Flunky Gizzard Head? sheesh.. there's another similar to this where my new name was Tootie Cootie Tush... lol
Now for a really interesting eBay story:
Phish Concert TicketsYou have to read the whole story...
Edit to add the story in the case eBay clears it out:
My son's 2 Phish Tickets Tweeter Mansfield 8/11 sec.11My idiot son wrecked my car, now I'm sellin his tickets         Item number: 2250747916
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Starting bid:         US $100.00
Ended:         Jun-17-04 10:52:00 PDT
Start time:        Jun-13-04 10:17:56 PDT
History:        0 bids
Price:        US $300.00
Item location:         concord, nh
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Ships to:         United States, Canada
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alberici (25)
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Item Specifics - Tickets
Event Type:         Concerts         Number of Tickets:         2
Rock/Pop/Alternative         Section:         11
Venue State/Province:         Massachusetts         Row:         x
Venue City:         Mansfield         Month:         Aug
Venue Name:         Tweeter Center         Day:         11
Venue Map:         Click to View Map         Year:         2004
This is an auction for two tickets to see the group Phish on August 11, 2004 at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield Massachusetts. These tickets were originally purchased for my son…but since he is a complete idiot, incapable of the responsibilities involved with actually going to this show, I (his father) am selling his tickets to the highest bidder out of pure spite…and to try to recoup some of the money he now owes me.
First off…the son-in-question is a decent kid. He is 17. No real problems just the regular stuff kids do. Overall I’ve been happy with him. When he approached me a while ago about going to see Phish in Massachusetts my wife and I thought he would be able to handle the trip to MA (we live in NH) and the show. I have been a Phish fan for years and went to many shows a decade ago. Anyway son-in-question borrows my credit card to buy 2 tickets online and agrees to pay me back.
Fast-forward a few weeks to the end of the school year. Son-in-question is making plans to attend the prom with his girlfriend. Again he’s a good kid so my wife and I spring for the typical prom stuff under the assumption that he will pay us back from the first few paychecks he receives from the summer job he just got at Home Depot. We drop about $300 on the credit card for his prom tickets, flowers and of course the rental tux. Then a few days before the actual prom he asks to borrow my car.
Now I happen to have a very nice 1969 Ford Torino Convertible. I’ve had it for a few years and I am gradually fixing it up. I really love this car and I really love my son too…so when son-in-question asks to borrow this car to go to the prom in it I agree, so I sit him down and explain THE RULES of which I expect him to abide by in my car. No speeding, no DRINKING, and no one else goes with you in the car. His head goes off a-nodding like he understands and promises me that he, his date, and my car are all in safe hands. So a few days later I hand him the keys and off he goes to the prom.
A few hours later the police call. Son-in-question has had an accident with my car and I need to come and get him at the station. Son-in-question is now son-of-a-bitch!! The nice policeman explains to me that the car and my son-of-a-bitch and his date were found on a backwoods road smashed into a tree. Son-of-a-bitch is OK, but the police think he’s slurring his words so they give him a breathalyzer and he blows a .11. His date is drunk too. They find empty beer cans hidden in the woods. They never made it to the prom. He claims that the alcohol didn’t have anything to do with the accident…that a deer jumped out in front of him and he swerved. To which I answer “What were you doing out in the woods anyway? Weren’t you supposed to be at the prom?” Of course I know the answer to that question…hopefully we won’t be dealing with that situation in 9 months.
So I’m pissed. I bail him out and go look at my car. It’s still drive-able but it needs a new quarter panel, a big dent removed from the bumper, some trim parts, and a bunch of labor. The estimates are around $1800 to fix it.
Son-of-a-bitch goes to court a couple weeks later, (with the lawyer which I provide for him) and loses his license for a year. He will also be losing that job at Home Depot because it’s a 45 minute drive each way and I’m not driving him. So as a result of my son’s stupidity I’m stuck with the following bill
1 tux $125
two prom tix $75
flowers $35
bail $65
towing and impound fees- $150
Lawyer $300
Fines$500
Insurance rate hike-yet to be determined
Auto repair bill- about $1800
GRAND TOTAL for his stupidity-$3050
There is absolutely NO WAY my son is going to go to this concert.. He needs to learn a lesson so I’m selling his tickets. He bought the tix with my credit card and never paid me back so they rightfully belong to me. Hopefully soon they will belong to YOU. I have them right here in my hand and I will send them ASAP to the highest bidder.
The seats are side by side in reserved section 11 row X. Highest bidder agrees to add $8 for shipping. Paypal, money orders or bank check. NO personal checks.
This is a legitimate auction for these tickets!!!! If you are the highest bidder you get to see Phish …instead of my son. I have perfect 100% feedback and want to keep it that way. Email me any questions
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On Jun-16-04 at 13:31:46 PDT, seller added the following information:
OK this auction is really taking off so I just want everybody to PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING THINGS. First---THIS IS A REAL AUCTION FOR REAL TICKETS!! Please remember that if you place a bid on these tix I expect that you will pay for them. There have been several retractions and bidders with 0 or even negative feedback. I will send you an invoice for them and I 100% guarantee that you will get them. Please don't bid as a gag..it only runs up the price on SERIOUS BIDDERS.
Second---I am being overloaded with your email. I tried to respond to the first wave but I can't keep up any longer. I appreciate your support , and your displeasure too, but I can't respond any longer unless you have questions about the tix themselves.
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On Jun-16-04 at 16:41:23 PDT, seller added the following information:
OK everybody I am revising this auction one more time. PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU INTEND TO BID ON THESE TICKETS!
I have been watching this auction growing bigger by the minute. I have also been reading all the hundreds of emails that have been coming in. Many people have made suggestions to me about how this auction is working and I have realized the following things.
First- by selling these tickets I am really only entitled to the cost of their face value and the associated fees attached. To sell them for anything above face value is not fair to the artists…. PHISH…whom I respect more than any other band.
Second--- by calling my son a son-of-a-bitch I inadvertently called my wife a bitch. I did not intend to do this…I did not mean it literally…just as a figure of speech ….however many people were upset about it. I apologize to you and to my wife.
I in my anger have done wrong and admit it…and I need to make it right. So as of right now (5/16 7:30PM)this auction is going to be a benefit for 2 important charities.
When this auction ends, and the high bidder pays me, I am going to take only the face value of the tix, their shipping costs, and ebay fees for myself. Any funds above that will be donated to the following charities.
Half of the profits will be given to the Mockingbird Foundation. The Mockingbird Foundation is a non-profit organization of Phish fans, founded in 1997 to generate charitable proceeds from the Phish community. All Foundation revenues support music education for children. For more info go to
http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org The other half of the profits will be donated to MADD, (mothers against drunk driving) out of respect to my wife. For more info visit
http://www.madd.orgIf you are one of the 9 people who have already bid and do not like this arrangement (for whatever reason) please withdraw your bid. I will not leave you a bad feedback.
I hope everyone reading this will agree that this is the right thing to do. Maybe we can turn two bad decisions by a son and his father into something positive.
Tk's new and improved "GrrArgg"...Crazy? Crazy?? I do not talk to myself...it's called thinking aloud...
Tara ate her, devoured her from beneath. -The Edge of Silence giving new meaning to season seven's catch phrase.bulldog: (gesturing to tk)"Can she get a Sloe Comfortable Screw Against the Wall?" female bartender: (laughing)"Honey, you're living in a fantasy world." Edited by: tkheaven
at: 6/19/04 7:50 am