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01/14/2005: The most shocking development of the past 24 hours
On a lark, I put in a bid at eBay for the Elvis Presley, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." customized action figure. For the most part, I put the bid in because the person offering the auction had included a "warning" that if he didn't get any bids, he might pull the auction early, and I thought that the auction should remain available for a while. I really didn't expect to win. After all, I'd gotten the URL for the auction from the Commercial Appeal, and I figured that surely, some demented Elvis fan would swoop in and outbid me, which would be cool by me. I figured it'd be fun to own if I won the bidding, and I specified a maximum bid which represented the most I'd be willing to squander on such silliness; if someone wanted it badly enough that they were willing to outbid me, they could have it.
Lo, and behold, I won the auction (with the only bid, at that), and therefore will soon find myself the proud owner of the Elvis Presley, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. action figure. And near as I can tell, it's the only such figure of its kind in the world. Surely, that's newsworthy in some way, shape or form.
Members of the Memphis media who wish to interview me will find my email address on the sidebar.
:-)
Len on 01.14.05 @ 06:42 AM CST
