Dumb crooks and stupid people breaking the law have always been an interesting concept to me. Being a law abiding citizen, maybe I don’t fully understand how the criminal mind works…but if you’re going to do something illegal or wrong, wouldn’t your first priority be not getting caught?

Enter Stupid Ebay Listing for This Week: A Typed Criminal Confession

This seller did something illegal. He wants to “get it off his chest”…while at the same time hopefully raising enough money for his family in case he should be hauled off to jail.

Now, not being a law expert or detective of any sorts (Though I was a big fan of Encyclopedia Brown as a kid!), I am pretty sure that eBay has everyone’s name and physical address - meaning it would be very easy for them to find out who he is and get that information. Even if that is bogus, I’m pretty sure they could trace the IP… (If I have IP tracing on Best of Stupid, I would think a larger, more important site like eBay would as well!)

So if this in itself is pretty dumb, it gets better. The guy did not put any minimum bid or reserve on the auction. I think he was hoping for at least a few thousand dollars - the current bid of $25 would likely not even take care of dinner for his family!

It’s a weird auction. I’m surprised eBay hasn’t questioned it or reported it to authorities, since they are pretty uptight about illegal things for sale on there, and while I guess selling a confession isn’t illegal (is it?), one would think it would certainly be cause for an investigation.

Since eBay only keeps listings for a certain period of time, I won’t link directly to it, but you can click here to search for Auction # 300251265102 to find it.

The big question of course is what do you think he did? My guess would be fraud or maybe he broke a dumb law that’s been around since 1885 that’s not enforced anymore. I don’t think someone would really do this if they were fully guilty of anything major, would they?

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I’m a little behind on my ebay posts, I know…but it takes time to dig through all the terrible listings on ebay and really find something stupid that’s worth laughing at or sharing.

‘I think I found it:

This is a full glass of coke available to bid on.

The question I have is how the heck would you ship it? You can’t really pour a glass of coke and stick it in an envelope or box and it still be a glass of coke, can you? (I think it would be a soggy mess!)

To bid on these and to see more stupid things, Click here for eBay!

Posted by Chelle | 2 Comments »

Don’t worry, I didn’t forget about finding stupid things for sale on ebay…It’s just been insanely busy the past week or so, and hey, it takes TIME to find that perfect, useless, best of stupid ebay auction.

I had a lot of choices this week, between burnt toast, smelly old sneakers, a lady offering to email you for $1.50…

But decided amongst everything for sale on ebay this week, this by far wins the best of stupid award:

DEHYDRATED WATER

The directions are pretty simple: Empty contents of can into one gallon of water, stir until dissolved. Chill and serve.

To bid on these and to see more stupid things for sale on ebay, click here.

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Everybody loves money, don’t they? How would you like $100 cold hard cash…and get it for only $2?

Well, naturally, it’s too good to be true. Here’s what you would really get with this stupid ebay auction:

shredded money

Somehow rejected dollar bills shredded to into a million pieces just doesn’t equate to $100 cash to me. It’s not like you can spend it or anything.

What would you do if someone gave this to you as a gift? Would you give it to somebody as a practical joke?

To see this listing for yourself or check out other stupid auctions (there’s an endless supply of them!) Click here for eBay!

Posted by Chelle | 6 Comments »

Here’s my weekly dose of stupid things for sale on eBay for you:

Hey Look! It’s a Brown Paper Bag!

This empty brown paper bag was found next to a park bench and a tree. Why do you need it? According to the seller: “You know, we may not have paper bags in the near future and this could really be worth a small fortune to a collector. You could start a museum with this brown paper bag right there in your home. Frame it! Preserve it. When people stop by, you can brag “HEY LOOK!” I WON THIS BROWN PAPER BAG!”

I don’t foresee brown paper bags becoming obsolete anytime soon, nor do I think taking the family to the a brown paper bag museum sounds like an exciting memorable moment in life. You never know though…it’s current bid is at $5.50 at the time of this posting.

Next, The One and Only Pissed River Rock

You don’t want to mess with this rock. See the scowl on his face? He needs a home that has happy rocks to live in. I don’t think he really looks that mad though. He looks more frustrated or sad than angry. His current bid is 99 cents if you want to volunteer to help this angry/sad/dejected rocks feel better.

Always some pretty creative stupid stuff you can find on eBay. Want to learn more about these bids or see what other fun stuff you can find on your own? Click here for eBay!

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