Showing posts with label ebay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ebay. Show all posts

Tuesday, 1 May 2007

What goes around, comes around... but not always in the same day!

So, $102,600 to ride as 18th man on the back of BMW Oracle. That's what the Ebay bid fetched, so well done to BMW Oracle, good luck to the 18th man (or lady perhaps), and congratulations to the Susan Komen breast cancer charity which benefits from the proceeds.

It seems terribly unfair that on the very day they do this good deed that BMW Oracle should suffer such a calamitous breakdown as they did against China Team. But maybe God doesn't leave good feedback until He's seen the PayPal transaction has come through safely...

Oh dear, I'm going straight to hell for that one!

Thursday, 26 April 2007

Ebay your way into the race

Fancy a ride on BMW Oracle, the boat of the moment? Well, if you've got $40,000 spare, then you could ride as 18th man aboard USA 98. Go and bid on Ebay for the spot. Actually, it's already $40k and there's four days to go, and the way that Chris Dickson and Co. are sailing, you can expect bids to go considerably higher.

What's more, it's all in a good cause, because 100% of the proceeds are going to a breast cancer charity. What a great use of an 18th man spot - a good deal better than Alinghi anyway - who have a policy of never taking a passenger. Not that it's going to happen, but wouldn't it be great to see an Ebay match race between the Challenger of Record and the Defender, and see who can pull in the biggest charity bucks!

Click here if you fancy a punt on ebay...