posted on March 9, 2003 05:52:51 PM new
I guess the amount will depend on whether it belonged to Liberace or Eminem or Elvis. Perhaps if you collect a few more unique veges you can make a whole person. I reckon if you point the top of the spud towards the camera you would have a good start on a Dolly Parton look alike. <g>
zircon4
I am not insane! I have the documents to prove it!
posted on March 9, 2003 10:05:18 PM new
Using the word "heart" in the auction description isn't a good idea. Ebay has a prohibition against selling body parts and their software might pick this up and end the auction. I would drop that idea like a hot potato. Instead I would list it an an "anatomically correct" potato. Leave it up to the bidders to decide what they're bidding on.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
posted on March 10, 2003 01:47:07 AM new
might get more bids by posting it as a siamese twin potato...or "conjoined twins", must be politically correct here.
posted on March 10, 2003 09:24:57 AM new
Honestly, I'd do it just as a lark - would love to have it to post - what fun! And if it were bid on, I'd sell the sucker!
We have thought of some absolutely stupid items to post on eBay just for fun, but today I haven't done such, but, IF my husband will lend me his eBay ID, I'll do one someday soon, just for fun.
Since we are long term, well established sellers on eBay I don't want to post under my regular ID, as I don't want my customers to think I am totally nuts!
posted on March 10, 2003 12:42:06 PM newMy husband, doesn’t have an ID here, so he asked me to post this regarding your Anatomically Challenged Spud!!
The Idaho Spud growers Association Has Regulations against Exploiting Anatomically challenged Spuds. And the "Save the Spud" folks might complain about your removal of this unique Potato from its natural environment. And don't forget that if someone where to actually purchase your unique spud that before you can ship it to them you will have to get a certificate from the department of Agricultural declaring it to be decease and insect free. And you surly don't want to get into problems with the Department of Transportation for shipping a spud that has not been Hermetically sealed in a DOT approved container that is biodegradable. I think I would put a reserve price of $5000.00 dollars to cover the cost and aggravation of the above!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love your potato!
[ edited by JWPC on Mar 10, 2003 12:43 PM ]
posted on March 10, 2003 01:10:45 PM new
Orifice is tiny, loving lips on this wonderful heart, that can be polyurathaned to keep forever....hehehheheeh
posted on March 10, 2003 02:14:13 PM new
Toasted,
Okay, now I'm looking for a shamrock shaped vegetable! Can I get some three leafed clover and glue on an extra leaf? Would it then be a genuine four-leafed clover? Who sets the standards for clover leafing?
Trai, I have looked and looked for the "carrot" category on Ebay, but I think it is available on an "need to know" basis only, and feebay must think I don't need to know. How many carrots do I have to be worth? Must I be an official "Carrot Powerseller"?
Spakz, What can I say? Perhaps Ebay IS so stupid they would not look at the pic and notice it's a potato. I've heard of them canceling auctions for less. By the way, I wish I could have sold the cow's tongues and heart my in-laws gave us with a large order of meat. All it took was looking in the freezer and seeing the grass still on one of the tongues. All organ meats went promptly in the trash.
Rarriffile, Do you think it would help if I carved a teeny face and put a wig on each side? Might lend more authenticy. OH! I could provide a Certificate of Questionability like the guy with the silly Beatles memorabila! Hmm...
JWPC, I thought briefly about doing it. But knowing my luck, I would get called away on an emergency or something about the time the auction was to end, then not get the bids cancelled or auction ended. My Mastercard is maxed out and will not withstand a $10,000+ final value fee.
And tell your hubby I don't appreciate being turned in to the PoTaTo PoLiCe! My spud is a dud! It just lies there and asks me to sell it. If I could throw it back to the dark moist soil it spawned from, I would. I tried burying it in the garden, but it talked my cat into dragging it back in the house. I must rid myself and the universe of this dirt spawned evil talking chicken heart potato! Oh, was I ranting? ummm.. excuse me...
Landotters, I held him up to the monitor and showed all the postings above to the potato. Of course, I had to turn him this way and that so his little freshly sprouted eyes could read it all. Now the tiny mouth in a tiny voice keeps saying, "Help Mee, Help MMEEEEEE!" Especially after he read the part about polyurathaning.
