Richard’s Ramblings

More insanity from the minds of eBay auctioneers:
BLACK LEG WARMERS W/PINK STARS PUNK GOTH RAVE
I’m starting these kinda high, because they are really cool, it took me while to sew, and I sewed through my finger making them. (right through the nail and out the other side OUCH!) But don’t worry i took the star [...]

I wholeheartedly and sincerely wish that these eBay auctions were ones I dreamed up. They are all too real.

YEP, these are the SAME JEANS we’ve listed a few times here on eBay and for some reason no one wants them. So I put them in my truck and took them with us when we went [...]

I can’t believe I missed out on the “HAIR GEL as owned by Darth Vader relative” auction. For a single British penny, I could have owned “one almost empty pot of Hair Gel as owned by the son of a friend of David Prowse (aka Darth Vader). Strictly limited edition.”
Apparently someone in Manistique, Michigan, is [...]

Whew! Coming off of that last one, I really need a lighter topic! Oh, look! I found another funny eBay auction. What? Are you saying I spend too much time there? Hah! *sound of me slinking away sheepishly*
HERE IT IS FOLKS - IT’S ART DECO - IT’S CHINESE
IT’S THE CHEAP CRAPPY PIN!
This is a pin [...]

Bonfante Gardens should hire this guy to replace their existing marketing department. I mean, whoever dreamt up the “Bonfante is Excellenté” slogan really doesn’t deserve a job. The winning bid on this memorable auction was $43.27.
Polk Audio Computer Speakers - Man, they suck!
These are some truly horrible Polk multimedia speakers. They came with an HP [...]

I tried to buy two houses today. I would have settled for either one, but unfortunately ended up with neither.
I had prepared for several weeks; researching lien holders, visiting houses and taking pictures, checking property assessment records, narrowing down the list of a hundred houses available through the San Joaquin County Tax Auction down to [...]