damn snowball is at 2 million

[mmatl16]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...&rd=1

[nismofly]

theres a thread in 240 gen about this too

http://www.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=96767

[Jesda]

To bid more than $15k you get this response from ebay:

Bidding 15000.0 or more?When you bid 15000.0 or more, we require a little bit more information. We use this information to verify that you are of legal age and serious about completing the transaction. Please take a minute to use one of the two options:

* Credit card verification (no charge) -- Your credit card information is transmitted and stored in a secure manner. Your credit card will not be charged. * ID Verify service ($5 fee) -- No credit card required.

So some crazy a-hole is really bidding that high?

[gniknave]

Well damn....2 million for a snowball. A (potential) millionare over a snowball. Snowball. Put that in your head. Snowball. This person can go buy a Ferrari because they sold a snowball. A snowball for crying out loud. A friggin snowball! Two million.... yes anyone can be a millionare! I'm gonna go pick that Oxes dingleberries now and put them on ebay.....

[HashiriyaS14]

Damn, 89 bids...

See, at $2 million I'm starting to call BS....

I seriously think it's just this guy's friends bidding it up for him, and that there will never be any transaction.

It'd cool PR for him, he's a Powerseller, he'll forever be "the guy who sold the $2 million snowball"

[mmatl16]

if you guys look round there are like a 100 more snowballs for sale now...copycats....

[Jesda]

I bet I could make a snowball and sell it as Texan. Hmmm, my new "get rich quick and leave the country before getting thrown in jail for fraud" plan!

[accel junky]

Thats crazy. That recent bidder seems like some flake (no pun intended).

[gniknave]

I bet I could make a snowball and sell it as Texan. Hmmm, my new "get rich quick and leave the country before getting thrown in jail for fraud" plan!

But can they prove that snowball didn't come from Texas? I'm seriously going to find the stupidest possible thing I can and auction it on ebay, then post it here so we all can follow it.

[mmatl16]

But can they prove that snowball didn't come from Texas? I'm seriously going to find the stupidest possible thing I can and auction it on ebay, then post it here so we all can follow it.

sounds like a good idea...we should all bid stupid amounts too so some rich guy will bid on it and be like ya i bought that cup holder for 20 million

[rousie13]

thats just crazy...good god.

[mmatl16]

3 million

[metalsyth]

It would be funny as hell if that snowball was to melt before the guy that buys it receives it.

[MaineExport]

For $3 million... I hope he plans on picking it up in person... with a security force... with dozens of freezer trucks as to throw off any potential "Italian Job"-like robbery plans!

[metalsyth]

For $3 million... I hope he plans on picking it up in person... with a security force... with dozens of freezer trucks as to throw off any potential "Italian Job"-like robbery plans!

Yeah I think the Russian Mafia should and then take the snowball but then again I dont think they could sell it like the guy that is selling it now

[book-ends]

Maybe it's like that movie with the black guy (Richard Pryre?) where he has to spend X amount of dollars but there are certain stipulations....... Like he bought the multi-million dollar upside down airplane stamp and used it on an envelope.

Maybe the high bidder is in a situation like that and he just wants to throw it at his dog or something........

[StrangeLove]

4,000,300.00

[HashiriyaS14]

Some news stories on it: (Googled "snowball, ebay")

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/fe....html

http://www.latimes.com/news/cu...story

http://www.southflorida.com/ne...story

Apparently none of them are current. If anyone sees any articles in any newspapers, post about it.

[180crafter]

55 million??? Thats imposible. What a load of BS!

[HashiriyaS14]

Did you read the questions towards the bottom?

Apparently he's going on Letterman.

[elwesso]

40 million right now.....

Holy crap i hope this is fake.....

Ebay is sort of turning into one of those reality shows...

[rousie13]

That has to be fake.....wtf idiot wants to pay 40 million for a snowball. I'll make them 100 of them for $1000....what a bargain.

I bet his friends are just bidding it up so their friend gets famous for this.

[MaineExport]

I bet his friends are just bidding it up so their friend gets famous for this.

An Ebay bid is a legal obligation to pay. If it IS his friends doing this... they could get out of paying him the money if he didn't persue them for it... but the seller is still LEGALLY obligated to pay the Ebay fees!

If this IS a joke by the seller, it's going to cost him a LOT! I forget exactly what Ebay charges, but I think it's about 1% of the auction price. 1% of 40 million is $400,000!!!!

[mmatl16]

ya i think this snowball thing is gonna be a big legality problem for some reason

[rousie13]

An Ebay bid is a legal obligation to pay. If it IS his friends doing this... they could get out of paying him the money if he didn't persue them for it... but the seller is still LEGALLY obligated to pay the Ebay fees!

If this IS a joke by the seller, it's going to cost him a LOT! I forget exactly what Ebay charges, but I think it's about 1% of the auction price. 1% of 40 million is $400,000!!!!

I forgot about the fees.....so yeah who knows with this thing.

[szh]

An Ebay bid is a legal obligation to pay. If it IS his friends doing this... they could get out of paying him the money if he didn't persue them for it... but the seller is still LEGALLY obligated to pay the Ebay fees!

If this IS a joke by the seller, it's going to cost him a LOT! I forget exactly what Ebay charges, but I think it's about 1% of the auction price. 1% of 40 million is $400,000!!!!

Only if the deal goes through, as I recall. If the winning idiot ... I mean, bidder ... does not pay up, then the seller can get the eBay charges negated.

Z

[gniknave]

Ok yeah it was fake. Winning bidder paid $92! STILL TOO MUCH FOR A FRIGGIN SNOWBALL!!!

[rousie13]

wtf happened

[T_love]

click on the 'number of bids' link and see the bid retractions. they were dropping like flies.

[rousie13]

it had to be his friends or something....why would people bid on that and they use the same reasons basically to cancel almost at the same times.