This is the saddest ebay post I have ever seen

[alittlelark]

http://cgi.ebay.com/BUY-MY-UNDYING-GRATITUDE-CANCER-PATIENT-LIVING-IN-CAR_W0QQitemZ5664321796QQcategoryZ31448QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I have been cruising their site for a few days (found some really weird stuff).

I checked the posters' buying history and it's all books and a birdcage.

Very sad.;(

[MiniMandaRuth]

1. And the worst part is, it might be true....

:cry:

[Benfea]

2. The problem with the anonymity of the Internet is...

…how do you know this guy's story is true?

[alittlelark]

3. It's a woman - her bidding history is romance novels

hubby died at about that time..... I believe it.

[Lavender Brown]

4. Weird

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOVE-SPELL-GIVEN-TO-ME-BY-PRINCESSE-SOPHIE_W0QQitemZ5663564492QQcategoryZ116117QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

She's also selling Ashlee Simpson's used Pepsi can. :shrug:

[alittlelark]

6. Okay.... I'm way too trusting.

I need to stick w/ animal rescue - cuz the humans are way too confusing for me.....

[qnr]

8. I'm not sure that that necessarily disproves anything. Those are small

items that she may have considered valuable, and would be easy to keep hold of in the car. Former librarian, access to the internet wouldn't be hard. Don't know though.

[Lavender Brown]

9. I'm not trying to disprove anything

It's just... not everyday that you see magic spells being sold on ebay. And I'm curious to know who Princesse Sophie is. :P

[qnr]

11. Oh, I know you weren't. I'm just a hardcore skeptic, trying hard to

give the person the benefit of the doubt. The love spells, psychic bit, and offering to go to someones church got me.

[Lavender Brown]

14. Oh my, I didn't even see that one.

<I AM A CANCER PATIENT,WAITING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY TO KICK IN. IN THE MEANTIME,I HAVE ZERO INCOME FOR MEDICATIONS, LIVING EXPENSES OR DOCTOR'S FEES. IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT YOUR CHURCH CAN HELP ME,BID! I WAS RAISED LUTHERAN BUT IF YOU FEEL THAT YOUR PARTICULAR CHURCH CAN HELP ME I WILL GO TO THAT ONE. IT GETS COLD IN MY OLD CAR AT NIGHT AND SUICIDE IS LOOKING MORE ATTRACTIVE EVERY DAY. SO WHETHER YOU BID OUT OF A DESIRE TO HELP OR AN EVANGELISTIC FERVOR MAKES NO DIFFER TO ME. I NEED HELP AND I NEED IT NOW. PLEASE HELP.THANK YOU. LOVE,JOANNE

[qnr]

17. Yeah, but now I'm wondering if the others are being sold by the person

letting her use the account. Haven't gone back to look at them.

[Floogeldy]

5. That is the saddest Ebay bid I've ever seen.

;)

[alittlelark]

7. Even sadder - I may retract it after reading post #4

[Dave Reynolds]

10. The problem with living in a car,

it makes it very hard to have a PayPal address and internet service.

Just sayin'....

[qnr]

12. Internet service isn't that big a problem, especially if she really was

a former librarian. Paypal is questionable though.

Edit: Never mind, I just read this
Seller's payment instructions
A FRIEND HAS OFFERED TO LET ME USE HIS COMPUTER AND ADDRESS,SINCE I HAVE NONE OF MY OWN. THE NAME AND ADDRESS STATED ARE HIS. I HAVE NO BANK ACCOUNT TO CASH CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS. THANK YOU AGAIN.

[Dave Reynolds]

13. A definite quandry,

I'm afraid I no longer give people very much trust. I would not blame or question anybody who believed her, though, as it is a fairly compelling story.

[qnr]

15. must have been a librarian when terminals didn't have lower case :) n/t

[alittlelark]

16. I know of two living near me that spend a lot of time at the library.

I chat w/ one of the women occasionally. She is nice, but very 'flighty'.

I have a nasty habit of assuming the best unless I am proved wrong.

[Dave Reynolds]

18. It is nice that people can assume the best,

it helps strike a balance against people like me...:dilemma:

[alittlelark]

19. UPDATE - another auction of her items....

http://cgi.ebay.com/PAGAN-CANCER-PATIENT-WILL-GO-TO-CHURCH-OF-YOUR-CHOICE_W0QQitemZ5663559180QQcategoryZ31448QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


I am confused and debating the reality of the situation.

[qnr]

20. Yeah, but I suppose it's not like she has a lot of physical things to

sell. By the way, I apologize - I had no idea you'd be bidding automatically :(

[alittlelark]

21. ? Perhaps I should check the post again.....

[qnr]

22. Well, it might not be you, just that the bidders name is quite similar n/t

[alittlelark]

23. No, it's me - I tried to edit the DU post after logging out of ebay

But it didn't work (?)

[AlienGirl]

25. Sadly, I suspect it's probably legit

Social services everywhere are stretched and spread really thin, and many people are falling through the cracks because they don't have the physical or emotional energy to advocate forcefully on their own behalf. :-(

Tucker

[FuzzySlippers]

24. I don't like to be too cynical, alittlelark,

but here she appears to have a home (pendant from psychic Sophie's estate).

I DO KNOW THAT SINCE SOPHIE'S BEQUEST HAS ENTERED MY LITTLE HOME THE ENTIRE ATMOSPHERE HAS CHANGED. MY FEW VISITORS HAVE ALL COMMENTED THAT MY HOUSE SOMEHOW SEEMS "HAPPIER" HOPEFULLY WE CAN CPREAD SOME OF THAT HAPPINESS AROUND.

[Janice325]

26. I'm confused about the whole thing.

Is she using her friend's eBay account to sell her stuff?? 'Cause I'm wondering by looking at the poster/cancer patient/seller's feedback history (6)it shows that she previously BOUGHT 6 items from other sellers since becoming a member of eBay in November,2005.
This is just too confusing and depressing for me to wrap my brain around.
Oy.:(