eBay Soap Opera
It looks like eBay has a little soap opera of it’s own. Looks like some guy had his wife cheat on him and then leave him with the house, the finalized divorce papers, and a box of Beenie Babbies(TM). However, this guy apparently would prefer power tools over stuff animals (and who wouldn’t.) So he does what ANY red-blooded American would do, that’s right, he puts these stuffed toys for sale on eBay. Now, if you read through the listing you’ll see that he says things like “I DO NOT KNOW crap about these things.” and “I understand from a friends wife that people are afraid to get fakes. FAKES? Fake plush toys? I was amazed. I thought people forged money, not children’s toys. ” He emphatically requests that NO ONE email him about these toys and ends with a final notice saying:
Final Notice and Disclaimer: I know nothing about these stuffed Beanie Babies. I offer no proof of anything. It is a stuffed animal, get over it! I don’t think my ex-wife was in the Black Market Beanie Trade..but then again, I didn’t know she was having an affair either! Thus no gauruntees! All have theior little Heart Shaped tags on their ears. [sic]
Of course, he receives emails. He was kind enough to put them up on the listing itself. The final addition was the following:
Okay all you people with nothing better to do! ENOUGH WITH THE EMAILS! I thought I was clear with all that. Here is an Email that I just got from some lady who felt she will try to save my sould or something! Read Below:
Very clever listing; however it is very likely you have some fakes (counterfeits) among the listing and I suggest you pull them from the auctions until you have them authenticated. Humphrey the camel is an example. It is a requirement of eBay as well as unde the provisions of the U.S. Criminal Cpode that a seller know the authenticity of a trademarked item s/he is selling. Also, an authenticated rare beanie will bring lots of money on the auctions. I’ll let you know the others that are likely fakes, and further it is very unlikely your ex would have left behind these rare ones. If she had 1000 beanies, she knew what she had and their value. To sell counterfeits of a trademarked item wold make you a common criminal. Are you being honest? If so, cancel the auction, relist the common beanies, and send the rest for authentication. It would be well worth it financially and would make you honest. Taisha
WELL TAISHA! I don’t CARE! I told everyone in the begining everything I know and don’t know about these STUPID animals! I ahve an idea for all people that are so worried about this…..DON’t BID! I dont care! I am so upset that this clown of a woman figured out my SUPER PLAN TO SCAM MILLIONS FROM THE UNKNOWING BEANIE WORLD! I FIGURED I WOULD RETIRE FROM THIS RUSE! What a dolt she is! I have blocked her from my bidder list, that way she can cry about it. Some people are UNREAL! GET A LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, it seems on the face of it, things worked out well. Taisha was blocked from buying these toys, the very toys she’s claiming no one should bid on because there COULD be counterfeits among them. (Personally, I’m in agreement with this dude. Counterfeit Rolexs I can see people making and buy, but STUFFED TOYS?!?!?!? But I digress. ) He even got eBay user glorybeeto to pay $860.00 for these toys.
However, it doesn’t all end there. If you check out the feedback for the seller (drunkensalior) you’ll find one negative among 597 users. Well, it turns out that glorybeeto was actually a second ID for Tashia, the very user that was blocked by the seller. Well, sure enough, Tashia claimed that five of the 26 toys were “fakes” and gives him negative feedback. How moronic.
Well, think actually get better for drunkensalior, true to his name, he puts up another auction. This one garners national attention What is it for? To buy DrunkenSailor a beer. Seriously. Great idea! This dude is a genius! And know what, people bought him many in appreciation of his prior auction. However, each and every buyer will receive a certificate. In fact he states:
I can assure you this certificate is 100% Authentic and needs not to be Authenticated by anyone. It will be copied for a total out of pocket cost of .03 Cents and folded in three, stuffed ever so gently in a cheap envelope, and mailed to you personally by me! I will not be licking the stamps, as a man in my position has people to do that for him.
DrunkenSalior now has a second auction up in commemoration of the first. Hurry up, this auction ends on the 12th! And you get not only the certificate, but a nice little photocopy picture too!
Now, he’s obviously let this go to his head, as he has is own website. This is something the Jackhole would NEVER do.
