Thursday, December 7, 2017

Fun in auction land

A short while ago I mentioned my initial reactions to the online auction site I've been spending a fair bit of time on.  Recently I came across this gem:


Yes, you're looking at a blurry picutre of a clothing item.  If I recall correctly, the auction title was 服 (fuku), "clothing" in English.  Yes, the auction's starting bid amount was ¥99,999,999.  I'm not quite sure what the purpose of this auction was.  Perhaps the seller was trying to see if they could break the site.  Or perhaps they were waiting to see if the apparent lack of common sense would earn them a sharp reprimand from the powers that be.  Either that or it was some weird money laundering scheme....

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