what in the word is going on here?

[Midwest Boater]

any guesses ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/MICHAEL-JACKSON...Men_s_Women_s_Accessories&hash=item4cf010e268

 

[handlebar bart]

Suckered in by the free shipping.lol

 

[rlk]

any guesses ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/MICHAEL-JACKSON...Men_s_Women_s_Accessories&hash=item4cf010e268

Invest in a Gold Embosser.

 

[W4ASZ]

A clean dollar is a happy dollar.

 

[Matt Deckard]

I might even make 2 grand off this one.

 

[Mr E Train]

Wow, some people are really effing stupid.

 

[fluteplayer07]

These people are getting ripped off. That hat's only made of wool felt, not even fur felt.

 

[scottyrocks]

Im stumped. How gullibly stupid, or stupidly gullible, can people be?

 

[dhermann1]

It even says "unused". Maybe some sort of scam? There are bunches of these for sale all the time. Very interesting to see how it ends.

 

[Andykev]

There's one born every minute....

"A fool and his money are soon parted".

It is a $50 novelty hat. No provenance and no claims other than it says Michael Jackson on the sweatband. Cheap costume knock off.

 

[fenris]

The seller's name is michaeljacksonjoseph... Maybe that's really his name? If so he can't be sued if it doesn't turn out to be the King of Pop's actual fedora... hehehe... he can always say he was selling his own hat - which is a Michael Jackson hat. lol

 

[cptjeff]

It even says "unused". Maybe some sort of scam? There are bunches of these for sale all the time. Very interesting to see how it ends.

Not quite a scam. They've popped up before, and apparently Jackson had bunches made by dorfman? that he would toss to the crowd at shows. They're authentic memorabilia, even if not great hats.

On another note, anyone want to put in a group order for a few of those things with me? They can't cost more than $20 wholesale...

 

[Mr E Train]

The seller's name is michaeljacksonjoseph... Maybe that's really his name? If so he can't be sued if it doesn't turn out to be the King of Pop's actual fedora... hehehe... he can always say he was selling his own hat - which is a Michael Jackson hat. lol

He's cagey enough to never claim that the hat was owned by Michael Jackson or that it's a licensed Michael Jackson product. It just has the name (and not necessarily the Michael Jackson's name--it could be any Michael Jackson, theoretically), and I don't believe you can copyright a proper name. I just can't believe that people are willing to pay that much for them. My hope is that these bids are being driven up by nuisance bidders who have no intention of paying if they win. The seller must have had some non-payments, thus the very loud and bold warning about serious bidders only.

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Could be some shills in there too.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Could be some shills in there too.

I agree. The bidders are the same crew as on the last one of these auctions (recently posted in the eBay thread).

 

[gtdean48]

The spelling & grammar attest to the authenticity & quality of this merchandise = "IF NOT WANT TO PAY DON´T BID,BECOUSE SELL IN EBAY IT´S TIME LOST AND MONEY!!!!"

 

[Lefty]

Could be some shills in there too.

+2.

 

[Midwest Boater]

my guess was the guy is bidding it up himself with another account , and was just stuck selling the same hat over and over because he wont pay himself. if anyone is falling for this it really is sad...in a funny way.

 

[dhermann1]

Interesting how it suddenly went to $500 and then $900. That makes me also think somebody is bidding it up for him. Crazy.

 

[handlebar bart]

One of the current bidders retracted his winning bid for $1500 the last time this was up. It's a pretty transparent scam.