OMG!!! TEDDY WANT!!!!
06-16-2005, 04:08 PM
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Well.. I'll have to wait and see what I can get for my kidney on ebay before i have anyone checking the car out for me.
What does a 20yr old kidney go for these days?
What does a 20yr old kidney go for these days?
06-16-2005, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by WesM951
Well.. I'll have to wait and see what I can get for my kidney on ebay before i have anyone checking the car out for me.
What does a 20yr old kidney go for these days?
What does a 20yr old kidney go for these days?
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/03/ebay.kidney/
"Online shoppers bid millions for human kidney
September 3, 1999
Web posted at: 1:43 a.m. EDT (0543 GMT)
SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) -- Online shoppers who frequent the Internet auction site eBay are used to seeing a wide variety of things for sale.
On a given day, anything from a grandfather clock to 40 acres of Wyoming ranch land can be found among the thousands of items up for bidding.
Still, the notice of a "fully functional kidney" put up on the site last week created a stir. It also brought in bids of more than $5.7 million before the company intervened to block the sale.
Trafficking in human organs is a federal felony, punishable by a minimum of five years in prison and fines of $50,000 or more.
Steve Westly, eBay's vice president of marketing, said "eBay has zero tolerance for illegal items on the site." He added that "We have a very clear policy against this."
The seller, who gave his home as Sunrise, Florida, posted the following notice: "Fully functional kidney for sale. You can choose either kidney. Buyer pays all transplant and medical costs. Of course only one for sale, as I need the other one to live. Serious bids only."
Company officials said it was impossible to tell if the offer was genuine, or if the bids were serious.
"Any time you have an open trading environment, with almost six million registered users, you're likely to see somebody who tries to bend the rules, or to pull a prank on their fellow users," said eBay spokesman Kevin Pursglove.
The San Jose-based company has no system to spot questionable offers, but relies on users to notify them when they appear on the site, Pursglove said.
It's not the first time a human organ has been offered up for sale. "It happens very rarely, and when it does we are on top of it right away," said Westly. Body parts are included on the auction site's prohibited items list.
Human organs aren't the only unusual items to be posted. A group of engineers tried to sell themselves as "high- priced, professionally trained cybergeeks" for $3.14 million. The group canceled the auction with no explanation, but not before receiving a number of bids.
Earlier this year, eBay banned the sale of guns and ammunition on the site after people tried to sell a rocket launcher, a missile, a bazooka, and other military weapons. "
06-16-2005, 04:18 PM
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I think that old law about selling organs is BS. If you are rich, you should be able to skip the damn list and buy yourself a kidney.
06-16-2005, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by WesM951
Hmm.. I think it will still be worth it. 
Sell my kidney for Xmillion dollars, pay the $50G's, do 5yrs in jail, come out begin 25 and having one bad **** car
Sell my kidney for Xmillion dollars, pay the $50G's, do 5yrs in jail, come out begin 25 and having one bad **** car 
06-16-2005, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tifosiman
Yeah, this is about the 10th time that car has been on ebay, by the same seller. IIRC the reserve is around $100K.
06-16-2005, 07:34 PM
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Ahhhh, you guys are too funny! This is only the SECOND time I've listed this car on eBay, not the 12th!! The first time I listed it was over last Christmas, which was the first time this car was offered for sale.. EVER!!
FYI - this car is the real deal. With 37 original kilometers I can assure you it's not a repaint. I mean, why would it need to be repainted? Look, the owner of this car is an avid collector, with more than 100 Porsche's to his credit, even after selling approximately a dozen or so cars. He purchased this car directly from Porsche Factory, and in doing so, had to sign a waiver that if this car was ever street driven that PCNA would confiscate it on the spot.
Look, let me put this into perspective; Owning a car that 59 other people could own doesn't do it for him. Owning 1 of 59 with the least amount of miles makes it ONE OF A KIND. That level of collecting is beyond what you and I will ever understand.
If you're interested, keep an eye on eBay over the next couple months... as we unleash the best of the best of his collection. Once all the 924's are gone, next comes the GT3 with 31 miles, or maybe the 52 America Roadster, or one of the 3, 89 Club Sports... any requests?
Marie
FYI - this car is the real deal. With 37 original kilometers I can assure you it's not a repaint. I mean, why would it need to be repainted? Look, the owner of this car is an avid collector, with more than 100 Porsche's to his credit, even after selling approximately a dozen or so cars. He purchased this car directly from Porsche Factory, and in doing so, had to sign a waiver that if this car was ever street driven that PCNA would confiscate it on the spot.
Look, let me put this into perspective; Owning a car that 59 other people could own doesn't do it for him. Owning 1 of 59 with the least amount of miles makes it ONE OF A KIND. That level of collecting is beyond what you and I will ever understand.
If you're interested, keep an eye on eBay over the next couple months... as we unleash the best of the best of his collection. Once all the 924's are gone, next comes the GT3 with 31 miles, or maybe the 52 America Roadster, or one of the 3, 89 Club Sports... any requests?
Marie
