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From a previous thread: http://snurl.com/16ck Nell
GOOD idea! Newsgroups: alt.marketing.online.ebay You may have, and not known it. If I hadn’t figured out who Wendy Mull and D. Burke were, I wouldn’t know I’d sold to someone famous, either. D. Burke was very nice – and since I know her eBay ID, I occasionally look to see what she bids on. (No, I won’t tell!) I didn’t realize it was Delta, until I put 2+2 together on the "D. Burke" and address…and then asked her. Wendy Mull is a charmer; Martin is a painter, and she was looking for old-style (1940s-1950s) illustrations of children – like in the old textbooks. She ended up buying multiple auctions from my daughter and me. There’s a "decorating" show on A&E that has a segment with Martin & Wendy — I was pleased to find out that they decorate the same way we do, and that they didn’t put the fancy kitchen floor under the refrigerator, either. She’s still active on eBay, too. You can go through my "feedback left" but you won’t spot these people.
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I’ve sold stuff to people at prices that I’d never pay for something, so maybe they were famous and had money to burn, but I don’t know the names of most famous people so I wouldn’t even know it if I did(OK, I wouldn’t spend $35 on a record album or $11 for a Zappa ticket stub or $50 for a Grand funk song book). They may have been in famous bands and did behind the scenes work. Oh, yeah, there was one guy from Netherlands who may have played with Grand funk later on but not sure if he was famous. ares
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Finally… "Ziggy’s Tar Dust" alt.marketing.online.ebay… The democratizing effects of the Internet mean Hollywood Movie stars, local newsreaders, and other such amazingly special people occasionally rub shoulders with us scabby normal folk. I guess most of the time we probably don’t even realise it. Anyhoo, I recently _did_ realise it, when they came to collect the item! They are a semi-well known person (well, they’re semi-well known in the UK anyway) and I am just the sort of gossipy person who is interested to know if any of you have. Did they offer to pay in Oscars? or props from ‘The A Team?’. Did they pay on time, or come up with a list of shoddy excuses ("Sorry, I have been busy promoting my latest album : The Very Best Of MC Hammer")? Did they use a fake name? (ho ho ho). You don’t have to name names; I’ll just contact every single person on your feedback list saying how much I love them… ha ha ha 
Ziggy I sold an obscure movie on video to a former star of the TV series Dallas that he did not have in his collection. He planned to show it at a convention where he was the featured guest. I’ve also sold to a female "b" movie star, whose name would be recognized by anyone who watches movies regularly late night on Skina^H^H^H^H^HCinemax. She’s been in quite a few of them. Bill — By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day. Robert Frost
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"Nelleke Rietvink" wrote – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – "a. linklurker" scribbled: "MindElec" wrote dunno if this counts, but i did sell several copies of his own books to a semi well known british horror writer. robert Nell, which one do you think it was? =) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3508966375 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3510419178 If those are my only choices, then it must be the first, since the second writer is American! Nell
It wasn’t that one. Who do you guess? link
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"Nelleke Rietvink" wrote "a. linklurker" scribbled: "MindElec" wrote dunno if this counts, but i did sell several copies of his own books to a semi well known british horror writer. robert Nell, which one do you think it was? =) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3508966375 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3510419178 If those are my only choices, then it must be the first, since the second writer is American! Nell It wasn’t that one. Who do you guess?
I don’t know any other semi well known british horror writers. Well, I can google for them, but I don’t recognize any of the names. Nell – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -link
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You could at least tell us who *yours* is as you started this thread! Or give us some clues that make it blatantly obvious Dan
Heh, O K you twisted my leg (*sigh*) Here’s a clue: The gentleman in question Well,er… never gets stuck in a ‘Jam’. Wow, I should write crosswords! It was a *pretty* rare musical instrument. They wanted to get it in person to make sure it was as stated, and safe, and it apparently ended a 10 year+ search (as far as I am concerned though, they weren’t looking hard enough!). Their eBay details were not the person I was expecting to turn up, must have been a friend / agent or whoever. Very friendly, but they didn’t stay for tea or nowt.
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[snip] You don’t have to name names; I’ll just contact every single person on your feedback list saying how much I love them… ha ha ha
I sold a medal featuring an old Hollywood movie star to a woman with the same last name as a noted film critic. Wondered if she was related, found out she was when the check arrived with both his and her name on it … (I cashed it … not famous enough to save as a souvenir, or to offer on eBaY as a memento …) — P. O. Box 32541 website: http://www.kenbarr.com San Jose, CA 95152 (souvenir cards, MPC, Hickey Bros tokens) 408-272-3247 Next show: Santa Clara 4/4 – 4/6 (no table) ADVANCED NOTICE: ANA World’s Fair of Money, San Jose, CA 7/27-31/2005
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"Ziggy’s Tar Dust" wrote – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – "Dan" wrote You could at least tell us who *yours* is as you started this thread! Or give us some clues that make it blatantly obvious Dan Heh, O K you twisted my leg (*sigh*) Here’s a clue: The gentleman in question Well,er… never gets stuck in a ‘Jam’. Wow, I should write crosswords! It was a *pretty* rare musical instrument. They wanted to get it in person to make sure it was as stated, and safe, and it apparently ended a 10 year+ search (as far as I am concerned though, they weren’t looking hard enough!). Their eBay details were not the person I was expecting to turn up, must have been a friend / agent or whoever. Very friendly, but they didn’t stay for tea or nowt.
And what you give is what you get. Taxman, yeaaaah, he’s the……, er, Start! ;) link – amc
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – ] dunno if this counts, but i did sell several copies of his own books to a semi well known british horror writer. robert Course it counts! Did he make you feel really guilty for selling them by asking ‘why are you selling my books? dont you enjoy them anymore?’? :-)
nope, not at all. i’ve sold to a few authors and never gotten anything but appreciation. 
robert "They say that childhood forms us, that those early influences are the key to everything. Is the peace of the soul so easily won? Simply the inevitable result of a happy childhood? What makes childhood happy? Parental harmony? Good health? Security? Might not a happy childhood be the worst possible preparation for life? Like leading a lamb to the slaughter."
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"MindElec" wrote dunno if this counts, but i did sell several copies of his own books to a semi well known british horror writer. robert Nell, which one do you think it was? =) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3508966375 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3510419178
If those are my only choices, then it must be the first, since the second writer is American! Nell – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -link
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"MindElec" wrote "a. linklurker" declared: "MindElec" wrote dunno if this counts, but i did sell several copies of his own books to a semi well known british horror writer. robert Nell, which one do you think it was? =) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3508966375 nope http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3510419178 ahh link, he’s american.
Duh me. =) Mindelec, ever sell his stuff?: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=category=2229 incomplete link robert
And duh me again. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3511472845 link
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -The democratizing effects of the Internet mean Hollywood Movie stars, local newsreaders, and other such amazingly special people occasionally rub shoulders with us scabby normal folk. I guess most of the time we probably don’t even realise it. Anyhoo, I recently _did_ realise it, when they came to collect the item! They are a semi-well known person (well, they’re semi-well known in the UK anyway) and I am just the sort of gossipy person who is interested to know if any of you have. Did they offer to pay in Oscars? or props from ‘The A Team?’. Did they pay on time, or come up with a list of shoddy excuses ("Sorry, I have been busy promoting my latest album : The Very Best Of MC Hammer")? Did they use a fake name? (ho ho ho). You don’t have to name names; I’ll just contact every single person on your feedback list saying how much I love them… ha ha ha Ziggy
From a previous thread: http://snurl.com/16ck Nell
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The democratizing effects of the Internet mean Hollywood Movie stars, local newsreaders, and other such amazingly special people occasionally rub shoulders with us scabby normal folk. I guess most of the time we probably don’t even realise it. Anyhoo, I recently _did_ realise it, when they came to collect the item! They are a semi-well known person (well, they’re semi-well known in the UK anyway) and I am just the sort of gossipy person who is interested to know if any of you have. Did they offer to pay in Oscars? or props from ‘The A Team?’. Did they pay on time, or come up with a list of shoddy excuses ("Sorry, I have been busy promoting my latest album : The Very Best Of MC Hammer")? Did they use a fake name? (ho ho ho). You don’t have to name names; I’ll just contact every single person on your feedback list saying how much I love them… ha ha ha Ziggy
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P.S. If you’ve never actually sold anyting knowingly to a celeb, I’d love to hear your amusing anecdotes about how you recieved a cheque from someone with the same name as a famous person. For example : ‘Oh, how we laughed when I opened the mail and found we had recieved payment from someone named Bart Simpson. They probably didn’t even realise they have the same name as a fictional animated child. Oh, how we laughed. Ho Ho Ho!’ (etc).
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -The democratizing effects of the Internet mean Hollywood Movie stars, local newsreaders, and other such amazingly special people occasionally rub shoulders with us scabby normal folk. I guess most of the time we probably don’t even realise it. Anyhoo, I recently _did_ realise it, when they came to collect the item! They are a semi-well known person (well, they’re semi-well known in the UK anyway) and I am just the sort of gossipy person who is interested to know if any of you have. Did they offer to pay in Oscars? or props from ‘The A Team?’. Did they pay on time, or come up with a list of shoddy excuses ("Sorry, I have been busy promoting my latest album : The Very Best Of MC Hammer")? Did they use a fake name? (ho ho ho). You don’t have to name names; I’ll just contact every single person on your feedback list saying how much I love them… ha ha ha
dunno if this counts, but i did sell several copies of his own books to a semi well known british horror writer. robert "They say that childhood forms us, that those early influences are the key to everything. Is the peace of the soul so easily won? Simply the inevitable result of a happy childhood? What makes childhood happy? Parental harmony? Good health? Security? Might not a happy childhood be the worst possible preparation for life? Like leading a lamb to the slaughter."
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"MindElec" wrote "Ziggy’s Tar Dust" declared: The democratizing effects of the Internet mean Hollywood Movie stars, local newsreaders, and other such amazingly special people occasionally rub shoulders with us scabby normal folk. I guess most of the time we probably don’t even realise it. Anyhoo, I recently _did_ realise it, when they came to collect the item! They are a semi-well known person (well, they’re semi-well known in the UK anyway) and I am just the sort of gossipy person who is interested to know if any of you have. Did they offer to pay in Oscars? or props from ‘The A Team?’. Did they pay on time, or come up with a list of shoddy excuses ("Sorry, I have been busy promoting my latest album : The Very Best Of MC Hammer")? Did they use a fake name? (ho ho ho). You don’t have to name names; I’ll just contact every single person on your feedback list saying how much I love them… ha ha ha dunno if this counts, but i did sell several copies of his own books to a semi well known british horror writer. robert Nell, which one do you think it was? =) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3508966375
nope http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3510419178
ahh link, he’s american. Mindelec, ever sell his stuff?: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=category=2229
incomplete link robert "They say that childhood forms us, that those early influences are the key to everything. Is the peace of the soul so easily won? Simply the inevitable result of a happy childhood? What makes childhood happy? Parental harmony? Good health? Security? Might not a happy childhood be the worst possible preparation for life? Like leading a lamb to the slaughter."
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"Ridwan Hughes" wrote The democratizing effects of the Internet mean Hollywood Movie stars, local newsreaders, and other such amazingly special people occasionally rub shoulders with us scabby normal folk. I guess most of the time we probably don’t even realise it. I sold a Megadeth LP to Jesus… Rid
I sold to Jesus last week. He’s in Chile. link
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Jesus was a black Jew so Sammy Davis Jr. was not that unusual!!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – "Evan Platt" wrote ‘Oh, how we laughed when I opened the mail and found we had recieved payment from someone named Bart Simpson. They probably didn’t even realise they have the same name as a fictional animated child. Oh, how we laughed. Ho Ho Ho!’ DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BY RELIGIOUS JOKES I was with my girlfriend picking up pizza for dinner with her family one night.. Jesus gave us the pizza. We came back home, and her mom said "Let’s say our prayer." . I responded "We don’t need to!" and her mom looked at me and asked why. I told them "Jesus made our pizza." Evan http://tinyurl.com/9omf link
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"Evan Platt" wrote ‘Oh, how we laughed when I opened the mail and found we had recieved payment from someone named Bart Simpson. They probably didn’t even realise they have the same name as a fictional animated child. Oh, how we laughed. Ho Ho Ho!’ DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BY RELIGIOUS JOKES I was with my girlfriend picking up pizza for dinner with her family one night.. Jesus gave us the pizza. We came back home, and her mom said "Let’s say our prayer." . I responded "We don’t need to!" and her mom looked at me and asked why. I told them "Jesus made our pizza." Evan
http://tinyurl.com/9omf link
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The democratizing effects of the Internet mean Hollywood Movie stars, local newsreaders, and other such amazingly special people occasionally rub shoulders with us scabby normal folk. I guess most of the time we probably don’t even realise it.
I sold a Megadeth LP to Jesus… — Rid
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‘Oh, how we laughed when I opened the mail and found we had recieved payment from someone named Bart Simpson. They probably didn’t even realise they have the same name as a fictional animated child. Oh, how we laughed. Ho Ho Ho!’
DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BY RELIGIOUS JOKES I was with my girlfriend picking up pizza for dinner with her family one night.. Jesus gave us the pizza. We came back home, and her mom said "Let’s say our prayer." . I responded "We don’t need to!" and her mom looked at me and asked why. I told them "Jesus made our pizza." Evan To e-mail me, remove theobvious from my e-mail address.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The democratizing effects of the Internet mean Hollywood Movie stars, local newsreaders, and other such amazingly special people occasionally rub shoulders with us scabby normal folk. I guess most of the time we probably don’t even realise it. Anyhoo, I recently _did_ realise it, when they came to collect the item! They are a semi-well known person (well, they’re semi-well known in the UK anyway) and I am just the sort of gossipy person who is interested to know if any of you have. Did they offer to pay in Oscars? or props from ‘The A Team?’. Did they pay on time, or come up with a list of shoddy excuses ("Sorry, I have been busy promoting my latest album : The Very Best Of MC Hammer")? Did they use a fake name? (ho ho ho). You don’t have to name names; I’ll just contact every single person on your feedback list saying how much I love them… ha ha ha Ziggy
You could at least tell us who *yours* is as you started this thread! Or give us some clues that make it blatantly obvious Dan
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"Ziggy’s Tar Dust" wrote – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The democratizing effects of the Internet mean Hollywood Movie stars, local newsreaders, and other such amazingly special people occasionally rub shoulders with us scabby normal folk. I guess most of the time we probably don’t even realise it. Anyhoo, I recently _did_ realise it, when they came to collect the item! They are a semi-well known person (well, they’re semi-well known in the UK anyway) and I am just the sort of gossipy person who is interested to know if any of you have. Did they offer to pay in Oscars? or props from ‘The A Team?’. Did they pay on time, or come up with a list of shoddy excuses ("Sorry, I have been busy promoting my latest album : The Very Best Of MC Hammer")? Did they use a fake name? (ho ho ho). You don’t have to name names; I’ll just contact every single person on your feedback list saying how much I love them… ha ha ha Ziggy
Someone from here once sold to Pierre Omidyar. http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=pierre Yo, McPig, where are you of late? =) link
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P.S. If you’ve never actually sold anyting knowingly to a celeb, I’d love to hear your amusing anecdotes about how you recieved a cheque from someone with the same name as a famous person. For example : ‘Oh, how we laughed when I opened the mail and found we had recieved payment from someone named Bart Simpson. They probably didn’t even realise they have the same name as a fictional animated child. Oh, how we laughed. Ho Ho Ho!’
I don’t see how reality could be better than that paragraph, actually . Deborah Stevenson
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"MindElec" wrote – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – "Ziggy’s Tar Dust" declared: The democratizing effects of the Internet mean Hollywood Movie stars, local newsreaders, and other such amazingly special people occasionally rub shoulders with us scabby normal folk. I guess most of the time we probably don’t even realise it. Anyhoo, I recently _did_ realise it, when they came to collect the item! They are a semi-well known person (well, they’re semi-well known in the UK anyway) and I am just the sort of gossipy person who is interested to know if any of you have. Did they offer to pay in Oscars? or props from ‘The A Team?’. Did they pay on time, or come up with a list of shoddy excuses ("Sorry, I have been busy promoting my latest album : The Very Best Of MC Hammer")? Did they use a fake name? (ho ho ho). You don’t have to name names; I’ll just contact every single person on your feedback list saying how much I love them… ha ha ha dunno if this counts, but i did sell several copies of his own books to a semi well known british horror writer. robert
Nell, which one do you think it was? =) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3508966375 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3510419178 Mindelec, ever sell his stuff?: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=category=2229 link
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] dunno if this counts, but i did sell several copies of his own books to a semi well known british horror writer. robert
Course it counts! Did he make you feel really guilty for selling them by asking ‘why are you selling my books? dont you enjoy them anymore?’? :-)
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