An Unusually Imaginative eBay Listing

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An Unusually Imaginative eBay Listing

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I think this is only the second time I've pointed out an eBay listing - - the bad ones are all too common. This one rises above the norm. Give the seller points for originality!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... SS:US:1123

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I also saw this ad the other day. I thought the obit. was a nice touch... :roll:. I guess the Home (whats left) got too much water on it from the fire...????. The seller forgot to mention it was a "barn" fire.... :lol: :lol:.
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I think I'll "past" on this one. So his ancestor worked for the power company. Big deal. Such a bargain!
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A clever story. It will be interesting to see if anybody bites.

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Yep the wood motor did not burn one bit,,,,, hummmmmm......
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Claiming it was salvaged from the Titanic might have been more believable - and added to the value!
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Halfway through the week the seller dropped the Buy It Now in half, but obviously got no nibbles. In fact, not a single bid. Then again, it's not worth the $40 starting price (plus shipping), and there was a reserve so it was obvious that he wanted a lot more than $40 anyway.

Now it's relisted at $40, with no reserve, and Buy It Now at $250. That's a $1K drop from his initial high hopes. I'll be very surprised if anyone pays $40 for it.
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Maybe if he screwed an Al Jolson name plate to it?
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rizbone wrote:Maybe if he screwed an Al Jolson name plate to it?
That automatically bumps the price up to $5K

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Actually, Al Jolson's portable got reduced to $2k now. A real bargain now...
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