Buyer’s remorse
June 11th, 2008 by Kilwag
I love eBay Watch, but I typically don’t try to by things on eBay unless there is one specific thing I need for a practical purpose. Sometimes during research I find myself on eBay, and there’s split second where I have to make a decision on whether or not to look at something else that catches my eye. If I do, it’s all over. I end up making a bunch of retarded bids. Half of them I know I have no chance of winning and the other half of my bids are influenced by irrational emotional attachment. Sometimes, after I come down, I find that I have won one or more useless items that I paid too much for. I call this phenomenon the “eBay Hangover.” I’ve had a nagging desire to own one of these 70’s era Techni-Ski skateboard ski simulators since I saw my first one in a magazine that was probably 20 years old. Now, unfortunately, I do own one. I’m not going to say how much it cost unless Neil picks it up in his column. More details to follow. I know you are all glued to your monitors…
June 11th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Are ya gonna ride it??? Something about it says “bumper tow”… hmmm tempting. Wear all your pads. haha.
June 11th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Take the trucks off and put it on some gigantic homemade board.
June 11th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Are those standard double-cushion/kingpin skate trucks? Looks like they might be good for a street luge.
June 11th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
yes I saw that and wondered “who would bid on that tea-tray?”. Now I know.
June 11th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
just put it back on auction, lotsa suckas sorry they didn’t bid; givem another chance (and cash in)
June 11th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Are you sure you bought a “ski-skateboard” and not a “dirty used sex toy”?
June 11th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
$100?
seriously?
wow.
June 11th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
shut up!
June 12th, 2008 at 12:52 am
oh well, when u get bored of it, it looks perfect for sliding under a car for those home oil change jobs.
Aren’t these featured in “Skateboard Madness”?
June 12th, 2008 at 8:59 am
$100 seems like a bargain compared to the $650 being asked for the one on there now.
June 12th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
How do take your foot off to push without carving hard to one side?
June 12th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
You don’t. It’s strictly downhill only. You supposed to use poles with it too.
Somewhere out there someone has an advert for one of these. Please send it in!
June 12th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Have you taken it down Mt. Tabor yet? Oh, wait, it’s one of those collector things isn’t it?
June 12th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I still wanna see a picture of the trucks.