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Geek Culture / Ian Hislop photo on ebay for £10m

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David T
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Posted: 22nd May 2004 01:22
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This was on the program "Have I got News For You". On thursday, it was going for 99p, 0 bids, 6 hits.

After broadcast, 55000 hits and a price of £10,000,000.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=50&item=2244484974&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

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Tomy
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lol - i don't even know Ian Hislop and someone want's to buy this photo for 10 mio.... wtf?


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Everwhat Studios
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Posted: 22nd May 2004 01:48
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This is a charity auction, its a shame somebody ruined it with a bid they're obviously not gonna carry out Quite funny though if it WASN'T for charity

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Posted: 22nd May 2004 02:26
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Dont forget that its legally binding (if they dont drop out) - in which case someone will have to fork out £10 million...


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Quote: "Item location: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire"


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Posted: 22nd May 2004 03:42
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Who the heck is he?

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A Penny Arcade sketch once sold for over $1000 on Ebay, it wasn't even signed either. o_O


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My credit card just Dived!!! Where's my daughter???

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Posted: 22nd May 2004 04:21
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http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws3/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=2244484974

Look at the bid history.... you'll laugh your ass off and more

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Posted: 22nd May 2004 11:22
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It's not a charity auction!

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lol


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Posted: 22nd May 2004 16:37
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Who the hell is Ian Hislop, and what the hell is his picture doing on e-bay, and why the hell would anybody seriously want to shell out that much money for it?

OT: @David T: lol at your new sig

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Ian Hislop is one the team captains on the satirical(sp?) quiz show on the BBC called "Have i got news for you" its very very funny. He's also the editor of "Private Eye" which is a magazine and also very funny. the show and the magazine basically take the p*** out of pretty much anything that happens in the news. They put that bid up on ebay for a joke on the show.

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Posted: 22nd May 2004 17:09
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Quote: "They put that bid up on ebay for a joke on the show."


I don't think they did. The seller is also selling loads of other memorabilia.

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Looks like they had to cancel the auction cos of the stupid bid ammounts. Same thing happenned when Jamie Oliver auctioned stuff for charity recently too

Yes I did watch the show, and yes it IS/WAS a charity auction. Still kinda funny though. Oh an Private Eye is a fantasic magazine, well worth reading, unless you're one of the types of people who just reads the comics, not the articles with lots of long words

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I don't get it about the ridiculous bid amounts. Shouldn't those people be legally forced to pay that much money?

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Posted: 22nd May 2004 22:32
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Most were alternate accounts made by people - probably going to withdraw.

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Well, wish they would have to pay

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Posted: 23rd May 2004 05:47
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Yeah, but they just say they did a typo and accidentally put in the wrong number.


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Oh, never thought of that Exeat.

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