Internet for Dummies, Wednesday 10/4, 3rd Period

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On each desk of the computer lab is a coupon with the following words:

$25.00 good for use on Ebay.com

Once everyone had taken their seat, Abby came up to the front and grinned. "Today you're going to go shopping in what amounts to a great big yard sale. Only with a more crap and less lemonade stands."

"Ebay is a network of people who are offering their crap up to sell by auction. You enter in a bid for the item and then wait to see if you win it. If someone else is interested in the item, there might be a bidding war." Abby sighed. "Which means you'll spend an entire day refreshing and bidding just to lose the red leather dog collar for a measly 25 cents at the last second!"

Abby growled and shook her head. "Lousy btrwmnfan83! I'll get you one of these days!"

"Uh...anyways, you're all going to bid on items. Keep a close eye and make sure you don't get outbid and..." Abby smiled happily. "...you get to keep whatever you buy!"

[ooc: For the purpose of the class, you're going to be bidding on items that close their auction within the hour. Feel free to try and outbid other players and/or leave them comments.]

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[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

Buffy Summers

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[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Cindy Mackenzie.

Ebay!

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

Bid for your item! Bid for other people's item! Leave comments for them!

Re: Ebay!

[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

Buffy started easy by bidding for a cute pink purse (http://cgi.ebay.com/CUTE-LARGE-PURSE-HANDBAG-BY-LIZ-CLAIBORNE-NEW_W0QQitemZ110037987021QQihZ001QQcategoryZ63852QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).

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[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie found a full set of Moobyland "Space Battles" drinking glasses that was going to end in an hour that only had a $5.00 bid on it.

He logged in under WeeMadrox and bumped up the bid to $9.00

Re: Ebay!

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

Message from Ebay to WeeMadrox:

You've been outbid. Current bid is $9.50. Current bidholder is btrwmnfan83.

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[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac takes a few minutes to scout out something decent to bid on. She passes over the a mens penguin G-string (http://cgi.ebay.com/Mens-Penguin-Pouch-G-String_W0QQitemZ170036091648QQihZ007QQcategoryZ70697QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) with a smirk, and puts a $12 bid on the cute glowing ghosty thing to brighten up her room. (http://cgi.ebay.com/IKEA-SPOKA-Ghost-LAMP-Party-Light-SPOKA-Blue-HALLOWEEN_W0QQitemZ140037805583QQihZ004QQcategoryZ43424QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) Just because.

Re: Ebay!

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

Message from Ebay:

You've been outbid. Current bid is $12.50. Current bidholder is btrwmnfan83.

(http://photobucket.com/) "You don't want this, I hear they've been recalled."

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[the-right-ray.livejournal.com]

Ray looked for some boxing gloves and put a bid (http://cgi.ebay.com/BOXING-GLOVES-GOOD-QUALITY-PU-12OZ_W0QQitemZ260037307263QQihZ016QQcategoryZ4296QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) in on one pair at $11.00.

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[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

Message from Ebay

You've been outbid. Current bid is $12.00. Current bid holder is btrwmnfan83.

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[notajar]

Door types "see-through dress" in with a giggle, and when she actually finds one with an auction ending soon, shrugs and bids 14 dollars on it. It's not her money, after all.

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[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Message from Ebay:

You have been outbid. Current bid $14.01. Current bid holder btrwmnfan83.

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[chasingangela]

Angela bids on a pair of floral doc martens. $3? Wow. She ups it to $7.

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[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Message from Ebay:

You have been outbid. Current bid $10. Current bid holder btrwmnfan83.

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[forgottenpants]

Pete managed to bid on something called an "Original mint condition Bitterwoman action figure still in box". He didn't know what it was, but the picture was rather attractive looking.

Re: Ebay!

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

Message from Ebay:

You've been outbid. Current bidholder is btrwmnfan83.

Re: Ebay!

[greenmagebriar.livejournal.com]

Briar was still typing one finger at a time so it took him a while to finally place a 10 dollar bid on a Bamboo (http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Hardy-Basjoo-Banana-Plant-Musa-2-1-2-POT_W0QQitemZ190036096370QQihZ009QQcategoryZ43550QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) plant.

Re: Ebay!

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

Ooooo. A book (http://cgi.ebay.com/MUSEUM-ANTIQUITY-Greece-Italy-Egypt-Occult-Leather-Troy_W0QQitemZ270035746437QQihZ017QQcategoryZ29223QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) on Ancient History, printed in 1880, for only $6! Evie had to put in a bid on it for $10.

Other Class Time

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Talk To Abby

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She's fiddling with a paper gremlin and electronics.

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[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

Buffy approached Abby. "Um. Miss Abby?"

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[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh poked his head into Abby's classroom in the time before 4th period began. "Hello!"

Re: Talk To Abby

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

Evie stopped by on her way out, and looked hopeful. "Professor Abby? Do you know where I could get a great deal of Caff-Pow very cheaply?"

OOC

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

I have a Frappuccino and cider donuts! *is on sugar high*