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(Sky News) Ironic Man selling soul on eBay for $1 millon so he can have Christmas money   (news.sky.com) divider line 82
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CtrlAltDelete [TotalFark] 2007-12-14 04:49:42 AM  
You'd think for $1 million you would at least get a cooler looking jar for the soul.

 
rustik [TotalFark] 2007-12-14 04:58:12 AM  
If he had half a brain he would have just started the bidding at like $100.. He's got media coverage now, I'm sure the online casinos would start upping the ante.

 
brian7dog 2007-12-14 04:58:58 AM  
At this moment I'd sell mine for a sane wife and some more beers

 
Caesar1313 2007-12-14 04:59:31 AM  
Yeah, a million should be the "buy it now", but he could have started bidding at a reasonable rate and actually made money.

 
FrankTheTank 2007-12-14 05:00:02 AM  
thats almost as wacky as a dollar bill with the face of jesus on it

 
Number41 2007-12-14 05:01:31 AM  
Hasn't this been done a thousand times? A friend of mine did it (got a few bucks for it, actually), but he was copying someone else, who was probably copying someone else...

 
tevys 2007-12-14 05:05:11 AM  
"I'm not really using it lately - and selling it on eBay is better than letting the Devil have it."

How does he know the devil doesnt have an ebay acct?

 
mikaelhg 2007-12-14 05:06:25 AM  
I have fifteen of those in a big box in the attic. I could go as low as $250,000 each. Takers?

 
GungFu 2007-12-14 05:10:47 AM  
Number41: Hasn't this been done a thousand times? A friend of mine did it (got a few bucks for it, actually), but he was copying someone else, who was probably copying someone else...

I believe one of those who did the same prior to ebay was Faust, and then there was Robert Johnson, the bluesman who sold his at a crossroads. Latter variations had Marky Mark and Vanilla Ice sucking Satan's cock rather than selling their souls - this most likely explains the lack of talent within them both.

 
S.A.S.Q.U.A.T.C.H. 2007-12-14 05:11:51 AM  
Nobody who has made a million dollars got it by buying dumb shiat like this. "Local buffoon gets name in paper."

 
yarnothuntin 2007-12-14 05:13:01 AM  
i8.photobucket.com

"I am not at liberty to divulge the party, but they were most interested in having possession of Little Boy's soul"

 
JessicaRaven 2007-12-14 05:15:49 AM  
yarnothuntin: "I am not at liberty to divulge the party, but they were most interested in having possession of Little Boy's soul"

mmmmmmmm forbidden donut

 
goodboy 2007-12-14 05:16:55 AM  
well Christmas causing more problems again ...

i would buy a totalfark account and sell my soul to fark..if i could afford it ...anyways ...have a good day and marry christmas...may the new year bring em..well a happy new year!

 
krispos42 2007-12-14 05:17:14 AM  
I bet eBay pulls the ad. After all, how can he prove he has the merchandise in question???

 
jordan314 2007-12-14 05:19:05 AM  
static.sky.com
Holy crap

 
KrispyKritter 2007-12-14 05:19:17 AM  
What, no toast?

 
JerkyMeat 2007-12-14 05:20:19 AM  
Can Ebay bring back slavery?

 
GungFu 2007-12-14 05:24:40 AM  
krispos42: I bet eBay pulls the ad. After all, how can he prove he has the merchandise in question???

How about some lovely ectoplasm?
www.greetingsearthlings.net

Anyway, as everyone knows, it'll be 21 grams worth.

www.sick-boy.com

 
paperbag_writer 2007-12-14 05:27:31 AM  
eBay is the tinfoil hat capitalists use to keep Engels out of their brainwaves.

 
Takun1021 2007-12-14 05:42:55 AM  
The starting bid is $1 million, but surprisingly he has yet to receive an offer.

That's surprising?

 
Dilbert J. Galt 2007-12-14 05:52:35 AM  
He's white! You don't pay $1,000,000 for a standard white boy soul.
James Brown, Aretha, Smokey Robinson, etc. are your premium souls.

 
Nature Spirals 2007-12-14 05:56:49 AM  
Takun1021: The starting bid is $1 million, but surprisingly he has yet to receive an offer.

That's surprising?


...


You must be a lot of fun to converse with.

 
illustri 2007-12-14 06:03:17 AM  
Dilbert J. Galt: He's white! You don't pay $1,000,000 for a standard white boy soul.
James Brown, Aretha, Smokey Robinson, etc. are your premium souls.


old dead whites are worthless, but baby whites (new window) fetch top dollar compared to others

like domestic luxury cars they have poor resale i guess

 
Nature Spirals 2007-12-14 06:05:55 AM  
illustri: Dilbert J. Galt: He's white! You don't pay $1,000,000 for a standard white boy soul.
James Brown, Aretha, Smokey Robinson, etc. are your premium souls.

old dead whites are worthless, but baby whites (new window) fetch top dollar compared to others

like domestic luxury cars they have poor resale i guess


Why do you hate America? That's just free enterprise. :)

 
DjArcas 2007-12-14 06:06:22 AM  
God, this is even in the Ebay FAQ.

1) If you don't have a soul, you can't sell it, as it doesn't exist.
2) If you DO have a soul, it's a body part, and you can't sell those on Ebay.

Case closed.

 
tokyogirl79 2007-12-14 06:11:14 AM  
Takun1021: The starting bid is $1 million, but surprisingly he has yet to receive an offer.

That's surprising?


Especially since you can find many similar auctions that start at $1. They give you nail cuttings & hair clippings to make it appear more realistic.

I remember seeing one where a guy was selling his talents as a virginity taker. I think it started at a couple grand plus airfare. Another guy was auctioning his love away. He said that he'd donate all the money to charity. I think he got about $1.50 before it got pulled. Then they have the virginity auctions...

This one here is for something that'll give you back your virginity. It sort of looks like a cigar. Link (new window)

 
crazynickstyle 2007-12-14 06:13:21 AM  
Somebody did this before already, it was a piece of paper and it went for like 20 bucks.

 
antihuman 2007-12-14 06:14:21 AM  
i sold a salvation pill on ebay a few years ago for $12.

 
tokyogirl79 2007-12-14 06:22:24 AM  
Another wierd ebay auction is this one:
A vintage psychic pine cone. (new window)

There is this huge story about how the person got the pine cone from a friend who in turn recieved it from a perfect stranger who invited her into her house.

 
Number41 2007-12-14 06:29:30 AM  
DjArcas: 2) If you DO have a soul, it's a body part, and you can't sell those on Ebay.

I think you're raising a theological question here that doesn't have a consensus answer.

 
Malice 2007-12-14 06:30:23 AM  
Chris Cook from little rock AR, if your out there, I still have your soul in my wallet.

Bought it in the 9th grade for 75 cents or so. Still got it. : )

 
rackrent [TotalFark] 2007-12-14 06:55:46 AM  
Sweet Mephistophilis, entreat thy lord
To pardon my unjust presumption,
And with my blood again I will confirm
My former vow I made to Lucifer.

 
Kiribub [TotalFark] 2007-12-14 07:00:05 AM  
GungFu: Anyway, as everyone knows, it'll be 21 grams worth.

Actually, I've never heard of that before.

 
SPL317 2007-12-14 07:13:34 AM  
How in the fark is this Ironic???

Subby=fail=-2

 
justashrink 2007-12-14 07:15:11 AM  
The devil is at this moment...getting a PayPal account.

 
SPL317 2007-12-14 07:16:10 AM  
GungFu: krispos42:Anyway, as everyone knows, it'll be 21 grams worth.


How many grams in an ounce?

/one of my favorite questions
//love asking profs and such

 
buddyrtr 2007-12-14 07:17:28 AM  
brian7dog: At this moment I'd sell mine for a sane wife and some more beers

The beers? - no problem!

Sane Wife? - Mutually exclusive terms - no such thing exists!

 
justashrink 2007-12-14 07:18:53 AM  
SPL317 2007-12-14 07:13:34 AM
How in the fark is this Ironic???


Well, let's see he wants to buy Christmas presents.

Celebrating Christ's birth by selling your soul. Hmmm pretty good irony.

 
ComicBookGuy 2007-12-14 07:18:55 AM  
It would be funny if for every bid put in, an automatic bid from someone named "Satan666" always outbid it. Like, inside of a nanosecond.

 
LowPlainsDrifter 2007-12-14 07:19:27 AM  
A man who would sell his soul for $1 million devalues it by $999,999.00 through the act.

Not that I buy into the notion of souls really. Just saying.

 
Bonksnp 2007-12-14 07:20:40 AM  
Kiribub: GungFu: Anyway, as everyone knows, it'll be 21 grams worth.

Actually, I've never heard of that before.


http://www.snopes.com/religion/soulweight.asp

 
RadioactiveApe 2007-12-14 07:24:16 AM  
jordan314:

static.sky.com
Holy crap

Yeah, looks like he sold it already.
I'm calling shenanigans.

 
Dalton Voss 2007-12-14 07:33:03 AM  
"Way to breathe, no-breath."

 
gonzojohn 2007-12-14 07:47:11 AM  
I can has a soul?

 
ansiz [TotalFark] 2007-12-14 07:58:21 AM  
tevys: How does he know the devil doesnt have an ebay acct?

It's things like this that just prove the devil doesn't exist. Or at least if he does he is one poor motherfarker. Screw $1 million, most people would sell their "soul" for $1,000 if some crazy offered to fork over some cash for it.

/baloney

 
I_Can't_Believe_it's_not_Boutros 2007-12-14 07:58:53 AM  
Unless he's a lawyer, I doubt his soul is rare enough to fetch a million dollars.

 
Hans Brix 2007-12-14 08:12:41 AM  
www.forumsigs.com

A+++++++++ Seller!!! Would buy from again!!!!

 
hudef 2007-12-14 08:13:45 AM  
www.findcoolclothes.com

 
mikem004 2007-12-14 08:33:34 AM  
DjArcas: God, this is even in the Ebay FAQ.

1) If you don't have a soul, you can't sell it, as it doesn't exist.
2) If you DO have a soul, it's a body part, and you can't sell those on Ebay.

Case closed.


I had my account for suspended for selling god in a box (this was back in 2000 or so) because I couldn't actually prove that god was in the box (the reason stated was "intangible metaphysical objects") ... though I claimed in the auction that He was in there, but if you opened the box to check, He would escape.

 
FreeCrime 2007-12-14 08:36:29 AM  
I saw 21 Grams and the title makes no sense to me at all. WTF is it suppossed to be? Your soul weighs 21 grams?? Is it really something that stupid?

 
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