Sell Things On eBay With Controversy
Using controversy to sell things on eBay is a tactic as old as the auction site, itself A perfect case in point is the recent monstrosity in November, 2004, when Detroit Pistons/Indiana Pacer players waded into the stands, punching spectators and getting involved in a general melee that casts shame on professional sports. It was so embarrassing for basketball that even non-sports fans, like me, have heard of it and seen disturbing pictures on the news.
What does that have to do with eBay? Well, simply it's another excuse for auctions of question taste who try to sell things on eBay in hopes of some serious money. In the brawl mentioned above, player Ron Artest received the most severe penalty – a suspension for the rest of the basketball season. The response of some seller has been to turn him into a folk hero:
I have to admit that I find the word “free” a little strange. After all the guy isn't in jail for assault, where he might arguably belong. NBA Commissioner David Stern said, "The actions of the players involved wildly exceeded the professionalism and self-control that should fairly be accepted from NBA players." And this is a person who is being praised on eBay???
Other choice mementos from this disgusting event include cups used in this brawl:
Notice the seller thinks the ticket stub will be worth "thousands of dollars", which is why he is not currently selling it on eBay. Let us hope he is wrong.
And the worst of all ...
What mature and wise advice ... if anything or anyone irritates you, just fill a cup with beer and throw it at a TV. I'm certainly not in favor of censorship, but would hope that people would censor themselves. Obviously, some will not.
I've gotta wonder if the people selling this junk really believe what they're saying, or if they're just trying to sell things on eBay?
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Sell Things On eBay With Controversy