A sign of the times

[Little-Acorn]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/190781941697;jsessionid=8F495A62E00DA1BCB61476BB4A 331BE4?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html %3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D190781941697% 26_rdc%3D1

I don't know which is funnier:

1.) The reference to this item by a commonly-used-and-abused title, which might have even been somewhat true back then;
2.) The fact that it's got more than 60 bids already (and counting) with a price over $200 (ditto);
3.) The number of times the seller had to remind readers of what it really was, for fear eBay would throw up their hands in horror and delete it anyway for the safety of us all. Which they might still do.

Check out the questions and answers too. 6 pages and counting.

[jafar00]

That reminds me of the time in my earlier years when I went door to door selling. I was selling steak knives etc.... and had a slow day when I picked up a rock from the road and decided that if nobody was buying today, I might as well have fun with it and try selling rocks. So I went into these places, selling people on the benefits of these unique rocks.... and throwing in free torches, steak knives etc... It actually worked! :)

[jimnyc]

Crap, the questions are better than the "assault rock" part! LOL

Q: This looks like a Rock River Arms weapon. Can you verify?
A: It is a LaRock Tactical. I only deal in high-end rocks.

Q: I forgot to ask if you will accept payment in imitation crab meat.
A: I am Asian, so yes I would consider it.

Q: Pending an all out assault weapon ban, will this Ar-15 be safe to bury if the government decides to confiscate?
A: If they ban rocks, it's time to secede!

Q: Is this the same style assault rock that I see the Palestinians use on TV or a different model?
A: Those are mostly sandstone. This AR15 is metamorphic and thus much denser. Think 45-70 vs. 22LR.

Q: How much carbon build up is present in this AR15 and how easily do you think it can be removed? I would hate for this weapon to jam.
A: It has not yet been carbon-dated but based on the half-life of carbon -14 at ~5750 years, this AR15 will only become more reliable as it ages.

[Marcus Aurelius]

hmmmm... it seems someone named Dr Evil just bid 10,098.00....

http://netdna.copyblogger.com/images/dr-evil.jpg
I guess Ebay wouldnt allow...



$1,000,000,000.00 dollars!

[Marcus Aurelius]

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Cancelled: US $12,000.00
Explanation: fake bid, abuse of ebay
Bid: Jan-10-13 11:03:05 PST
Cancelled: Jan-10-13 11:04:03 PST

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bunch of babies...lol

[Little-Acorn]

3.) The number of times the seller had to remind readers of what it really was, for fear eBay would throw up their hands in horror and delete it anyway for the safety of us all. Which they might still do.


Sure enough, eBay deleted it.

I guess they are just doing their share to stop these mass shootings. Kudoes!