..this is getting out of hand!!
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WTF, he said he didn't know if they were fake or not, and started the bidding at $10. She got what she deserved.But the woman, Pat O'Buck, a 77-year-old Montanan, says five rare Beanies in the lot were counterfeits, including the Royal Blue Peanut elephant that she covets most. She has demanded her money back.
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Exactly. Caveat Emptor.Sylvus wrote:WTF, he said he didn't know if they were fake or not, and started the bidding at $10. She got what she deserved.But the woman, Pat O'Buck, a 77-year-old Montanan, says five rare Beanies in the lot were counterfeits, including the Royal Blue Peanut elephant that she covets most. She has demanded her money back.
She bought her ticket. She knew what she was getting into! I say, let her crash!
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She reported him to the FBI. I wasn't aware they had a Beanie Baby Task Force... 

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ROFL!!kyoukan wrote:Funny. I showed that auction to my husband when the link was being passed around. When he read it he said to me something like "I bet the stupid cunt that wrote him about the fakes ends up buying it."

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