What is the strangest thing you purchased from e-bay? (That you'll admit)

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I think I'll go with the vintage wooden fruit.

[bertha katzenengel]

1. A Sports Illustrated Curse Magazine

Printed in October 1986, during the American League playoffs. Shows Angels Doug DeCinces and Bobby Grich jumping in unison at home plate to share a joyful high five. It bears Bobby's autograph - he was my favorite player when I was a kid.

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2. Curse Magazine?

[bertha katzenengel]

5. The Legend of the Sports Illustrated Curse

If a particular team or a favorite player or athlete is featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated during the playoffs, just before March Madness, at the beginning of a huge golf tourney, during the run-up to the Olympics, etc., that team or individual will CHOKE.

The 1986 Angels led the Boston Red Sox 3-1. In game 5 in Anaheim, they were one OUT away from the World Series when Dave Henderson of the Red Sox homered and put the Sox ahead. The Halos lost that game, sending the playoffs back to Boston, where Boston won the next two.

The Angels were on the cover of SI before that fateful game 5.

The Sports Illustrated curse.

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11. Good story for this thread.

Very appropriate. Maybe we should publish a curse magazine for the GOP for the 2006 election?

[bertha katzenengel]

15. heh... great idea.

Put everyone we want OUT on the cover, and be sure no Dem we want IN is published. :bounce:

[scarlet_owl]

3. A statue of a Japanese man carrying steam baskets.

It really is a strange little statue.

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12. What the heck is a steam basket?

[scarlet_owl]

27. Steam baskets are round baskets that are stacked on top

of each other and placed on top of boiling water. They are used to steam food in some Asian countries. They sell them at some kitchen stores.

[Left Is Write]

4. I don't think any of my eBay purchases are strange.

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14. I'm thinking of opening up an e-bay seller store account and calling it:

"My E-Bay Trash" or "What the hell was I thinking?" Store.

[Left Is Write]

20. I've bought many vintage cookbooks, some vintage menus

(which I had framed and now display), a couple of radios for my collection, a couple of vintage board games for my collection, vintage kitchenware, lots of vintage clothing, and new kids' clothes.

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22. Vintage grapes and lots of vintage wooden trays.

A very, very old nut cracker bowl. It is exactly like the one we had when I was a kid. I got it to show my dad because I have strong memories of him cracking nuts with it, but he didn't remember it right away.

[azmouse]

6. I've never even gone onto the ebay site.

No interest in it at all.

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16. It's the only place to go if you're looking for campy vintage stuff.

[arwalden]

7. Old, Heavy (Lead) Christmas Tree Icicles...

... the ones made from strips of crinkle-cut leaded foil. They are metal, heavy... and they hang beautifully. Not at all like the lightweight mylar icicles that are made today.

Nobody manufactures the heavy foil icicles anymore because they contain lead... which is poisonous. Apparently children (and pets) were eating them.

Our tree is always decorated with traditional and nostalgic lights and ornaments... so those icicles are perfect finishing touch.

[djeseru]

9. Wow, same here!

I found all my cool vintage Christmas tree decorations on eBay - tin light reflectors, the crinkle foil garlands and icicles. I was lucky to have inherited several boxes of 1940's/1950's shiny brights, so now I go all-out vintage during the holidays!

I can't stand the icicles today - such tiny strings that just cling to everything enough to make them pointless.



Edit for crappy grammar...

[djeseru]

10. 100 year old postcards and ephemera,

vintage Fort Worth items, lots of Japanese figures and toys and a molded glass nekkid lady soap dish.

[Patiod]

23. Penn State and local post cards

from the old days.

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17. On those traditional lights:

What was the liquid used in those old Christmas lights that would bubble up? Do you know which ones I'm talking about?

[djeseru]

19. Oooh, the Noma bubble lights!

:thumbsup:

I have an original set, which doesn't work, but I wouldn't have a clue what the liquid is. Maybe just water with some food coloring?

[arwalden]

29. Yep... I've Got About Two Dozen Of Those.

They always bring back fond memories of my childhood... I always marveled at them... wondering where the bubbles came from, and where they went. (Even today, I still don't fully understand how it works.)

[Pendrench]

8. Several hundred business cards from bookstores (I collect them) n/t

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18. Just bookstores?

[Ariana Celeste]

13. Superballs.

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21. Now that's a collection.

I wish they would find some way to update silly putty. yah, it bounces, copies comic strips and is a good alternative to bubble gum, but can it download music?

[Contrary1]

24. I bought a butane lighter

shaped like a hand with the middle finger raised. When
you flick it, you are greeted with a hearty "F--- You!"

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25. I bet that comes in pretty handy these days.

[Broken_Hero]

26. Well nothing weird persay

but I did get some cool ass Superman stuff...:) That may be weird to some folks, but not me...:)

[annabanana]

28. lillies of the valley pips for my garden

(I couldn't find them in my local nursery, so I had a bunch of pips mailed to me.)