Posted on 08/22/2005 9:34:06 AM PDT by Sam Hill
It is with deep sadness we report that eBay, has shut down the bidding for Magically Cindy Sheehan Appears on Baseball auction.
eBay is now issuing this email to would-be bidders:
Dear [redacted],
We regret to inform you that your eBay auction:
5608264953 Magically Cindy Sheehan Appears on Baseball has been removed from the site by eBay Customer Support. All fees associated with this auction have been credited to your account.
The item you have listed does not appear to be consistent with eBay guidelines.
Due to a recent federal investigation into forgeries of autographs and certificates of authenticity, eBay will not permit any use of certificates of authenticity on its site issued by several authenticators. eBay requires that sellers identify who performed the COA, and that the company is not currently on our prohibited list. You may review the list of authenticators and this policy at:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/autographs.html
Your auction did not mention who the authenticator was or your certificates of authenticity has been issued by "SCAA", "J. Dimaggio Co.", "Universal Inc.," "Universal Memorabilia," "Sports Management Group," "Stan's Sports," "Pro Sports or Pro Sports Memorabilia," "Dave Niedema a.k.a. Dave Madiema," "Steve Ryan," "North Shore Sports, "Donald Frangipani," "Robert Prouty," "Forensic Document Services,"
"Hollywood Dreams", "Foremost Grading Authority" "Collectors of Distinction", "Stardust Collectibles", "Royce Galleries", "General Pictures", "Truly Unique", "Prize Possession" or "Foremost Grading Authority".
For information on infringing, prohibited or questionable items, please
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Future auctions listed that fail to meet our listing guidelines will be ended early and repeated violations may jeopardize your account status. We value you as a member of our community and wish to continue our relationship, so we respectfully ask you to refrain from any violations of the Listing Policies or User Agreement in the future.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Regards,
Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department) eBay Inc
We were wondering how it is that this auction was cancelled, and yet other auctions such as the "Virgin Mary On Toast" were allowed to proceed.
The battle for the miracle melt has already caused a furore: when it was first offered last week, bidding was halted at $US22,000 when eBay declared the offer a prank.
The Duysers fought back and offered to prove that they really did have a likeness of the Virgin Mary made out of old melted cheese. Satisfied with the evidence, the website allowed the auction to continue.
The toast eventually sold for $28,000.
I would be curious to see what proof eBay accepted that the toast was indeed an authentic likeness of the Virgin Mary. Did the Duyers provide authentication from the "Foremost Grading Authority"?
Or is eBay more comfortable allowing the Virgin Mary to be mocked than Mother Sheehan?
Making fun of the Virgin Mary is OK...Making fun of a left wing nut.....No. Shows you where Ebay is at...
It's Marlene Dietrich:
The toast looks more like Madonna of "Like a Virgin" fame.
Come up with a new one to show Ebay's hypocracy over and over.
"Making fun of the Virgin Mary is OK...Making fun of a left wing nut.....No. Shows you where Ebay is at..."
Maybe eBay is afraid Mother Sheehan will camp outside their offices, like she did to the Washington Post when they published something she didn't approve of.
But, IBEELEEVED!
Yep. Good catch.
So...what was the high bid? Last I saw it was only $28. Way short of the toast or the runaway bride kits.
I think it is michael jackson.
It's definitely Marlene Dietrich. LOL
I'd love to dunk it in a bowl of "Lili Marlene" brand tomato soup.
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(What do the ratings mean?)Rating: Light Blue - 57 %
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Maybe Whitman is trying to hold on to her job.
Aren't liberals great? So tolerant.
Ask them what happend to the gun sales.
Ask them why you can buy thousands of movie and music bootlegs on there.
Good luck getting to talk to an actual person at ebay.
The Left are despots and feel their limited grasp on power slipping.
Was it making fun of the Virgin Mary? I thought it was supposed to be like the other "sightings" of her.
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