posted on March 7, 2003 07:23:32 AM
This is nothing new. It happens every year here in Strawberry Country. I have seen single berries almost this big. Most people don't get a chance to see the super sized beries, as they aren't shipped out, but tou get them at the roadside stands right out of the field.
posted on March 7, 2003 08:13:44 AM
I would have said this seller was fruity!
"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic ervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both boldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar."
- Julius Caesar
[ edited by mlecher on Mar 7, 2003 08:15 AM ]
posted on March 7, 2003 08:16:31 AM
our local grocer sells double yolk and triple yolk brown country eggs,can i list them on ebay and how do i ship them??
I suspect that the seller (if smart) cancels all bids before auction ends and ends the auction. If not so smart, requests FVF saying that both parties agreed not to complete the sale.
Stopwhining,
Hardboil it, and ship in dry ice? Freeze and ship overnight? No! TOS should invite buyer to fly in at their own expense to pick it up.
Or better yet, the buyer could be bidding on a video of you cracking open, cooking and eating the three-yolk egg. Do you have something like a "candler" that you can use to shine light through the raw egg to find a three-yolker in advance? (My husband's family farm was involved in egg production for a period of time during his youth and I have heard of him candling eggs every day for hours.) If so, you could include that in the video. And a "travelog" of your farm and surrounding area! It would be a hoot!
For those you you who don't know what a "candler" is, it was device with a lighted candle. The candle was placed behind the eggs, one egg after another, to see if they were spoiled after they were gathered. Sometimes you didn't find the chicken's egg the first day it was laid. Candeling assured one they didn't have a rotten egg. The bad eggs did not let the light shine through, as I understand.
I save my cat's whiskers everytime they fall out. Why? Dunno! I have eight or so. Wonder how much those would bring. Could be glued on a person's face for an authetic cat Halloween costume, I guess.
So what's the most outrageous thing you could auction off? Free time? Missed opportunities? An hour of time (should be dutch auction)? The Pope's belly button lint? Mick Jagger's toe jam? EWwww!
