RebelGuns
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posted on December 12, 2000 11:25:06 AM
I'm obviously investing in the wrong kinds of stock and selling at the wrong auction site...
http://pageuser.auctions.yahoo.com/auction/46169689?u=%3bprez_ballot_delivery_truck
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RB
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posted on December 12, 2000 11:33:51 AM
They could sell it as brand new - the odometer probably can't count either 
But seriously, selling this truck is in really poor taste - about what I would expect from the Yahoo yahoos.
I wonder if the Red Cross plans to use any of the funds from this 'charity' sale to help out the survivors of those other Ryder truck incidents (Oklahoma and New York).
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RebelGuns
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posted on December 12, 2000 11:40:28 AM
Now THERE'S a thought!
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lovetosell
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posted on December 12, 2000 12:10:50 PM
Just curious...why is selling this truck in "poor taste"?
Teresa
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RebelGuns
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posted on December 12, 2000 12:13:48 PM
I guess next the Florida DOT will be auctioning off chunks of asphalt from the road the truck drove on!!!!
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amalgamated2000
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posted on December 12, 2000 12:13:50 PM
I think one of the most interesting thing on this deal is that if you look at the bid history, its clear that MANY of the bidders are simply bidding to get publicity for their web sites. Pretty clever.
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RebelGuns
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posted on December 12, 2000 12:14:32 PM
auctioning off chunks of asphalt from the road the truck drove on....hmmmmmmmm
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RebelGuns
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posted on December 12, 2000 12:18:54 PM
the fuel pump nozzle that filled the tank of the truck that got it there....hmmmmmmm
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RB
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posted on December 12, 2000 12:26:50 PM
... the driver ... (no wait, I think that was my wife ... times are REALLY tough this year)
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tegan
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posted on December 12, 2000 01:08:37 PM
Did I misread the auction? I thought they were auctioning it off to benefit the Red Cross.
Lovestosell: I'm with you. I don't get why this is poor taste.
Like it or not this truck is a piece of history. If they had to sell it I like the idea of doing it in the name of charity.
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RebelGuns
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posted on December 12, 2000 01:18:19 PM
Maybe we should make the person who thought the auction idea up PRESIDENT!!!
http://cardrecipient.msn.com/gp/recipient-msn-home/pg/custom?productId=19840&collectionId=0&returnCollectionId=0
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RB
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posted on December 12, 2000 01:38:33 PM
Good idea RebelGuns. Do we need to, ahem, vote on that?
A piece of history??? Give me a break ... pleeeeze
[ edited by RB on Dec 12, 2000 01:39 PM ]
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RainyBear
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posted on December 12, 2000 01:42:18 PM
It's up to over $81,000. Why would anyone spend so much on such a thing? A month after this election brouhaha is over no one will care.
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cdnbooks
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posted on December 12, 2000 01:59:39 PM
How many uncounted ballots are still inside?
Bill
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quickdraw29
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posted on December 12, 2000 05:56:11 PM
I don't think this truck has any historical significance! They could auction off the buildings where the ballots were counted! The boxes that carried the ballots! Hand prints of the driver who drove the truck! Gas receipt!
Fools they are!
\"It's lonely at the top, but you eat better.
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outoftheblue
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posted on December 12, 2000 06:11:10 PM
Why not just auction off Gore and Bush?
First bid wins. International bidders only...
[ edited by outoftheblue on Dec 12, 2000 06:14 PM ]
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RB
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posted on December 12, 2000 08:40:38 PM
Oh great ... now you accept International bids 
OK - how much for shipping the short fat one? The other one is just a bit too good at faking sincerity and I don't think he would fit into my culture ...
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Shadowcat
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posted on December 12, 2000 08:48:56 PM
Hey, hey, hey! What did the international community do to deserve those two?
Although, sending them to Saddam Hussein appeals to me...
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outoftheblue
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posted on December 12, 2000 09:28:16 PM
I apologize to my international friends. I was just attempting to get them out of the country before they do any real damage....
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Crystalline_Sliver
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posted on December 12, 2000 10:03:03 PM
As if they haven't done damage to our country already?
:\\\"Crystalline Sliver cannot be the target of spells or abilities.
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granee
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posted on December 13, 2000 12:09:46 AM
You people are really sick.
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RB
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posted on December 13, 2000 06:36:36 AM
Shadowcat ... the CIA "apparantly" couldn't find Sadam during the last scuffle - what makes you think they can find him now?
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RebelGuns
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posted on December 13, 2000 07:55:10 AM
At least it doesn't come in kit form. I was never very good at following some of those instructions they usually include.
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RB
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posted on December 13, 2000 08:08:15 AM
I never had any problems putting them together, but in this case, I think it would be hard to find model paint in "Puke Yellow"
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CAgrrl
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posted on December 13, 2000 10:24:17 PM
quickdraw- you said it! It looks just like any ordinary truck if you ask me.
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RebelGuns
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posted on December 14, 2000 11:45:26 AM
I'm surprised the word RARE didn't find it's way into the truck posting...
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RB
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posted on December 14, 2000 01:05:39 PM
I think eBay owns the rights to the word "Rare" ...
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