8th Wonder of the World?

June 12, 2005 9:42 PM

8th Wonder Are ebay auctions, getting better, weirder or what. Check this one out, it seems to be auctioning a promotion on 7 continents of the world, in 7 weeks, at 7 wonders of the world, with the possibility of becoming the 8th??? Quite fascinating really, check it out. Quite amusing pics..haha. and trivia which i dont really get about the number 7.
posted by Laszlo (30 comments total)

Am I comment #7 yet?
posted by Balisong at 9:45 PM on June 12, 2005

I was the eighth person to view that auction site.
posted by futureproof at 9:46 PM on June 12, 2005

dam, futureproof i was number 5, not 7 or 8, hehe
posted by Laszlo at 9:57 PM on June 12, 2005

It was probably me but didn't notice..

Bah! Synchronicities!! Show yourself when you're making a statement!
I can't catch EVERYTHING~!
posted by Balisong at 10:03 PM on June 12, 2005

Are ebay auctions, getting better, weirder or what.

I can't say, but I'm certain that one-link-to-eBay-auction MeFi FPPs are almost always lame.

(Not to mention this was put on eBay mere hours ago... how did you find it?)
posted by dobbs at 10:06 PM on June 12, 2005

my guess is that the numerological significance ties into the Time-Cube(tm)
posted by beelzbubba at 10:08 PM on June 12, 2005

it's ME I'm SEVEN!
posted by Balisong at 10:11 PM on June 12, 2005

Apparently YOU are not those among us who always have an ebay frame open...
I'm always searching for old butterfly knives. (if you have any, PLEASE email me)

Ebay is, you know, pretty popular.. I find crazy things all the time, and added this to my "watch" screen.
posted by Balisong at 10:14 PM on June 12, 2005

i think i have a new fetish for strange things on ebay, not that this is that strange, but there are actually people listing the strangest things, someones selling a chewing gum rapper for like 300 bucks. bit of a joke really, but i guess its a supply and demand thang for the crappier consumer items!!! hehe
posted by Laszlo at 10:27 PM on June 12, 2005

balisong, what is a butterfly knife? ill keep my eyes peeled!!
posted by Laszlo at 10:29 PM on June 12, 2005

Nener throw anything away!!
In 15 years, tops! You can get full price for packaging!!

It's true!! All those old Michael Jackson tour Pepsi cans, empty, will fetch enough to buy several cases of pepsi today!
The Christina Agulaira Big-Gulp cups will buy you a nachos, too!
posted by Balisong at 10:31 PM on June 12, 2005

A butterfly knife is like these if you are lucky, or these if you aren't. There's a lot of cheapies going around, but the older-cooler ones fetch a pretty shined penny.
posted by Balisong at 10:35 PM on June 12, 2005

There are lucky people finding stuff in sock drawers all the time.
posted by Balisong at 10:48 PM on June 12, 2005

I'm kind of with dobbs. The coincidence of a first post being basically to an auction item does not sit well on the karmic scale of quality. Laszlo, do you have any connection at all with the people advertizing this thing?
posted by peacay at 10:53 PM on June 12, 2005

Is Antartica really the seventh wonder of the world?
posted by Balisong at 10:56 PM on June 12, 2005

i actually saw the posting, whilst trying to buy a piece of toast with my name on it....in the weirrdd section!!!. hey balisong, those are the 1s u see people flinging around in da movies right?, they close up and hide the blade!
posted by Laszlo at 11:02 PM on June 12, 2005

Yea, sometimes... they have a bad rap cause of that.
posted by Balisong at 11:05 PM on June 12, 2005

'er is that "rep"?
posted by Balisong at 11:06 PM on June 12, 2005

i know wat ya mean
posted by Laszlo at 11:10 PM on June 12, 2005

Sorry to snag your post, Laszlo..

I have seen a lot of significance attributed to the #7.
Actually, every number.. I studied gematria for a bit, and it's a sure path to mathmatical insanity.

Especically when attributed to religous texts.
posted by Balisong at 11:13 PM on June 12, 2005

No, it is in fact a "bad rap" that they have:

"well I'm a butterfly knife and I'm here to say:
I get flung up in da movies in a major way!"

(bad beatboxing)

"I gots two handles and that's better than one!
Its knife spinnin fun for almost everyone!"
posted by freebird at 11:14 PM on June 12, 2005

heh... nice one!
posted by Balisong at 11:17 PM on June 12, 2005

it also seems that many numbers have varying degrees of significants in dif cultures and religions etc. A number which has always interested me has been 11. Lots of people see 11:11 on digital clocks etc, which seems to have various spiritual and metaphysical significance.
http://www.uri-geller.com/articles/11.htm
posted by Laszlo at 11:22 PM on June 12, 2005

Anyone want to bet that this auction will be won by GoldenPalace.com?
posted by Windopaene at 11:22 PM on June 12, 2005

sorry, dont really know how to post a link, ....might have to copy and paste.
posted by Laszlo at 11:24 PM on June 12, 2005

dunno windopaene, it aint no grilled cheese sandwich
posted by Laszlo at 11:27 PM on June 12, 2005

Any casino that could be named the 8th wonder of the world would be in their best interest to buy it.
posted by Balisong at 11:35 PM on June 12, 2005

They aren't really the official 7 Wonders. Or is that so obvious I didn't need to mention it?

The first pic reminds me of this. The chaps involved got themselves into deep financial doodoo as a result. Hope the Ebay person has got the proper permits!
posted by uncanny hengeman at 1:39 AM on June 13, 2005

ebay eventually will be the only true economy. its already a way to determine that value of any random item: yeah, that's a cool (blank), but how much can you get for it on ebay?
posted by slimslowslider at 2:13 AM on June 13, 2005

Laszlo, for this link, I thank you.
posted by greasepig at 2:14 AM on June 13, 2005