posted on November 17, 2000 01:54:43 AM new
Did anyone else catch the 3,000th episode of "People's Court?"
Judge Wapner and other old-timers were back for the last case of the show. It was an eBay sell dispute. A game worn hockey jersey of a "famous player" (anyone know his name?) with a signature was the item in question.
The plaintive had his expert and the defendent had the hockey player for witnesses.
The plaintive won $448. Now I wonder what it is worth? I wonder if it will be auctioned off again on eBay.
BTW the player "suggested" that he had signed the number and it was sewn on the jersey. Even though the defendent (eBay seller) claimed it was signed in front of him. I guess it is very common to have a stack of numbers for signatures. I thought that was interesting.
Also the player testified that the jersey would have been modified if it was a real game worn jersey as well as other tell-tale things. The defendent had said it was a game worn jersey on the show and eBay.
posted on November 18, 2000 03:05:13 AM new
Wherever there's a buck to be made... humans will be there to charge two bucks! Buck Benny rides again!
[ edited by Empires on Nov 18, 2000 03:05 AM ]
I hate to embarrass you, but where in my posting do I state that eBay was mentiond during the court hearing?
FYI it was mentioned afterwards during the interviews. That was the only time.
In the intro, it was mentioned the plaintive purchased the jersey from the defendent from the "internet." I was sitting on pins and needles to hear the magic word "eBay" which I did.
See how easily things can be misconsrued and people be falsely accused of something? In this case it was very simple and minor but when one is falsely accused of shilling and other serious wrongdoings in conducting business that is another matter.
