• Some guy selling his unreleased book that "toples Star Wars, Harry Potter" on eBay for $2M
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Quoted from the listing descriptions: [quote] I am selling my story that I have been creating for 10+ years. [b] It can be compared to stories like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Matrix, Indiana Jones and other titles in those categories. [/b] This story needs to be completed by a professional writer or Ghost Writer. I would like to meet in person so that I can pass my works on. I will share my story with someone in person only and not over the internet. My story is too valuable to be spread publicly and will give a lot of new ideas for movies and book series that should belong to the buyer. ebay requires a physical object to be purchased. This is a CD with my story, as well as printed material, as well as verbal information from me. This will be exchanged person to person. This story will bring in endless fame and money to anyone who takes it. I do not have money to hire a Ghost Writer and I do not want to die with this story untold. [/quote] [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220741487137[/url] The item is listed for $10M Buy it Now, or to be auctioned starting at $2M. If anyone have $2,000,000 to spare, this is your perfectly investment opportunity to publish this book as yours and (hopefully) profit from it, since it is supposedly better than Star Wars and Harry Potter! EDIT: New Listing [quote] I am selling my story that I have been creating for 10+ years. (not constantly writing, but of piecing everything together in a cohesive manner) It can be compared to stories like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Matrix, Indiana Jones and other titles in those categories. This is a really great story I have. This story needs to be completed by a professional writer or Ghost Writer. I am by no means a writer. I would rather not sell it at all and just find investors to help hire a celebrity Ghost Writer, which would cost 250,000. The company that hires these writers out, guarantee the book to be a New York best seller. From my understanding, a celebrity ghost writer is someone who has written many books for others that have become "best sellers" and are at a point in their writing career to produce these best sellers often. But for me, finding an investor seems impossible, it takes money to make money. If George Lucas offered to sell his idea of Star Wars, would you have bought it? Just hit the "ask seller a question link" for more info. This is a serious auction, I'm not looking to rip anyone off. If you win this auction and decide you don't like the story, then you don't have to pay, and you will be refunded fully. I would like to meet in person so that I can pass my works on. I will share my story with someone in person only and not over the internet. My story is too valuable to be spread publicly and will give a lot of new ideas for movies and book series that should belong to the buyer. ebay requires a physical object to be purchased. This is a CD with my story, as well as printed material, as well as verbal information from me. This will be exchanged person to person. This story will bring in endless fame and money to anyone who takes it. I do not have money to hire a Ghost Writer and I do not want to die with this story untold. If you win the auction; we would meet in person, you would sign a nondisclosure document so i can be protected if you back out, I would share the story. Then you would choose to keep the story or refuse it. If you refuse it you would get a 100% refund and I would be protected so that you can't use my story after backing out. And for the people reading this post who think I'm crazy for asking this amount of money for it; this kind of money is a drop in the bucket for large corporations. If it sounds like too much money then you are not the kind of buyer I'm looking for. [/quote] [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220744269251[/url] $3M now
Endless fame and money, eh? I don't have $3m to spare, though.
He can't even spell "topple", how can he write a famous story?
In a few days this auction will be removed because, as always, it is against eBay policy for there to be anything interesting or funny on eBay.
Oh god this guy is stupid, "30 day money back, buyer pays return shipping".
[QUOTE=Helix Alioth;28222745]He can't even spell "topple", how can he write a famous story?[/QUOTE] It costs $2M minimum Obviously, it must be a really good piece of composition :downs:
You know, I wasn't sure if I should have read the title as 'topples' or 'topless'. Besides that, interesting.
:20bux: says it's a 256-page flip book of Rick Astley
[QUOTE=Overwatch 7;28222841]You know, I wasn't sure if I should have read the title as 'topples' or 'topless'. Besides that, interesting.[/QUOTE] Topless Star Wars? Could be interesti... oh god jabba the hut.
You never know, For all we know it's mindblowing.
[quote=manningqb18;28222934]topless star wars? Could be interesti... Oh god jabba the hut.[/quote] [b][i]Bring to Jabba![/i][/b]
It would be funny if some rich guy buys it for the lulz
It'd be great if it was a bestseller later on and got an Oprah sticker.
At first I thought it meant topless. [editline]yes[/editline] :downs:
He's probably writing Indiana Potter of the Matrix Ring Star Wars.
Well the story starts out, "There once was a man from Nantucket..."
He can't write himself as he needs ghost writers? So, he's the "Ideas Guy", then? The Mod Leader?
Publicity stunt.
[QUOTE=ManningQB18;28222934]Topless Star Wars? Could be interesti... oh god jabba the hut.[/QUOTE] jabba's already topless
[QUOTE=Djessey;28222996]You never know, For all we know it's mindblowing.[/QUOTE] I don't think a concept alone can be mindblowing tbh. Which is clearly what this is, he's saying whoever buys it will have to actually write the book by cobbling together his ideas, from what I can see. And if he's not an author, who the fuck is he to judge his brainchild as a certain or even potential best-seller. Bullshit ahoy. Whole thing reminds me of the time machine blueprints that were on ebay ages ago. I think they were asking $20M as well. [editline]23rd February 2011[/editline] $20M says it's the same guy
Free shipping! That will save me 10 dollars!
We should all put in and get this masterpiece.
Ok, I've thought about how his story starts now. Indiana Potter was just like any other kid. Except he wasn't. He was destined to defeat Lord Sauron Vadermort and his army of Storm Eaters to help the Rebel Fellowship of the Ring toss the one ring back into Mount Doom, which was in India and defended by Nazis and Orcs but loaded with ancient treasure. He went to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Jedi Training, where he learned how to use magic, as well as space magic also known as the Force. This was his life, until one day he went to Hogwarts and there he met somebody new. He wore a long trenchcoat and dark sunglasses. He told Indiana Potter he was the one. Indie was annoyed, saying, "I'm already like 4 or 5 different chosen ones here, why do I need to be any more?" The new man, who introduced himself as Morpheus said, "What if I told you your whole life was a computer simulation and all those other chosen titles are complete bullshit?" Indie didn't know how to answer. Morpheus continued, bringing out two different colored pills, "You take the blue pill and the story ends. Well this story anyway you have a shitton of others here I guess. You take the red pill and you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes."
I just checked the listing. It's been taken down by the seller because "the item is no longer available". Did someone seriously buy it?
'Dem crazy authors..
[QUOTE=LaserOfDoom;28229643]Ok, I've thought about how his story starts now. Indiana Potter was just like any other kid. Except he wasn't. He was destined to defeat Lord Sauron Vadermort and his army of Storm Eaters to help the Rebel Fellowship of the Ring toss the one ring back into Mount Doom, which was in India and defended by Nazis and Orcs but loaded with ancient treasure. He went to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Jedi Training, where he learned how to use magic, as well as space magic also known as the Force.[/quote] I love you
I thought the title said Topless did anyone else???
You're a jedi, harry
[QUOTE=rosar0980;28229686]I just checked the listing. It's been taken down by the seller because "the item is no longer available". Did someone seriously buy it?[/QUOTE] Naw, Ebay spotted it and whisked it away.
maybe he realized he could write it himself
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