Some PUNK was on EBAY claiming to have a piece of the shuttle for sale.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2909705555 ^

[Orange1998]

Ebay has since cancelled the auction but the page was archived by someone else for the curious to view. Can anyone tell if the item is real or bogus.

http://www.jgumby.com/columbia-ebay/

[Orange1998]

This seller is the scum of the earth.

[TankerKC]

Looks like something out of my junk drawer.

[Double Tap]

Looks like lawn sprinkler hardware. This ebayer is in Germany??? How could a piece of the shuttle have gotten there? The guy is an idiot, and I hope he gets a visit real soon.

[Technocrat]

The seller is German, and he's trying to sell crap he found in his backyard. What a, well, German.

[Dan from Michigan]

I'd call this guy a f'head , but I'll be insulting f'head.

[BCrago66]

The item is already taken down by E-Bay. There's more important things to get righteous about these days.

[ChadsDad]

Sick as it is, but very early on, I told the wife, eBay auctions are coming, very soon. What did George Carlin used to say, sick, but funny. Please don't flame me.

[Dan from Michigan]

insulting f'heads. Forgot the s.

[Orange1998]

He sounds like a sicko to me and just the thought of trying to pull this off is beyond words.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Items were found in the vicinity of 50° 53' 02" N 07° 07' 27" E

Distance between Dallas, Texas, United States and 50:53:02N 7:07:27E, as the crow flies:

5053 miles (8132 km) (4391 nautical miles)

Initial heading from Dallas to 50:53:02N 7:07:27E:

northeast (39.9 degrees)

Initial heading from 50:53:02N 7:07:27E to Dallas:

west-northwest (301.5 degrees)
See these places on the map (courtesy Xerox PARC).

Dallas, Texas, US

County: Dallas County
Location: 32:47:39N 96:45:55W
Population (1990): 1006877
Elevation: 463 feet

[clintonh8r]

Hard to tell which are more ghoulish, the sellers or the buyers. Look at ebay and see how many Columbia items were listed today. Looks like hundreds. Anything for a quick buck....

[Tennessee_Bob]

And the marking on it is for an IRC channel for Quake. Hmmm...pretty suspicious.

[Momaw Nadon]

What makes this even more disgusting are the times some of the items went up for auction.

A lot of them were posted just minutes after the story broke on the news!

[Dallas]

AP:
EBay Pulls Alleged Shuttle Debris Listing

[TXnMA]

FNC says that eBay has pulled all such items.

[JoJo Gunn]

Well, I just now looked and the page is still up.

[sonserae]

But here's the real doosy...check this out...This bid is for the Columbia Commemorative coin.
This auction was posted on Jan 25th. The starting bid was $9.99. There were NO bids until this morning. Check out the bid history and the final price.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3003546952&category=546

[Orange1998]

Your right the bidding started before the tragedy. Maybe the seller will do the noble thing and donate any proceeds over what he/she expected to some deserving charity. That what I would do.