So many little ironies here. Start with the fact that it would
never have occurred to me that stuff like this might be on eBay, except that literally ten minutes before reading this, in the process of responding to the halftracks thread, I did a search on "military trucks" and Google came up with the entry "'Military Trucks' on eBay". You bet I did a double-take...
Then there are the standard eBay... um... features, data points, whatever, that suddenly seem so out of place:
- Item Condition: Used Nope, sorry, I'm only in the market for New.
- Get a free insurance quote from GEICO "You want us to quote on a... WHAT? Err, which model year was that? Two-door or four-door?"
- Shipping: Buyer responsible for vehicle pick-up or shipping Just in case you had any doubts about that...
- But then, "Ships to: Worldwide"
- $ Have one to sell? Sell it yourself Why, yes, as a matter of fact I do also have one of those I'd like to sell.
- Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Hmm... Registered? Issued a title? Really kind of makes you wonder what the DMV would make of this one, doesn't it? And what sort of driver's license do you need for...?
And, finally,
- Time left: 15d 13h (Nov 10, 2013 10:56:30 PST) I am noting this on my calendar and cancelling my plans for that night, because I am so gonna snipe that auction...