A new way of making money...

KatrinaC_2

:rotfl: A woman in the US is selling an enormous cardboard box filled with the things her kids have left lying on the floor and not put away during the duration of the auction.
Last time I checked the bidding had reached $266 and she had a tidy house.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5674967526

I'd give it a go, but I suspect that we'd have no possessions left by the end of the week... :rotfl:

Kat

scottishspendaholic

That woman was a superstar - bless her - I read all the posts and comments and she really deserves the money - I'm going to keep my eye on this and see how much she gets.

Thanks Katrina!

scottishspendaholic x

D&DD

:rotfl: I think maybe I should try this one but haven't got a box big enough :rotfl:
Did you see the one for the playstation??
Teenager had a party and basically trashed his parents house so there was a blow by blow account of the damage and a chance to buy his playstation to help pay for it..it was hysterical..thanks for sharing Katrina

oops_a_daisy

ha ha ha brilliant

carrie483

That is soooo good :j

Contains_Mild_Peril

Whether it's described as an empty box with free contents or not, surely the bottom line as that it is an auction for stolen goods, which is against eBay rules. As amusing as it may be for some, I'd be much more amused if the police reclaimed the goods and returned them to their owners, leaving the buyer out of the pocket, and the seller was banned from eBay.

**purpleprincess**

But she bought the stuff for her kids??? So that's not stealing is it???

Contains_Mild_Peril

In the first place, I doubt she herself bought them every single item that's going into the box, and in the second place, if she gives something to someone then it is theirs. She is no more entitled to sell something she gave to her children without their consent than I would be to sell something I gave my husband years ago without his consent. Unless everything she buys for them is lent to them rather than given to them (which is most unlikely to apply to birthday and Christmas "presents"), she has no right to reclaim it.
In practice, of course, ownership would be very difficult to prove (though there may be inscriptions in books or other evidence which would establish ownership of some items) and sadly, police tend to take the same attitude towards "domestic" theft that they used to take towards domestic violence in the old days.
If she were doing this to donate the money to a worthy cause that would be bad enough, but she plans to spend money that does not rightfully belong to her on herself. I consider her actions quite despicable. I don't know how anyone can bring themselves to bid.

Dora_the_Explorer_5

Personally, I'd sell the kids :rotfl:

skintchick

Contains_Mild_Peril wrote:

In the first place, I doubt she herself bought them every single item that's going into the box, and in the second place, if she gives something to someone then it is theirs. She is no more entitled to sell something she gave to her children without their consent than I would be to sell something I gave my husband years ago without his consent. Unless everything she buys for them is lent to them rather than given to them (which is most unlikely to apply to birthday and Christmas "presents"), she has no right to reclaim it.
In practice, of course, ownership would be very difficult to prove (though there may be inscriptions in books or other evidence which would establish ownership of some items) and sadly, police tend to take the same attitude towards "domestic" theft that they used to take towards domestic violence in the old days.
If she were doing this to donate the money to a worthy cause that would be bad enough, but she plans to spend money that does not rightfully belong to her on herself. I consider her actions quite despicable. I don't know how anyone can bring themselves to bid.

Oh for goodness' sake, what liberal PC nonsense is this?

They are kids, they leave the stuff everywhere, she is the parent, she warned them, she can do what she likes with it.

That's the toshiest* post I have ever read.

* Yes, that IS a new word!! I made it up all by myself!!

Spendless

In part of it she says that one of her kids has turned the tables on her and put a purse (handbag) she left lying about in the box. So this must be with her familys knowledge.