TIPS Volume 3, No. 8
April, 2003

     Grade Level Key 
     Suitable for elementary school= Elem, Suitable for middle school= Middle
     Suitable for high school= High, General interest= Teachers

Editor: Jeffrey L. Jones,
District Tech Resource Teacher
jjones@fayette.k12.ky.us
This website is intended for the instructional use of students and staff of Fayette County Public Schools.

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eBay!

The Governor's Office of Technology may have eBay blocked, but we know you're addicted! Here's some obscure auctions you might have missed! (Yes, dear, they're actual eBay auctions, though I have fictionalized the item #'s and bid data. )

Toothbrush
Item # 3310634739


Current bid $0.99  Starting bid $0.99
Quantity 1 # of bids  0 Bid history
Time left 22 hours, 10 mins + Location UK
Description

very little use, one previous owner, only two teeth to brush

 
* NOKIA 3210* NOT WORKING* NO RESERVE*
Item # 2625021453


Current bid $1.00   Starting bid $1.00
Quantity 1 # of bids  0 Bid history
Time left 6 hours, 10 mins + Location ND
Description

THIS IS MY OLD PHONE THAT I'M SELLING...I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT, IT JUST STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY SO I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT ANOTHER, IT MAY JUST NEED A NEW BATTERY OR IT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE, WHO KNOWS?...

 
RALPH LAUREN POLO JEANS - JOHN TRAVOLTA
Item # 3442134739


Current bid 3.00   Starting bid $0.99
Quantity 1 # of bids  4 Bid history
Time left 19 hours, 18 mins + Location FLA
Description

YEP, these are the SAME JEANS we've listed a few times here on eBay and for some reason no one wants them. So I put them in my truck and took them with us when we went to John Travolta's new house in Florida this past weekend. SO NOW, these jeans have "BEEN TO JOHN TRAVOLTA'S HOUSE" which makes them MUCH MORE VALUABLE than they originally WERE! HOW EXCITING IS THAT?!!!!....

 
HISTORIC SILVER BOWL - REAGAN, MADONNA, SCHWARZENEGGER
Item # 4112134739


Current bid $5.00   Starting bid $5.00
Quantity 1 # of bids  0 Bid history
Time left 12 hours, 32 mins + Location UK
Description

I am selling this one-of-a-kind silver bowl. The bottom is engraved "Ridgewell Catering, 1984." Which leads me to believe that this bowl could have been used by former president, Ronald Reagan. After all, Ronald Reagan was re-elected in 1984. And I’m sure, at some point during his campaign, he probably needed to use a bowl. (you can’t eat soup out of a plate!). The surface of the bowl is scratched and bit tarnished and the base has a small dent in it. But it’s plausible that those scratches and tarnishes and dent could have been lovingly placed there by 1980s icon, Madonna! After all, 1984 is the year that Madonna released her hit single "Material Girl." I’m no rocket scientist, but the last time I checked, silver is a material! You can see where I’m going here. That said, please buy my bowl. It’s shiny and your pets will love it. Especially if you rub it down with meat. Please include $10 for shipping and handling, since the bowl is fairly heavy. Which leads me to suspect that it might have been used by Arnold Schwarzenegger. (He released The Terminator in 1984).

 
NATURAL PERFUME OILS
Item # 3842234169


Current bid $3.00   Starting bid $0.99
Quantity 10 # of bids  4 Bid history
Time left 19 hours, 18 mins + Location FLA
Description

Hi, I'm Eve Adams. I am selling my perfume oils to pay my way through school (I'm studying Geology at the University of New Mexico). I package it in 1/4 ounce vials. My oils contain no alcohol. The bottle is not to exciting looking, but the scent is really great. I use it as a perfume - you won't believe how long it lasts. This scent is Dirt. This is probably one of the stranger scents that I offer. It is the rich scent of moist loamy soil. It's for all of you gardeners that miss playing around in the dirt during the long winter months.