<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>Last Minute Auctions : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/"/><tagline>Last Minute Auctions : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2009, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2009-11-30T22:05:31+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[Last Minute Auctions]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/55285/1/" /><id>55285</id><summary><![CDATA[Last Minute Auctions]]></summary><issued>2008-03-22T15:18:29+01:00</issued><modified>2008-03-22T15:18:29+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A listing of eBay auctions of less than a dollar and with mere minutes, sometimes just 1 minute left before bidding ends, no more than a hour. Possible to get some deals but beware of s&amp;h fees.]]></content></entry><hr size='1' class='line' noshade/><div style='padding-top:20px;height:300px;margin-right:10px;float:left;'><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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So, for your reading pleasure here is a list of some crazy items currently being auctioned off on Ebay]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Outrageous Ebay Auctions]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/79039/1/" /><id>79039</id><summary><![CDATA[Outrageous Ebay Auctions]]></summary><issued>2008-10-08T20:58:11+01:00</issued><modified>2008-10-08T20:58:11+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&quot;goofyauctions.com&quot; compiles a daily list of some of the crazier auctions on Ebay. Also, if you&#8217;re wondering&#8230;those aren&#8217;t pubes. They&#8217;re mutton chops, duh.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[eBay auction to raise funds for defense of man accused of killing abortion doctor]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/135323/1/" /><id>135323</id><summary><![CDATA[eBay auction to raise funds for defense of man accused of killing abortion doctor]]></summary><issued>2009-11-03T08:14:56+01:00</issued><modified>2009-11-03T08:14:56+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#8220;I really am hopeful that eBay can see that once this is up, that it is not a glorification of violence,&#8221; said auction organizer Dave Leach, an abortion opponent from Iowa. &#8220;If the auction stays up, it will only be because eBay has been shamed into recognizing the nonviolent nature of the items.&#8221;<br/><br/>Items organizers said were being donated for the auction include an Army of God manual that describes dozens of ways to shut down abortion clinics; and a prison cookbook compiled by Shelley Shannon, who is serving time for clinic arsons and bombings.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Couple in MA selling debt on EBay]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/92683/1/" /><id>92683</id><summary><![CDATA[Couple in MA selling debt on EBay]]></summary><issued>2009-02-04T11:33:36+01:00</issued><modified>2009-02-04T11:33:36+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[They are both out of a job with a 2 year old and a mortgage.  They are selling their debt in $10.00 chunks.  Buyers will get a thank you note and a photo of the family.<br/><br/>The original auction listing was removed by EBay, but was relisted <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=290294099281" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a> - probably with a wording change to make it acceptable.<br/><br/>Desperate times call for desperate measures.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Top 10 most bizarre items put up for auction on eBay]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/weird/l/133968/1/" /><id>133968</id><summary><![CDATA[Top 10 most bizarre items put up for auction on eBay]]></summary><issued>2009-10-01T14:39:55+01:00</issued><modified>2009-10-01T14:39:55+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[From jets to wives to countries to lives - the wild and the wonderful is all here.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Used GM Cars on Ebay]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/49922/1/" /><id>49922</id><summary><![CDATA[Used GM Cars on Ebay]]></summary><issued>2008-02-08T16:42:12+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-08T16:42:12+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[General Motors said Friday that 3,900 auto dealers who sell GM&#8217;s Certified Used Cars will list their entire inventories on eBay Motors, according to industry publication Automotive News.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[When is a dollar worth more than a dollar? When the mint goofs.]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/24440/1/" /><id>24440</id><summary><![CDATA[When is a dollar worth more than a dollar? When the mint goofs.]]></summary><issued>2007-06-19T20:57:47+01:00</issued><modified>2007-06-19T20:57:47+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Some dollar coins lack &quot;In God We Trust.&quot; The mint promised it wouldn't happen again, but you know what? It happened again.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Texas town put on sale on eBay for $2.5 million]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/40229/1/" /><id>40229</id><summary><![CDATA[Texas town put on sale on eBay for $2.5 million]]></summary><issued>2007-11-01T07:33:02+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-01T07:33:02+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&quot;It's a concept. It's one of a kind,&quot; said Cave, 47, a real estate agent. &quot;It's more like a piece of art than it is a real estate property. That's why eBay sounded so good to us. It's quirky.&quot;<br/><br/>(If you believe this, I have a town to sell you...oh, wait)]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[eBay stops the sale of Belgium]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/36011/1/" /><id>36011</id><summary><![CDATA[eBay stops the sale of Belgium]]></summary><issued>2007-09-17T22:51:03+01:00</issued><modified>2007-09-17T22:51:03+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Internet auction website eBay today withdrew an unusual second-hand sale item, the country of Belgium, which had attracted an offer of &#8364;10 million ($16.68m).]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Woman Blames eBay for Thwarting Baby Name Auction]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/130710/1/" /><id>130710</id><summary><![CDATA[Woman Blames eBay for Thwarting Baby Name Auction]]></summary><issued>2009-08-14T03:17:33+01:00</issued><modified>2009-08-14T03:17:33+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[An unemployed Arkansas woman offering the opportunity to name her seventh child to the highest bidder on eBay says she lost nearly $15,000 when the Web site removed her first three auction attempts.<br/><br/>update: <div style='display:block;width:250px;text-overflow:clip;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;'><a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/l/130040/1/" rel="nofollow">http://www.plime.com/l/130040/1/</a></div>]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Scientology Given Direct Access To eBay Database]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/51415/1/" /><id>51415</id><summary><![CDATA[Scientology Given Direct Access To eBay Database]]></summary><issued>2008-02-20T09:46:50+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-20T09:46:50+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The Church of Scientology can delete auctions from eBay with no supervision under the VeRO program, and has used this to delete all resale of the e-meters Scientologists use. This is to stop members from buying used units from ex-members instead of buying from the official (and very expensive) source. Given Scientology's record of fraud and abuse, should eBay give them this level of trust? Will this set a precedent for other companies that want to stop the aftermarket resale of their products? - from /.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Hilarious Pokemon Cards Ebay Auction]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/32596/1/" /><id>32596</id><summary><![CDATA[Hilarious Pokemon Cards Ebay Auction]]></summary><issued>2007-08-21T22:58:59+01:00</issued><modified>2007-08-21T22:58:59+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Ebay listing: (currently) $53.00<br/>Shipping: Free<br/>Item Description: PRICELESS!!<br/><br/>(I want to invite this woman to join Plime!)]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Online auction giant under pressure from rivals]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/47974/1/" /><id>47974</id><summary><![CDATA[Online auction giant under pressure from rivals]]></summary><issued>2008-01-22T15:43:38+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-22T15:43:38+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[I knew it was only a matter of time before Ebay would be challenged.<br/>CEO Whittman is now talking of retiring.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Lastminute SPAM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/29733/1/" /><id>29733</id><summary><![CDATA[Lastminute SPAM]]></summary><issued>2007-07-31T19:08:36+01:00</issued><modified>2007-07-31T19:08:36+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Love that site ... it lists all auctions on ebay at a dollar with only one hour left.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Update: $1 Mil iPhone (ebay)]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/26561/1/" /><id>26561</id><summary><![CDATA[Update: $1 Mil iPhone (ebay)]]></summary><issued>2007-07-07T17:40:46+01:00</issued><modified>2007-07-07T17:40:46+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[I just tried finding this ebay item again, and it seems to have been removed.<br/><br/>Anyone know why?]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[One Joke for Sale on eBay]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/87432/1/" /><id>87432</id><summary><![CDATA[One Joke for Sale on eBay]]></summary><issued>2009-01-02T15:43:40+01:00</issued><modified>2009-01-02T15:43:40+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Onion writer John Harris is trying to sell an unspecified joke on eBay because he &quot;can't find a contextual home&quot; for it. The punchline is that bids have already soared to $370, despite his self-effacing sales pitch: &quot;To be fair, it's less of a joke and more of a dated, Capote-esque cocktail party bon mot, but decidedly more feeble&quot;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Dukes of Hazzard car sells for $12m on eBay]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/19122/1/" /><id>19122</id><summary><![CDATA[Dukes of Hazzard car sells for $12m on eBay]]></summary><issued>2007-05-05T05:55:07+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-05T05:55:07+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The famous Dodge Charger from 1980s television show The Dukes of Hazzard has sold via an Internet auction for an astonishing $12.06 million, according to a page on eBay.com.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[eBay in Patent Fight Over 'Buy It Now']]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/23723/1/" /><id>23723</id><summary><![CDATA[eBay in Patent Fight Over 'Buy It Now']]></summary><issued>2007-06-13T17:01:56+01:00</issued><modified>2007-06-13T17:01:56+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A small Virginia company in a patent fight with eBay Inc. asked a federal judge Tuesday to stop the online auction powerhouse from using its &quot;Buy It Now&quot; feature allowing shoppers to buy items at a fixed price.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[eBay Named in Suits Against Pirated Software]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50763/1/" /><id>50763</id><summary><![CDATA[eBay Named in Suits Against Pirated Software]]></summary><issued>2008-02-15T16:09:37+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-15T16:09:37+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Online auction giant eBay has been implicated in piracy lawsuits. The Software &amp; Information Industry Association is suing several eBay sellers as part of its campaign to stop auctioning of pirated software.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[A million dollar Post-it to euthanize Modern Art]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/arts/l/18777/1/" /><id>18777</id><summary><![CDATA[A million dollar Post-it to euthanize Modern Art]]></summary><issued>2007-05-02T14:35:27+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-02T14:35:27+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[An ordinary guy (not an artist) who signs as &#8216;G&#8217;, worried because art it&#8217;s since many decades ago a big fraud, has decided to put an end to Modern Art by creating the Ultimate Art Fraud: a Post-it that he is selling in eBay for a million dollars (or more!). <br/><br/>G thinks that Modern Art is nowadays like a comatose patient kept alive artificially by a bunch of speculators and thefts (&#8220;artists&#8221;, critics, art dealers, gallery owners...) that want to keep living off it without any effort, repeating the same ideas (supposedly avant-gardist) over and over.<br/><br/>G wants to euthanize Modern Art. Inspired by Cervantes (who put an end to the ridiculous knight-errant books of his time by writing a knight-errant book even more ridiculous, crazy and absurd), he wants to put an end to Modern Art frauds making an even bigger fraud! <br/>In his web page (www.theendofmodernart.com) he explains how the sale of his work &#8220;The End Of &#8220;Modern Art&#8221;&#8221; for a million dollars will put an end to Modern Art or, at least, generate a very necessary debate that will help to stop art frauds.<br/><br/>&#8220;The End Of &#8220;Modern Art&#8221;&#8221; is for sale on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=170108024366), to avoid gallery owners and art dealers, who are not interested in killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. If G&#8217;s plans are successful, Modern Art will die just to make way to a Timeless Art, inspiring, enriching and, above all, original.]]></content></entry></feed>