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amma 07-28-2011 07:54 AM

LOL Although it is beautiful... I think I will have to let this one go :wink: :D:D:D

MTS 07-28-2011 09:31 AM


Originally Posted by BellaBoo
All it takes is one bidder. Long before the internet a college kid placed a small classified in several upscale business magazines saying poor college student struggling, please send me just $1 to help me stay in college. The boy received over $2 million dollars and he did finish college.

That was a much smarter kid.

He realized it's easier to get someone to part with a buck than the impossibility of anyone spending $1.5mil on this listing.

Sort of like the trading a red paper clip and ending up with a house. ;-)
http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/...p-project.html
http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/

Genius!

I don't know if he even went to college, but now, according to his CV, he is the world's foremost expert on trading red paperclips for houses.

How many of us can say that?
:mrgreen:

alikat110 07-28-2011 05:04 PM

I'll make my own, thanks!

DebbyT 07-28-2011 06:08 PM

Asking so much is extreme, saying unsued amount will go to charity. So does that mean the student will get to deduct the extra on the income tax as a contribution? Seems like about at least an $800,000.00 contribution on the taxes. --- Seems this person is looking for a free ride and then some. Remember it is stated that any extra money will go to a charity of "my choice".

Stitchit123 07-28-2011 06:23 PM

Shucks I just blew my life savings at the gas station - :lol:

MaryAnnMc 07-29-2011 03:50 AM

Dang, you mean to tell me I could have just made and auctioned a quilt instead of spending three years waiting tables, tutoring, and cleaning houses to put my DD through college?!? NOW you tell me! :lol:

ywoodruff5 07-29-2011 04:02 AM

Thanx for the wonderful chuckle for the day.... :lol:

vickimc 07-29-2011 05:59 AM

if it sells, I might try it. still paying on DS college. like forever.......

Quilt Mom 07-29-2011 06:08 AM

Most likely the Grandmother made it for the student, the student does not appreciate the effort or love that went into the quilt, and years from now the student will regret having sold it. But a million? I have two in college now, and it is not that expensive - unless, of course, the student is studying the art of having a good time! :lol:

Becka 07-29-2011 06:09 AM

Lovely. His last sale - a tied Wolf quilt - also Grandma made - sold for $30.

I think he's being optimistic, and/or rates Grandma's work VERY highly :) lol


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