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Ebay Postcard Prank
« on: August 17, 2007, 03:21:39 PM »
A couple years ago, I thought it'd be hilarious to put up some rare postcards on Ebay and then mail them the postcard.  As in, not putting it in a protective wrap and a padded envelope, but actually mailing the postcard.  I did this and here are the pictures from it:




The sad part is that Ebay canceled my account (for unrelated reasons) just as the postcards were arriving to these people, so none of them were able to contact me via Ebay and yell at me about the postcard thing.  Which was the whole point of the prank, pissing people off.  So recently I dug up a bunch of old postcards that could be considered rare and I placed them on Ebay.  A few of them were won and I'm going to do it again.

As you can see from the postcards I did before, all I did was thank them and ask them for good feedback or whatever.  I should do something different with these postcards.  I was thinking of cursing at the winner a lot.  Give them a good verbal lashing.  Or maybe saying mean things about their mother.  I really don't know what to write on them.  So that's why you people have to give me some ideas.
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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2007, 01:56:40 PM »
What a great idea!

I'd like to see you put some original animations of them making the bidand you sending them the postcard.

Are you giving up on your current ebay account or is this for a different one?
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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2007, 03:37:13 PM »
Drawings of the transaction, good idea!  I'll try that with the next few I sell.  Here's pictures of the latest.


They were a bunch of old Alton, Illinois postcards and the same guy bought them all.  Here's what I wrote.



I'm still very open to ideas on this.  I've got a lot of postcards that I'd really like to get rid of.

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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2007, 03:48:05 PM »
Where'd you get rare post cards?
Do you speak two languages?

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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2007, 05:17:28 PM »
remember the don't ask don't tell rule
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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2007, 08:17:18 PM »
Where'd you get rare post cards?
Why don't you write how you will spend their $ and thank them for bidding on your auction and how special that makes you feel. I'd be pissed if someone did that to me. Play on American's greed for the dollar! :)

I live in a medium sized town similar to Alton and you can almost ALWAYS find old post cards like this at your main street antique shops for $2-10. Infact, I have some of my town I should dig out.


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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2007, 08:53:01 PM »
Where'd you get rare post cards?

For awhile I was collecting weird, random Alton stuff and I ended up with about 20 really old post cards.  Then I just have misc. cards I've collected over the years.  From hotels I've stayed at or cities I've visited, etc.  Nothing worth very much, but things that people like to collect.  Maybe I should bid on some rare postcards that are worth about $20.  Then turn around and sell them on Ebay.  I bet people would get a lot more pissed off if they paid $20 for the postcards.  Though it'd suck if I didn't make my $20 back.

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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2007, 08:57:54 PM »
You should write about how good postcards are for cutting up lines of coke.
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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2007, 09:18:41 PM »
You should write about how good postcards are for cutting up lines of coke.

A five star idea!  :D

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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2007, 09:47:32 PM »
You should write about how good postcards are for cutting up lines of coke.

Consider it done!

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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2007, 09:53:15 PM »
Fuckin' A!

Update: It would also be awesome if you lightly dusted it with flour.
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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2007, 10:10:41 PM »
Fuckin' A!

Update: It would also be awesome if you lightly dusted it with flour.

With Brad's luck...the post office would think it was anthrax.
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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2007, 07:24:03 AM »
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I was thinking of cursing at the winner a lot.
That reminds me of when i worked at a pizza shop like 5 years ago, i would have people call me up and swear a lot, but still sound friendly.  I always thought that was the funniest thing, like they would say:
"yeah, i'd like to order a fucking pizza." or "okay, buddy you have a great fuckin day, too man." but still in a friendly tone. heh, maybe you should say something like that, you know? not mean, but still a lot of swearing!

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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2007, 07:51:55 AM »
Fuckin' A!

Update: It would also be awesome if you lightly dusted it with flour.

As much as I like this idea, by the time it reached the buyer, there would be no trace of flour...

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Re: Ebay Postcard Prank
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2007, 10:51:35 AM »
Fuckin' A!

Update: It would also be awesome if you lightly dusted it with flour.
It would be even funnier if you made it sinister looking, by taping wires and batteries to it. /sarcasm
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