Kilobucks for Kilowidgets
13 October 2011eBay lot #180729964545 sold on 26 September 2011 for a price of $1000 plus $140 for s&h. Categorized in On 6 October, another 1000 widgets were allegedly sold as lot #180734234607, again for a price of $1000, but this time with $197 for s&h. The purchasing account left a feedback on 11 October that simply says The buying account is shared by Joshua Glew and his father, Steven John Glew. The latter has a 'blog that seems to relate some dirty doings by the Pez Corporation, but which I've done no more than skim because it's written in a decidedly ill-organized fashion. A thousand widgets?Collectibles > Advertising > Food & Beverage > Cereal > Kellogg
, the listing was entitled 1,000 Widgets
. The description said only 1000 Widgets
(omitting the comma). There was no picture. Two days later, the buyer left feedback declaring good widgets. thanks
. acceptable
.
Tags: eBay, everyday absurdity, widgets
Clearly an Economics 101 textbook has somehow been brought to life à la Frankenstein's monster, and this is the logical result.
Soon to follow will be taxes and subsidies, price supports and ceilings, and regulation by self-serving bureaucrats to protect consumers from the often dangerous sorts of widgets produced under laissez-faire capitalism.
Clearly, the next logical step will be to qualify the widgets as "green". In which case, S&H will increase accordingly, because we can't have such widgets shipped utilizing any method that would leave a significant carbon footprint. After all, the cost of carrier pigeons has gone through the roof now what with being limited to organically-grown pigeon-feed.
A certain percentage of all profits should go to habitat restoration.