That’s crazy! …So crazy it might work.
Could Ebay be the best scam of this century? It is a place to sell junk, if that’s what we’re going to call it. The more ebay sellers get away with selling ridiculous items, the more creative such items get. Ebay basically started as an online flea market. While it still serves that primary purpose, the crazy side of Ebay has now escalated to a place where people can get away with selling an invisible engagement ring, a snowball from Texas, or advertising space on a human body. Not only do people get away with it, but they actually make an incredible profit. The world’s largest light-brite sold for something like $367,000. Who would pay ever that? Either the seller has unsurmountable brilliance, or the buyer has uncomparable stupidity. Scam or not? There has been complaints about the ethicality of such crazy Ebay auctions, but the seller can’t control the winning bid even if the auction itself may appear to take advantage of those buyers who hate their money so much. So more power to these sellers for cashing in on the vulnerability of unstable buyer minds that Ebay places at our fingertips.
February 4, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Well, if an individual is willing to sell an item, then why not capitalize on someone else’s stupidity! Obviously, if the buyer bids enough to win the auction, they see some sort of value in the purchase whether it is actual value of the item or value in telling the story of “How I acquired the World’s Largest Light-Brite”! Yes, although I don’t know why, some may find that exciting and valuable.