silly ebay auction

snsh · 23 Oct 2006, 02:39 AM

Someone is selling a "rare" FM address on ebay:
http://www.ebayitem.com/190043177512
I find it both very sad and very humourous at the same time.

541 · 23 Oct 2006, 04:21 AM

I agree. I hope this isn't a start of a trend of selling email addresses that contain trademarks in the username.

alistair234 · 23 Oct 2006, 07:44 AM

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Originally posted by 541
I agree. I hope this isn't a start of a trend of selling email addresses that contain trademarks in the username.

that auction has got to have been put up as a joke to see who would bite

**Sherry** · 23 Oct 2006, 10:47 AM

At least FM is going for $4.99. The scrolling list at the bottom has many different services going for different prices. Like Bluebottle is $0.01 and some others at $0.99.

Oh, biddings closed for the FM one now... (no, I wasn't going to bid for it

)

Sherry

janusz · 23 Oct 2006, 04:37 PM

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Originally posted by Sherry
Oh, biddings closed for the FM one now

... with 0 (zero) bids

, No, I'm not the (unlucky) seller

Terry · 23 Oct 2006, 05:33 PM

could be worth nothing if F/m block the address as you cant buy and sell F/m addresses.....

brong · 23 Oct 2006, 09:07 PM

Indeed, and report the smartass to ebay as well. Not only are the guest accounts not for business purposes but the same seller is listing multiple guest accounts. Hot properties indeed.

Locked accounts really don't have much value!

hadaso · 24 Oct 2006, 07:36 AM

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Originally posted by brong
... guest accounts not for business purposes ...

Actually the ad claims it is for "Buisness" and not "business".

brong · 24 Oct 2006, 12:30 PM

They would know what it's for I guess.

William9 · 24 Oct 2006, 02:31 PM

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Originally posted by hadaso
Actually the ad claims it is for "Buisness" and not "business".

That's right. And there are other words in the ad spelled incorrectly.

placebo · 24 Oct 2006, 04:21 PM

I'm wondering if that eBay user's account was hijacked. From a few comments in their feedback, it doesn't look like e-mail addresses were typical of what they sold.

23 Oct 2006, 02:39 AM	#1
snsh Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 611	silly ebay auction Someone is selling a "rare" FM address on ebay: http://www.ebayitem.com/190043177512 I find it both very sad and very humourous at the same time.

23 Oct 2006, 04:21 AM	#2
541 Essential Contributor Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 277	I agree. I hope this isn't a start of a trend of selling email addresses that contain trademarks in the username.

23 Oct 2006, 10:47 AM	#4
Sherry Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: USA Posts: 8,687	At least FM is going for $4.99. The scrolling list at the bottom has many different services going for different prices. Like Bluebottle is $0.01 and some others at $0.99. Oh, biddings closed for the FM one now... (no, I wasn't going to bid for it ) Sherry

23 Oct 2006, 05:33 PM	#6
Terry The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VK4 Posts: 3,029	could be worth nothing if F/m block the address as you cant buy and sell F/m addresses.....

23 Oct 2006, 09:07 PM	#7
brong The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,696 Representative of: Fastmail.fm	Indeed, and report the smartass to ebay as well. Not only are the guest accounts not for business purposes but the same seller is listing multiple guest accounts. Hot properties indeed. Locked accounts really don't have much value!

24 Oct 2006, 12:30 PM	#9
brong The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,696 Representative of: Fastmail.fm	They would know what it's for I guess.

24 Oct 2006, 04:21 PM	#11
placebo Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 743	I'm wondering if that eBay user's account was hijacked. From a few comments in their feedback, it doesn't look like e-mail addresses were typical of what they sold.