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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Going Once...Going Twice...Kibuddim SOLD on ebay

(Click for full listing of kibuddim on ebay)

If your shul isn't digital these days, it's just totally 18th century. Then again, many shteebles ARE 18th century!

Forget all the tasteless, ostentatious annoying scenes of bidding for kibuddim in shuls for Simchat Torah -- just take care of all of it via ebay and paypal. And if you aren't happy with the quality of your kibud, you can always make a claim against paypal for your money back.

I wonder...if you buy an etrog with a credit card, using the buyer guarantee protection plan -- and the pitom breaks off during sukkot...can you get a refund?

Sukkot Neurosis are starting again...ack!
(hat-tip: Chewbacca)


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9 comments:

  1. mevaseretzion6:27 PM, October 03, 2006

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  2. mevaseretzion6:28 PM, October 03, 2006

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  3. Lion of Zion6:36 PM, October 03, 2006

    just on simhat torah? sigh, my shul does it on the yamim nora'im as well

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  4. kasamba7:57 PM, October 03, 2006

    Actually, it makes sense. One day I would love to see an old fashion midwestern auctioneer auction off the aliyas in our little shteeble.

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  5. Der Shygetz9:37 PM, October 03, 2006

    I wonder if they will get anywhere or if it is a publicity stunt. That is a major shul in Teaneck with plenty of wealthy mispalelim.

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  6. Fern @ Life on the Balcony9:53 PM, October 03, 2006

    Just buy your etrog with Amex through Paypal and I am sure you can get your money back if the pitom comes off. My husband sold a laptop "as is" with an accurate description of the laptop and then the buyer got his money back from Paypal/Amex because he had buyers' remorse. So my husband was out the laptop and the $1200 he sold it for. If it works for a $1200 laptop, then surely it will work for an etrog.

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  7. Sarah Likes Green12:35 AM, October 04, 2006

    that's great. :)

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  8. Lady-Light9:16 AM, October 04, 2006

    Yep. Judaism has hit the twenty-first century. The "T" in Torah also stands for Technology, didn't you know that? Codes in the Torah? You mean Bar Codes, right?!

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  9. Pragmatician10:34 AM, October 04, 2006

    what a great idea, it sure would save a lot of valubale time.

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