No, and I'm glad no one has taken her up on it yet.  I don't care that she's
selling advertising space on her body, it's the pity factor regarding her
daughter that's got me riled.  But there seems to be a lot of merchandise on
ebay that're using the pity factor to try and get bids. :(

Kat

On Saturday 09 July 2005 11:29 am, ken barber wrote:
> i note that there are no bidders yet.
>
> --- Deri James <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > On Saturday 09 Jul 2005 06:39, Kathy wrote:
> > > you can't get to sleep and so end up at your
> >
> > laptop at 1:30 am, doing weird
> >
> > > searches on ebay.  I did a search for 'disabled'
> >
> > and came up with the usual
> >
> > > vintage postage stamps, placards, etc., but a
> >
> > couple of entries got me
> >
> > > riled up.  One I saw (and I'm sure there are more)
> >
> > was one in which someone
> >
> > > seems to be selling a handicapped license plate
> >
> > that's still valid.  I
> >
> > > don't know about other states but I can say that
> >
> > here in NC it's very much
> >
> > > illegal.
> > >
> > > But the one that really dismayed and angered me
> >
> > was a listing for a woman
> >
> > > in BC who is selling advertising space on her body
> >
> > - she says that people
> >
> > > stare at her and her handicapped daughter whilst
> >
> > they go out for walks so
> >
> > > why not use that for advertising?  I was appalled
> >
> > but I do feel sorry for
> >
> > > her as it seems she doesn't get enough money from
> >
> > the government to take
> >
> > > care of her daughter.   But doesn't Canada have a
> >
> > social welfare system for
> >
> > > taking care of disabled people?  So I'm a wee bit
> >
> > skeptical, to say the
> >
> > > least!  Here's the URL:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=102333&item=55948861
>
> > >27&rd=1
> > >
> > > (You may need to copy and paste it into your
> >
> > browser for it to work)
> >
> > > Now having got that off my chest and calmed down,
> >
> > I'm going to grab a good
> >
> > > book and go read in bed!
> > >
> > > Kat
> >
> > Hi Kat,
> >
> > Just someone trying to make some money!! In fact its
> > quite cleverly worded:-
> >
> > "I will display your business in our daily routine
> > walks (3 hours minimum)."
> >
> > So for your $100 she will display your business logo
> > (not any old whacko
> > message) for at least 3hrs in total. She's hoping
> > you'd get the impression
> > this is 3 hours per day.
> >
> > "I am also prepared to walk (464) for the right
> > bidder."
> >
> > Not a clue what this means!! Is it 4 hrs in the
> > morning, 6 hrs in the
> > afternoon, and 4 hrs at night - that's a lot of
> > fresh air!! Or is it some
> > Canadian tax exempt status. Or is it a position in
> > the kama-sutra!!!
> >
> > "Government of BC will garnish meager income for not
> > paying medical premium
> > and penalties are adding."
> >
> > Note that it is the Gov of BC which will garnish a
> > "meager income", so I
> > assume this means she's not going to declare the
> > full 100 bucks for tax!!
> >
> > "I want to continue to give daughter excellent 24
> > hour quality care."
> >
> > I live with my daughter and we don't have a car (go
> > for lots of walks!!).
> >
> > Don't let it rile you Kat. I can't see a "victim"
> > here - except perhaps anyone
> > who bids the $100.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Deri
>
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