The perfect holiday present for the Republican in your life is only a few clicks and $1.1 million dollars away as an Xbox 360 signed by former Vice-Presidential candidate Sara Palin has made its way back on to Ebay.
The marked console first appeared on Ebay in early August, and was delisted soon after for (then) unknown reasons, though there was speculation that Palin’s first name was misspelled in her signature, lending an air of illegitimacy to the auction.
Reappearing at the original price of $1.1 million, the 360’s seller, David Morrill, stated in the auction listing that the original auction was pulled due to “Insufficient description of the item or no photos of the item,” and because “Pay Pal is unable to process a payment of this size.” He remedied the first issue by uploading additional pictures and information and tackled the second problem by using another payment processor.
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Palin-Tagged 360 Back on Ebay
October 2, 2009
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DorthLous: I love how she plays the "I'm a parent, you're a gamer, you couldn't understand" card... I'm a parent and I find her position despicable...05/23/2013 - 4:16pm
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E. Zachary Knight: She didn't address your questions because she doesn't have any answers.05/23/2013 - 3:38pm
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Andrew Eisen: I replied to her comment. Maybe in a few weeks I'll get a reply.05/23/2013 - 3:24pm
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Thomas Riordan: @Andrew Eisen To what bowling alley does she go that puts sexual images in the faces of 6 year olds?05/23/2013 - 3:17pm
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Andrew Eisen: Well, it took a month but Linda Stender finally replied to me... and didn't address a single one of my questions. http://aswlindastender.com/2013/04/23/follow-up-video-games-and-their-effect-on-children/05/23/2013 - 3:13pm
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Imautobot: Also, from a tech perspective the PS4 is apparently already winning. http://bgr.com/2013/05/22/xbox-one-vs-playstation-4-specs/05/23/2013 - 3:12pm
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Imautobot: Sony's PS4 motto should be "We play games." Microsoft's should be "We play games, when we're not rewinding your tapes."05/23/2013 - 3:11pm
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Andrew Eisen: Oh look, Dying Light was just announced For Everything But Wii U. That's 73.05/23/2013 - 2:06pm
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james_fudge: Zippy: they said the same thing about Cell. How did that turn out.05/23/2013 - 1:28pm
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Andrew Eisen: Need for Speed Rivals is coming out For Everything But Wii U - PS3, 360, PC, PS4 and Xbox One. That brings the grand total up to 72.05/23/2013 - 12:55pm
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PHX Corp: http://wiiudaily.com/2013/05/microsoft-is-selling-the-wii-u-better-than-nintendo/ Wii U daily Opinion: Microsoft is selling the Wii U better than Nintendo05/23/2013 - 12:23pm
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E. Zachary Knight: Zippy, they very well may be. But that will only last until they are released. At that time, they will be two generations behind.05/23/2013 - 11:14am
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ZippyDSMlee: for a good luagh, http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/124288-EA-Exec-Xbox-One-and-PS4-Are-A-Generation-Ahead-Of-PC05/23/2013 - 10:55am
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james_fudge: It's about time! I need W805/23/2013 - 10:49am
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MaskedPixelante: Looks like Gamepot is more willing to play ball than Square Enix. Wizardry 6+7 and 8 are available on GOG.05/23/2013 - 10:36am
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DorthLous: Anybody tried Hiversaire? Thoughts?05/22/2013 - 5:48pm
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E. Zachary Knight: New Humble Bundle Weekly Sale. Alan Wake: https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly No Linux or Mac support. :(05/22/2013 - 1:46pm
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E. Zachary Knight: Microsoft talks about the lack of backward compatability. You're backwards. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/192801/If_youre_backwards_compatible_youre_really_backwards.php05/22/2013 - 1:39pm
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E. Zachary Knight: That is absolutely nuts there. As bad an experience XBox Indie Games was, the problems weren't with the self published side of things. Forcing a publisher onto independent studios is not going to help.05/22/2013 - 10:43am
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MaskedPixelante: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-22-microsoft-wont-let-indies-self-publish-on-xbox-one And the hits just keep on coming.05/22/2013 - 9:20am
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Re: Palin-Tagged 360 Back on Ebay
Given that this is a mass produced item (not counting the autograph), it's going *well* above the market value even for a collectible.
While Palin was the governor of Alaska and is well known as the running mate, her approval rating isn't high compared to a few years ago; thus only someone with a lot of money to throw away and who has a obsession with overpriced autographs.
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It would be cheaper to hire Palin for a speaking engagement and have her sign an XBox.
Anyone that has this much money to blow could more easily get a live meeting. Are people really that dumb?
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Even if it is real her signature is worthless.
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Even if is Palin´s signature, it´s still a damn scam.
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Not to mention his Feedback number is 0!!! LOL!
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1. Those people who bid it up over a million before were probably fake bidders.
2. What I get a kick out of is he wants $1.1M for it, but he still asks for $15 to ship it. I'm thinkin' if I just shelled out $1.1M for an autographed Xbox he could fork over the shipping charges.
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Now that there is no obligation to support her, I wonder just how many Republicans still like her. A lot of them might even resent her, thinking that she contributed to their loss. Might be a pretty risky gift for the Republican in your life. ;)
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I'll be honest with you guys, the only thing I'd spend that kind of money on that involves Palin is a week with Palin, doing whatever I want her to do.
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If I had that kind of cash I would retire and move somewhere like the Philippines or Korea where I can live like a damn king for the rest of my life.
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I'd probably try to start up a small studio or something...
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Ha! I wouldnt give him 1.1 dollars for this. Does he actually think he is going to get that kind of money out of it? If so, what kind of person would buy this. And if he DOES sell it, I wonder how much ebay is going to get off of this sale. I know it is percentage based.
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I would. $1.10 for a 360? The marred casing can be cleaned or painted over or something. It's still a 360.
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Actually he didn't pull that number out of his ass... i think he originally put it up on ebay at a very low price and it ROSE to over a million... Though granted that was months ago, and Palin's relevancy has only dwindled; as such he really should have started it off at a lower price
It's kinda like that episode of Spognebob with the novelty soda drink hat... After being offered a million bucks he comes running back with the xbox, says let's start the bidding at a million bucks and everyone just laughs at him... though if does sell, my faith in humanity will drop yet another point... and i'll make a note to have my game console the next time someone like that comes by
also... i have no idea how hard i would laugh if that thing RROD's after purchase
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When (not if) it does RROD, the buyer will lose the autograph when it gets sent in for repairs, as Microsoft will either wipe it clean or send him back a different console entirely.
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His problem as I see it is that he's got absolutely nothing to prove the authenticity of the signature - other than his unsupported say so. It could just as easily be a fake as genuine. Even on the remote possibility that there's an idiot out there who's willing to pay $1.1 million for Sarah Palin's autograph, they can't be stupid enough to cough up that kinda money for an unauthenticated autograph.
And the fact that he hasn't had a handwriting expert render an opinion on authenticity, given the asking price, is in and of itself suspicious.
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"they can't be stupid enough to cough up that kinda money for an unauthenticated autograph."
I don't know... i mean, we are talking about someone who is not just a fan of sarah palin, but one who finds it more worth while to spend a million bucks for her autograph instead of somehow using that money to support her in some way or fashion... We got pretty damn low stupidity as it is
And i think i do recall hearing some pretty stupid ebay stories... like someone who bought the SALES RECIET for a 360 for the pirce of a 360... and ebay auction was labeled as such
And again, but the original asking price back when it was first put on ebay was much lower and it rose to that price; he's pricing it at what the ending highest bid was during the last auction... again, positive about that as it was months ago, the old auction listing is long since dead and i got the memory of a goldfish...
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Well, people with too much money have to spend it somehow.
Once one passes a certain income point, it becomes difficult to spend money in productive ways. Most costs in life only scale so much before you are in the realm of spending for the sake of displaying.
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Fool, money, etc.
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Don't you mean fools and money,ect?
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No.
"A fool and his money are soon parted." is the quote I was referencing.
I do agree there are far more than one fool in the world though. I wear the mantle myself at times.
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Well like i said below, not sure as it was a long while back, but i think when this was first put on ebay it started lower and rose to over a million... meaning you have atleast 2 idiots in a bidding war over this trash... possibly more
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Well only one person can buy this...
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People can't pool their money?
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