£41 pencil???

[beowolf762]

This is a good lesson for fishermen:
Keep your line in the water, sooner or later a sucker will bite.

 

[daveymonkey]

what im interested in is why only "certain students " get a pencil

 

[British Red]

I think talented ones get a pen

 

[Aliwren]

Perhaps they didn't read the kit list properly which requires a notebook and pencil! Hmmmm :bluThinki I am on a weekend course with Woodlore next month, wonder if I forget my pencil ......

 

[sxmolloy]

Some-one wanted to know why e-bay is sometimes referred to as "Evil Bay" on here. Well this pencil auction should answer their question......

That said, people are bidding on it without a gun being held to their heads.......One can only wonder.

 

[maddave]

Wonder if it doubles as a hand drill

 

[Phil562]

I am on a weekend course with Woodlore next month, wonder if I forget my pencil ......

Well if you pocket a few, you can flog 'em to pay for your course

 

[Dunelm]

The same seller has a signed photo of Bonnie Langford for only £1.99. Result!

 

[falling rain]

The same seller has a signed photo of Bonnie Langford for only £1.99. Result!

Whoooooaaaa!!!! Bonny Langford I'm bidding..............she's a babe !!!!!!! £41 for a chuffing pencil...........Quite ridiculous and extremely sad.

 

[queeg9000]

It's been sold now for £46 + £2.50 postage, if anyone out there feels they've missed out on a great oportunity, I've just found a box of HB's in our office administrators cupboard, not signed but i could scratch a name in them i suppose?

How mad are people on ebay?

 

[GearGuru]

I've got some signed RM belly fluff - 100 quid?? Anyone????

 

[Hoodoo]

You guys scoff now but wait until next year when the same pencil sells for £100 on ebay.

 

[Millbilly]

You guys scoff now but wait until next year when the same pencil sells for £100 on ebay.

Sad but true...

 

[Butternut]

A pencil for £46 is crazy - but I must admit I don't really get the whole collecting thing. I once sold a very smelly prog rock record (that I was given) to a collector for £500. I asked if it was really that good and his reply was "No, it's rubbish, but extremely rare." Mind you, I could have bought 250 Bonnie Langford pictures with the proceeds...

 

[Andrew Middleton]

I've got a slight confession to make. I was curious to see how far someone would go for a pencil and I bumped the bidding up a bit. I nearly got caught out, as I went over the then-highest bid at one point. This was purely an exercise in human nature and thank God I was right, otherwise I would have been lumbered with a 25p HB pencil for £40!

I promise I've never done this before and I won't again, but I couldn't resist.

 

[Wayland]

what im interested in is why only "certain students " get a pencil

Perhaps they only trust the others with a wax crayon......

 

[British Red]

Andrew, I'm not being mean but....I so wish you had won it ...question is, would you have "fessed up" ? I guess you would since you were brave enough to admit the bid!

I have a vision of three different people all sat around each "testing" the others - kind of like E-bay Russian Roulette

Red

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

Perhaps they only trust the others with a wax crayon......

but wax burns, so maybe thats why there's none left

 

[Andrew Middleton]

Red,

I knew I was running a risk, and since I've never been smart enough to use a pseudonym I'm sure you guys would have worked it out anyway. I really won't do it again, as it would have served me right it I had to stump up for it, and I don't mind admitting that I was worried for a couple of hours.

Andrew

 

[British Red]

Andrew,

I must confessed that I've had to fight the impulse myself on a few occasions - kind of "lets see just how nuts you really are..."

Its only the fear of getting caught thats kept me from trying

Beware the voices

Red