Internet for Dummies, Wednesday 10/11, 3rd Period

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

Abby greeted the class with a flash from the digital camera she held. "I hope everyone got the handwavy email I sent asking you to bring an item to sell. If not, you've got to pick something that you have on you."

Abby directed each of the students over to a section of the lab that she set up for taking pictures. "Once we've got your pictures uploaded you've got to come up with a good description for your item. You have to balance powerful 'selling words' with not totally lying. It should be fun."

"After you've done that, feel free to shop as you watch the bids roll in."

[ooc: ocd up!]

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Sell!

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

Put up your item description!

Stylish Bead Bracelet

[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

as worn by Lindsay Lohan, Keira Knightly and Sienna Miller! Strong colours make you stand out from the crowd! Get the new IT thing before all your friends do!

Buffy cheer_cutie wondered if maybe she should add some exclaimation marks.

Re: Sell!

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

LILA CHENEY AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO!!! Suitable for framing! Great conversation piece or something to add to the collection of a celebrity stalker.

Re: Sell!

[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

Gtrie_ball bids 1$

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[forgottenpants]

Authentic old west cowboy hat, worn by Big Smith, notorious outlaw. Mint condition, one of a kind. Grants wishes.

Pete looked that over. Looked good to him. He would definitely buy a hat that granted wishes.

Re: Sell!

[the-right-ray.livejournal.com]

almost_bald bids $1.00.

The hat was nice, kinda dumpy, but it would cover the hair.

Re: Sell!

[forgottenpants]

"One dollar?! One dollar?!!" Pete stared. "Philistines, the lot of you."

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[the-right-ray.livejournal.com]

A new bidder saw the hat and put in a bid.

new_york_cowboy bids $5.00.

And then he left a comment: Can it be dry cleaned?

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[forgottenpants]

Well, it could be dusted off with a dry rag.

Yes. Thank you for your interest in this amazing hat that GRANTS WISHES.

Re: Sell!

[the-right-ray.livejournal.com]

new_york_cowboy kept the top bid.

Of course, he had to ask another question: Good wishes or bad wishes?

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[forgottenpants]

Now what the hell was that supposed to mean?

Good wishes, of course. This hat once had a band made of $50,000 worth of real American money. That luck remains in the hat, even though the money doesn't.

Re: Sell!

[the-right-ray.livejournal.com]

almost_bald bids $10.00

new_york_cowboy bids $20.00

Of course, there's another question: Can I paint it blue?

Re: Sell!

[forgottenpants]

"Now why in tarnation would anyone want to paint it blue?"

If you win it, you can do whatever you want with it.

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[the-right-ray.livejournal.com]

new_york_cowboy sent a HUGE emoticon thumbs up to Pete.

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[forgottenpants]

Pete had no idea what that was, but the guy hadn't said he didn't want it after all, so he figured it was good.

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[notajar]

Door thinks about what she learned from her last eBay experience, and what she knows about AOL, and posts:

Collector's item!¹ Complete set of 37 CDs² , still in original sealed containers. Thousands of hours of entertainment! ³ Access such files as "bighugejohnson.jpg" , "hot fetish lingerie and millions of others from the privacy of your own home!


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¹Well, she has a collection. Only because she felt too guilty to throw them away, granted.

²Well, it's her complete set. She certainly has no desire to keep any.

³For someone.

Re: Sell!

[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

b1gstudmuffin63 bids 15$

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[the-right-ray.livejournal.com]

Geniune collector's item! One Mondale 1984 shiny blue coffee mug. Mondale did great things in 1984! Relive those memories...with coffee!

Ray shrugged and posted his description.

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[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

MissyMisssty bids $3

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[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

Genuine vintage earrings, circa 1914, one owner, excellent condition, provenance provided.

That sounded impressive, didn't it?

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[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

DAWGTOY one of a kind souvenier! T-shirt touched by DawgToy's John at their exclusive sold-out Toronto show! This shirt was backstage with DawgToy all day! You know you wish you could be, too!

Yeah, Jude guessed that the line for the tryouts had been backstage . . .

Re: Pictures

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

'As new' MP4 player! Limited edition. Keep all your audio, video and photo files in one compact portable device and be the envy of all your friends.

Re: Pictures

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

MissyMisssty bids $3