Ebay and Katrina - Oh Brother!!

ConvergenceZone · #1 Postby **ConvergenceZone** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:26 pm

Went to check ebay this morning and saw some Katrina auctions out there. Here we go!! Here is an example of one. The sad part is, somebody will probably bid on this!! Did a search on Hurricane Katrina and it pulled up over 100 matches.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HURRICANE-KATRINA-W ... dZViewItem

#2 Postby **crazycajuncane** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:35 pm

But.... I am proud for the good souls out there! I saw quite a few Hurricane Katrina donations! I hope we see more good than bad from the use of ebay.

beenthru6 · #3 Postby **beenthru6** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:36 pm

Wind and rain for sale? :roll:

Oh you have got to be kidding me!!!!!!!!!!

Josephine96 · #4 Postby **Josephine96** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:39 pm

LOL here we go..

My question is.. If they open up the jar of wind.. Will it send them crashing into a wall from the pressure? :lol:

ConvergenceZone · #5 Postby **ConvergenceZone** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:44 pm

crazycajuncane wrote:But.... I am proud for the good souls out there! I saw quite a few Hurricane Katrina donations! I hope we see more good than bad from the use of ebay.

I just hope to god that the people on there asking for hurricane donations in their auctions will actually use it for such and not just to put money in their own pocked.

I remember when hurricane Charley hit, I saw several auctions saying things like "T shirt for sale. All money going towards hurricane as a donation". Some of the people were bidding on the shirts and a few people asked for some type of receipt showing a donation has been made and the guy holding the auction said that he couldn't provide one and they would just have to to take his word for it. The auctions were eventually pulled.

ConvergenceZone · #6 Postby **ConvergenceZone** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:46 pm

Josephine96 wrote:LOL here we go..

My question is.. If they open up the jar of wind.. Will it send them crashing into a wall from the pressure?

LOL, what's even funnier, is how they did capture the wind in the container?

. Did they just spin around in a circle really fast with the open container in one hand and then just close the lid real fast? :lol:

Josephine96 · #7 Postby **Josephine96** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:51 pm

LMAO..

I can just see it now..

{opens jar of wind}

BOOM! {gets sent flying about 100 yards}

NC George · #8 Postby **NC George** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:24 pm

beenthru6 wrote:Wind and rain for sale? Oh you have got to be kidding me!!!!!!!!!!

Ebay pulled the item, and that's BS. You can go to a Rest Area on Florida's turnpike and buy a can of 'Florida Sunshine' That's right, they are selling empty cans. I don't really see the difference between this and that.

As to the hurricane donation - you are making one - to a genuine hurricane survivor. Seriously folks, when you go to any major retailer and they promise any type of donation, who get's the tax credit - you who actually paid for the donation through your purchase, or the business. You guessed it - the business, and you don't get a copy of the receipt, either.

NFLnut · #9 Postby **NFLnut** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:34 pm

I wish they had affered a "Buy It Now" option! :wink:

hurricanefreak1988 · #10 Postby **hurricanefreak1988** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:34 pm

At least there are some good things related to Katrina on there, though. I did a search for "Hurricane Katrina" and found a couple of things whose proceeds would partially go to the relief fund. So it's not all BS, fortunately.

EDIT: Oops, just saw that you guys were already talking about this. Hopefully they are credible, and not just people trying to get money the lame way.

HurriCat · #11 Postby **HurriCat** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:52 pm

NC George wrote:
beenthru6 wrote:Wind and rain for sale? Oh you have got to be kidding me!!!!!!!!!!

Ebay pulled the item, and that's BS. You can go to a Rest Area on Florida's turnpike and buy a can of 'Florida Sunshine' That's right, they are selling empty cans. I don't really see the difference between this and that.quote]

Uh, it is different in that the "Sunshine" is an obvious piece of tourist "crap" if you will. The Katrina stuff that doesn't help survivors is just morally wrong. Yes, the "jar of wind" is "like" a can of sunshine, but getting a few bucks and some chuckles out of tourists and their friends back home is WAY DIFFERENT than cashing in on an event in which hundreds if not thousands have died.

canegrl04 · #12 Postby **canegrl04** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:56 pm

Thats disgusting.Maybe they will sell flood water as a beverage :roll:

scostorms · #13 Postby **scostorms** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:16 pm

Lol. Honestly, I sold dollar store toe nail clippers on ebay for $30, claiming they were Elvis Presley's. People will do anything.

#14 Postby **Tertius** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:42 pm

scostorms wrote:Lol. Honestly, I sold dollar store toe nail clippers on ebay for $30, claiming they were Elvis Presley's. People will do anything.

And you admit that in public? Sometimes people just amaze me.......

GalvestonDuck · #15 Postby **GalvestonDuck** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:26 pm

scostorms wrote:Lol. Honestly, I sold dollar store toe nail clippers on ebay for $30, claiming they were Elvis Presley's. People will do anything.

YOU'RE THE ONE!!! I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW, THOSE THINGS RUSTED!!

:wink:

Ebay and Katrina - Oh Brother!!

Ebay and Katrina - Oh Brother!!

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