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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2011, 10:27:24 pm » |
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That's not an ebay listing, that's a typical Friday night down our local.
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« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2011, 10:34:53 pm » |
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That's not an ebay listing, that's a typical Friday night down our local.
The Squirrels or the booze? |
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2011, 11:23:10 pm » |
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Damn thats some good stuff there, made me giggle.
Ta G
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2011, 11:30:18 pm » |
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Q: i don't really need a wet suit...i'd really like an aquarium! have you got any of those?!
A: No aquariums, but I do have a dead squirrel floating in a bucket, will that do? Q: Have u ever defected in ur suit?
A: I have never given up my allegiance. I stand strong both in and out of my wetsuit. Q: Will you do a swap for my toenail clippings??? :-)
A: What kind of a deal is this? This reminds me of the time David Holder tried to swap his used knee pads for my new BMX helmet. Being nine I felt it was a good deal. It wasn't. My Dad told me off and enrolled me on a course called "sound trading" ran by the local Church. It taught me a number of things, 1) Never get in the back of a Priest's car and 2) Only do a swap if the item you're exchanging is worth less than the item being offered. This is not the case. Q: Do you have anything else you haven't p*ssed on for sale?
A: Not really, I tend to mark my territory regularly, I was raised by a pack of Jack Russells.  That's just sublime.... |
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« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2011, 10:45:54 am » |
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Hilarious!
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« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2011, 12:36:47 pm » |
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This is now up to £820 The makers of the wetsuit have contacted the seller and offered to add a brand new wetsuit to the auction, Drywrap have added one of their changing towels and Carve magazine have offered a subscription Sadly eBay appear to have no sense of humour So eBay called me at 17:30 GMT (16th) telling me the listing did not comply with their rules and would probably be removed, it is apparently 'unprofessional' and 'contains profanity', I did my best to explain that it was all in good spirit and for a good cause and asked if some discretion could be exercised in the name of charity, perhaps it could be considered an exceptional listing and could be allowed to run its course? They seemed unwilling to budge but it's now 6 hours since the call and it remains live, I'm hoping they've reconsidered and recognised no good can come from the removal, not only will it make them look incredibly bad, but it will also mean a charity will miss out on a $1,000+ donation. *facepalm* I wonder if they have any idea how bad this will make them look? Probably, I don't think they care. |
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« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2011, 04:47:01 pm » |
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Brilliant. The best laugh...the only laugh I have had on eBay. And great that he is going to donate to Japan, what a top fellow.
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« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2011, 11:42:29 pm » |
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Up to £1,550.00 now I love the world sometimes. |
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« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2011, 09:15:32 pm » |
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£8,800.00 |
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« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2011, 09:58:08 pm » |
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It's doing well! And he's up to 95% to charity now... who knew it would kick off so much!
~Longeye~
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I say you, chaps down there! Piss off, see? Haa ha! Love, Space Longeye <3 |
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« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2011, 10:16:39 pm » |
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£9,099 now, lol... The chap certainly has a talent for a creative advert, two days to go still Q: Hi Dan. I've been trying to contact you and your phone is always busy. Just to let you know that you need to get rid of that wetsuit we nicked from the Disadvantaged Kids Go Surfing group. I've just found out all their suits carry an emergency transmitter, it's in the gusset I think, and the group leaders use them to track the orphans when the surf's rough and the view from the pub terrace is a bit obscured. Thought I should let you know. Laters. Rob 16-Mar-11
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« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2011, 06:16:27 am » |
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This thing has taken on a life of it's own! 10,900 British Pounds now, tons o' stuff, and now free shipping. and the corporate looons at ebay have left it up! will wonders never cease? just in case I downloaded the entire mess and promise to put it up somewhere if ebay kills it ...  yhs prof marvel |
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« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2011, 01:54:54 am » |
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That was all brilliant. You can still read all of the questions if you stop the page from loading just after you click on the link. Very funny and heartwarming too!
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« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2011, 05:56:18 am » |
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Wow! Final price 8,999 pounds! I take it that's been stripped of the fake bidders--capital!
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« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2011, 01:02:16 pm » |
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I just think it's a pity that the guy who won it- didn't pay up. Nor did the second highest bidder. But hey it's being raffled now. |
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« Reply #17 on: March 27, 2011, 01:10:48 pm » |
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Typical, there are some real idiots in the world, I hope they get named and shamed.
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« Reply #18 on: April 02, 2011, 05:51:23 pm » |
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It's a good thing I have been studying up a bit on my British language skills (that whole "English vs. American" argument aside), cause this wouldn't have been half as funny otherwise. As it is, reading the comments this chap makes on there had me in stitches.
-Jake
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« Reply #19 on: April 27, 2011, 09:18:29 am » |
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As requested by Nikki, 2852 tickets sold raising a solid £7,130. I'm now pestering West Country news in the hope of getting some tele time this week. I'll have to put some clothes on if they interview me. They nave not quite met the £8,999 that the eBay trolls bid it up to originally, but that is still a healthy figure! The draw is not until the 30th so there's still time to grab that last bit of cash. Please consider retweeting and whatnot, it would be lovely if he reached the original sale price. http://www.bearsdontwearwetsuits.com/raffle.asp |
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« Reply #20 on: May 02, 2011, 03:46:17 pm » |
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And so the journey ends. A man called Russ Woodcock won the raffle. I spoke to him on the telephone over the weekend and he was delighted.
The final amount raised was... £9007.50.
This whole experience has renewed my faith in humanity, I think EVERYONE involved, from those who told a friend to those who spent a fortune on tickets is wonderful.
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