:

[Preacher]

Originally posted by RandyC
I know what he using all these small ebay winnings for-

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3228099999

:eek:

:eek: x 2
That poor little boy in Omaha, Nebraska, does he know what he's getting into himself? It feels so archaic calling them dilators. Like "Little House On The Prairie" pron.

[Preacher]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2934615938

Apparently he is planning a party.
:eek: x 3
Now I'm thinking "Dead Ringers" moreso.

[Bushdog]

:eek: ack Rethink touching anything he ships to you.

[RandyC]

I guess we are now starting to see the significance of the crayons being pointy and only "slightly used."

:eek:

CHECK THE BURNT UMBER CAREFULLY!!!!!

[Bushdog]

Originally posted by RandyC

CHECK THE BURNT UMBER CAREFULLY!!!!! rotfl

[Preacher]

Originally posted by Bushdog
:eek: ack Rethink touching anything he ships to you.
Originally posted by RandyC
I guess we are now starting to see the significance of the crayons being pointy and only "slightly used."


CHECK THE BURNT UMBER CAREFULLY!!!!!

rotfl ...

... :whofart:

[Bushdog]

Originally posted by RandyC
I guess we are now starting to see the significance of the crayons being pointy and only "slightly used."

:eek:

CHECK THE BURNT UMBER CAREFULLY!!!!!

randychase( 715) Jul-06-03 19:00:17 PDT 2331242035 S
Praise : The best seller, bar none. Ships fast. Very helpful. He can babysit my kids.

[RandyC]

NOT ANYMORE!!!

Damn that ebay. I can't retract or reword the feedback.

STAY THE F AWAY FROM MY KIDS AND MY ARSEHOLE! Shipped promptly. A++

[Bushdog]

rotfl

This man has brought such joy to so many.

[Preacher]

I just remind myself that these products were ordered/purchased "after" the crayons were shipped to me. But am considering emailing him about the combo typewriter/dilator combination. Would they both be slightly used?

Quote: Okay I'll pay for shipping on the typewriter, but what can you throw into the deal to sweeten it up?

[RandyC]

Originally posted by Preacher
I just remind myself that these products were ordered/purchased "after" the crayons were shipped to me.

See the trend?

COCKtail STRAWS with a clown on them. Scared yet?

Pointy used crayons. A lot of them. A fistfull of them!

Dilators.

The man is insatiable! What is next? :eek:

[Bushdog]

<img src="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/missile-defense-launch.jpg">

[Buford T Pusser]

Does the 900 phone info figure into his craziness?

[Preacher]

HE USED SOME OF MY FRICKIN MONEY TO BY SPECULATION EQUIPMENT!


... I feel dirty. And not in the good way. Bloody Omaha, Nebraska. Give 'em a couple of bucks on a worthless auction and see what they do.

This had totally killed the crayon shipping idea. Mark in the "where have they been" file. Have to explain to my woman in the morning that the crayons will be going in landfill once they arrive. No, we will not be taking a picture of them on our sons head. Good lord no. Maybe mark them "Return to Proctologist" and see if they go back.

[dek]

I'd like to formally retract my request on sending me a crayon.

Thanks :)

[RandyC]

rotfl

It's really funny how this took such a sickening quick turn to uglyville.

[dek]

http://www.members.aol.com/a3stripe/surfers.jpg

http://www.members.aol.com/a3stripe/evidence.jpg

[BizRodian]

Oh. My. God.

[briank]

wow dek, should email the guy back and show him the rarity that somehow he got THE CRAYONS!

[Brain Stew]

This whole thread is like some sort of Greek epic. You start out as friends laughing at the auctions, only be torn apart by bidding wars. Finally, you realize it is better to work together and stop bidding against each other. Once again you all become friends and are very comical about sharing your loot with each. Then, the world is once again turned upside down when you find out the man that sold you your items is a pervert and may have stuck them up his ass.

The moral of the story? If something is too good to be true, it probably is. Or some internet creep stuck it up his ass. Either one really :).

[einTier]

The guy emailed me and started insinuating that once he shipped the typewriter to me, I ought to pay 'some extra' for the shipping, since it was going to cost him so much over the winning bid.

So, we started talking cost, and he thought the typewriter would be about 20 pounds, but once he weighed it, he realized it weighed 50 pounds. The cost to ship was going to be prohibitive. He was very nice about the whole thing, and I didn't want to pay $$$ for shipping, and I felt bad making him pay it also. So, after much talking, we agreed to cancel by mutual agreement.

[Mordred]

This thread will be archived right?

[twikoff]

oh my god
i just finished reading this thread
i had to shut my office door because i was laughing so hard
damn, this is one of the funnier threads i can remember

:lol: rotfl :lol: rotfl :lol:

and i never expected that ending

[einTier]

New update. He just sent me another email.

Talked with a few relatives. We decided to ship you the typewriter anyway. If it was relisted, it would be the sixth time listed. The first five times each got no bids. We almost put it in the dumpster before this last listing, but we all have reservations of throwing away anything that still might have some use to someone. You should get it within a week or so. You are also under no obligation to pay anything for it. We decided to leave that up to your conscience.
Scary. I have an old typewriter. Will post pics when it arrives. This story gets odder and odder.

[fnordboy]

Originally posted by einTier
New update. He just sent me another email.


I wonder if he stuck the typewriter up his ass too. -eek-

[twikoff]

Originally posted by einTier
You are also under no obligation to pay anything for it. We decided to leave that up to your conscience.

you should send him a used box of crayons
really get him wondering

[RoyalTea]

Originally posted by twikoff
you should send him a used box of crayons
really get him wondering rotfl

[einTier]

what would be funny is if I sent him the used box of crayons.

[asabase]

Be sure to keep the Burnt Sienna for yourself though.

[X]

Originally posted by einTier
what would be funny is if I sent him the used box of crayons. Have him send the typewriter and agree to the 'some extra'. A box of valuable crayons sounds like 'some extra'.

[briank]

Originally posted by einTier
New update. He just sent me another email.

Scary. I have an old typewriter. Will post pics when it arrives. This story gets odder and odder.

I love how he says it's "up to your conscience". WHAT?!?!
Still trying to guilt you into it!
I can't believe they didn't just trash it.

Can't wait to find out how much it cost him to ship, especially after "discussing it with other relatives" and saying it weighs FIFTY POUNDS!

[twikoff]

i wonder if he discussed his purchases with some relatives

[Brain Stew]

I don't even think his relatives exist.

[Mordred]

Originally posted by einTier
what would be funny is if I sent him the used box of crayons. That's the funniest idea I've heard yet. Talk about really messing with his head.

[suziq999]

[evil cackle]OMIGOD, you HAVE to send him THE crayons... that will mess with him SO badly. [/evil cackle]

[Brain Stew]

Tell him your friend recently bought them from a butt freak and thought they might be worth some $$$. :)

[ViewAskewbian]

This thread makes my ass smile.

[RoyalTea]

Originally posted by einTier
what would be funny is if I sent him the used box of crayons. and sharpen the ones that are just kind of pointy.

then burn the crayon sharperner.

[neiname]

I originally bid on the typewriter and went on vacation. I thought $0.50 would've held up, damn.

Funny, funny thread though.

[Preacher]

Originally posted by Brain Stew
This whole thread is like some sort of Greek epic. You start out as friends laughing at the auctions, only be torn apart by bidding wars. Finally, you realize it is better to work together and stop bidding against each other. Once again you all become friends and are very comical about sharing your loot with each. Then, the world is once again turned upside down when you find out the man that sold you your items is a pervert and may have stuck them up his ass.

The moral of the story? If something is too good to be true, it probably is. Or some internet creep stuck it up his ass. Either one really :).
rotfl


- einTier I will send you the crayons if you wish. It is stupidly obvious they only belong to him. My email is available here. Just send me the address. They should be here soon. Gotta have your address on them. Cannot wait to hear what he says.

[RoyalTea]

Originally posted by Preacher
Cannot wait to hear what he says. Anyone wanna bet he puts them up for auction again? :D

[twikoff]

Originally posted by RoyalTea
Anyone wanna bet he puts them up for auction again? :D

randy can only hope

[bothanspy]

Man, I'm afraid to touch this book now. Maybe I'll send it to Abs. He likes opening strange mail.

[twikoff]

ok.. so here is what you do..

preacher.. you put the crayons back up on auction
and we will all bid for them and drive the price up to like $100..
and you can send him a link back telling him you sold them again, and see what he says when he sees they are going for $100+

hmmmm.. any way to do this without getting eaten up by ebay fees :hscratch:

[RandyC]

Originally posted by Preacher
rotfl


- einTier I will send you the crayons if you wish. It is stupidly obvious they only belong to him. My email is available here. Just send me the address. They should be here soon. Gotta have your address on them. Cannot wait to hear what he says.

OH! This has taken a new fabulous turn. I love it.

einTier, I can send you the clown cocktail straws too. Send the crayons and the straws back.

Muhahhahahha

[dek]

http://www.treasuresbysherry.com/images/store/exotic/analease137x200.jpg

Include this as the some extra jammed inside the box of crayons.

[Feneant]

hell, you should ship back to him as 'payment' the items from every other auction you all won.... 4 different bidders, all the items return in 1 package for 1 used typewriter.

[naughty jonny]

Originally posted by twikoff
hmmmm.. any way to do this without getting eaten up by ebay fees :hscratch:

EBay fees would only come to about $3.30 on a $100 item. Given there has already been a cost of $20 to get the crayons, an additional three bucks should be very little (and besides, he might actually buy them back when he realises what a valuable property he let go :) - during the auction, you can email him and thank him for letting the crayons go so cheaply).

If nothing else, the winning "bidder" can paypal you a portion of your real costs in exchange for the fabulous feedback you'll ultimately give each other.

[BizRodian]

The thing is, this ONLY happens on DVDtalk, and it HAPPENS MORE THAN ONCE.

Remember Cameron? the imdb movie reviewer. We all laughed at him, we all said how funny it was that he hated smoking, we joked how he must have some fire obsession because of the smoking and remarks about nice expolisions... then we found some poetry by him which was creepy and twisted about him killing girls and going on arson sprees!

This is one god damn weird forum.

[Preacher]

Originally posted by twikoff
ok.. so here is what you do..

preacher.. you put the crayons back up on auction
and we will all bid for them and drive the price up to like $100..
and you can send him a link back telling him you sold them again, and see what he says when he sees they are going for $100+

hmmmm.. any way to do this without getting eaten up by ebay fees :hscratch:

Too many good ideas at once. (see below) Ah, the power of the Otter Forum when focused. But if he wants to these are going to einTier.

Feneant That could be brilliant.

[bothanspy]

Let me know and I will forward on the book when it arrives.

[Trigger]

Originally posted by BizRodian
The thing is, this ONLY happens on DVDtalk, and it HAPPENS MORE THAN ONCE.

Remember Cameron? the imdb movie reviewer. We all laughed at him, we all said how funny it was that he hated smoking, we joked how he must have some fire obsession because of the smoking and remarks about nice expolisions... then we found some poetry by him which was creepy and twisted about him killing girls and going on arson sprees!

This is one god damn weird forum. Yeah - then he got my hotmail account closed... :mad: I hate that guy.

[twikoff]

Originally posted by Preacher
Too many good ideas at once. (see below) Ah, the power of the Otter Forum when focused. But if he wants to these are going to einTier.

Feneant That could be brilliant.

yea, but you could list the crayons and put them up on ebay before entier actually sends them.. then both jokes work.

and to make it better.. you could use the pictures he sent you guys!

then when he receives the crayons back.. we can see what type of description he puts on his auction when he tries to sell them again :D

[naughty jonny]

Originally posted by twikoff
yea, but you could list the crayons and put them up on ebay before entier actually sends them.. then both jokes work.

and to make it better.. you could use the pictures he sent you guys!

then when he receives the crayons back.. we can see what type of description he puts on his auction when he tries to sell them again :D

Oh my god. That could be REALLY funny.

Preacher sells the crayons on EBay
Eintier "buys" them at $100+
Eintier gives them back to the original seller, who - faced with a huge potential profit puts them on EBay only to have them not sell.

If he asks, you tell him that his original crayons must have been the "type G" rare crayon set, but the ones that Eintier sent him were just ordinary "type B" crayons.

Perhaps "type G" crayons are more pointy than "type B" crayons, maybe they were just the prototypes, perhaps something else. Either way, he'll never be 100% sure if the crayons he sent out were the same ones he received back.

[X]

You could just call them the "type G" ones in the auction. Then he'll see what he stupidly sold so cheaply.

Then he gets it back as payment for shipping and he lists it again as the rare "type G" crayons. Nobody bids.

Oh, how is he going to find that auction?

[immortal_zeus]

This is a damn great thread. You evil bastards. :lol:

http://www.ameritech.net/users/dvdtalk/rome.gif

[Preacher]

Originally posted by X
You could just call them the "type G" ones in the auction. Then he'll see what he stupidly sold so cheaply.

Then he gets it back as payment for shipping and he lists it again as the rare "type G" crayons. Nobody bids.

Oh, how is he going to find that auction?

Every time you bid and lose an auction they send an informative list of items similar to what you were bidding on.

eg. [Item Not Won - Similar Items Found

Dear atlas153,
Unfortunately, your bid did not win the following item from puppy-papa:

BAND OF BROTHERS 6PK DVD COLLECTOR METAL CASE - Item #1975857734
Final price:
US $75.00 Your maximum bid:
US $39.03 End date:
07-Dec-02 21:14 EST

Here are some other items on eBay you might be interested in:

Similar items found on .... etc etc ]

So we could adapt this to say " 'Congratulations on your Sale' here are some similar items and their going rate." Leave all the rest of the information in place. He probably would not know that this is not the normal approach by Ebay and we could get him to take a look at the auction. But what do we do about sending it? Has to come with the official looking seal of approval doesn't it?

[Buford T Pusser]

Was it already posted that he also got this?

3 prong stainless steel Anal Speculum

This is a stainless steel medical examination device intended for anal spreading. It is solid and well-made.

We sell this item as a collector's piece or novelty.

Do not use it for anal spreading unless you know how to use it safely and carefully.

The probe section is about 3.5" (9cm) long, and is 0.75" (2cm) in diameter when closed. When opened, the prongs spread to a maximum of 2" (5cm) apart, which is enough of a spread to do damage to some people (hence the need for extreme caution).

Once the desired spread is achieved, the speculum can be locked open by turning an adjustment screw on the front of the device.


http://ebay0.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_ce72c16ae300441ff64b75c1d2739c75/i-1.JPG

[naughty jonny]

I wouldn't forge an email from EBay - if he did report it to them, you might find yourself in serious hot water.

A much better way to ensure he saw your auction was to send him an email letting him know you'd used the photos he sent you in your resale of the crayons.

You don't have a digital camera, so you're using the shots he sent you, etc. and you just thought you'd let him know etc. You could also hint that your original suspicions [of their value] proved to be correct as they were in fact "type xyz crayons".

From his point of view, you're simply doing him the courtesy of informing him that you're reposting the photos he's sent you and piquing his curiosity.

[Preacher]

naughty jonny: Maybe. Not too concerned. But your idea might be the way except that I won the auction but he never sent any pictures to me. And no we will not use Dek's version with the circling.

Buford T Pusser: Yeah it closely followed RandyC finding the original dilator equipment. That was half the horror. He was planning a very festive time. Apparently the gear he had around the house was just not doing it. Got a few bucks and thought he would go pro.

[naughty jonny]

Could always download and repost his original pictures from the first auction - sending an email to him acknowledging their use. If you're looking at really screwing with his mind, it's best not to use Dek's version - more chance of him getting wise to the setup.

[X]

An acknowledgment for use of the pictures sounds good.

Of course after he sends the typewriter in exchange for all the really good crap he's getting in return, einTier has to refuse delivery and have it sent back to him.

[naughty jonny]

Of course, we could simply send him all our assorted crap. Given he's a guy who really seems to hate throwing anything out, we could see how long before they appear on EBay (with free shipping).

If he was getting strange stuff from all over America (and the world) he would really start to wonder.

[twikoff]

yep.. the acknowledgment of the use of the picture is the final piece of my devious plan muahahahahaha

[dgc]

Great thread. I've been away from the Other forum too long.

[Preacher]

naughty jonny, X, twikoff :thumbsup:

With this kind of brilliance we could rule the world.

[Brain Stew]

Wow, this is crazy.

I like :D.

[BizRodian]

Maybe they guy just has an unnaturally small *******. It COULD happen... and he needs these tools because he can't afford to go to the doctor.

He also seems to buy a lot of creepy books...

Yeah - then he got my hotmail account closed... I hate that guy.

But wasn't it you who told him about us on dvdtalk making fun of him? :) that'll learn ya! ;)

[Brain Stew]

Any updates?

[einTier]

I'm game for whatever you guys want to do, just tell me what the final plan is.