Barrel Man's Barrel For Sale...

godzilla2002 · Post by **godzilla2002** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:35 pm

The highest bid is $11,800 right now and it's still under the minimum price Tim McKeran is willing to accept

http://cgi.ebay.com/DENVER-BRONCOS-BARR ... dZViewItem

Red · Post by **Red** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:28 am

KC Paul 3.0 wrote:That piece of shit isn't worth the wood it was made out of. Firewood is all it's worth.

I guess you missed the fact that it's autographed by Bubby Brister.

And 'zilla, fix that fucking link.

godzilla2002 · Post by **godzilla2002** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:32 am

$13,300 NOW!
Better get your bid in Paul

The Assassin · Post by **The Assassin** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:40 am

I met Barrel Guy 4 years ago at a Raider game. From the looks of him that barrel was going to be his coffin. It barely fit and he was lookin close to death.

Guess this auction is paying for his burial plot.

godzilla2002 · Post by **godzilla2002** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:40 am

The Assassin wrote:Guess this auction is paying for his burial plot.

Nope, he plans on buying a house in Mexico with it, never mind, same thing!

godzilla2002 · Post by **godzilla2002** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:15 am

kc paul 3.0 wrote:Firewood is all it's worth.

$36,600 NOW!

That's one fucking expensive fire!

WhatsMyName · Post by **WhatsMyName** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:55 am

Hate to say it, but the Barrel Man is a fucking dork of magnificent proportions.

godzilla2002 · Post by **godzilla2002** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:23 pm

He’s a freak. It cracks me up to see how high the bidding will go. What’s next? Is that gay leprechaun going to auction off his rainbow umbrella? Is Raider Fan going to auction off his Styrofoam spiked shoulder pads? How much will someone give to the Hogs for their dresses and pig noses?

Loganfan · Post by **Loganfan** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:24 pm

godzilla2002 wrote:He’s a freak. It cracks me up to see how high the bidding will go. What’s next? Is that gay leprechaun going to auction off his rainbow umbrella? Is Raider Fan going to auction off his Styrofoam spiked shoulder pads? How much will someone give to the Hogs for their dresses and pig noses?

There's no way Mike gives up those spikes

godzilla2002 · Post by **godzilla2002** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:40 am

Loganfan wrote:There's no way Mike gives up those spikes

Guess The fat man won’t give up the barrel either
The Auction is over and the reserve was still not met, the final bid came in at $46,100

the_ouskull · Post by **the_ouskull** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:01 am

If that pompous shit thinks his wooden diaper is worth more than $46,100, then he needs to go ahead and seal the ends of it...

...or somebody that's not a complete fucking idiot needs to do it for him.

Wow.

the_ouskull

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:19 am

If that pompous shit thinks his wooden diaper is worth more than $46,100, then he needs to go ahead and seal the ends of it...

It has over 50 autographs on it (including Elway and Terrell Davis). Not saying that makes it worth $46K, but I'm sure it would get a pretty high appraisal for being just a "piece of wood."

'Sides, you telling me YOU wouldn't sell a piece of wood to a willing buyer for $46K? I'd have no qualms with banking off someone's myopia.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:22 am

Magoo wrote:
'Sides, you telling me YOU wouldn't sell a piece of wood to a willing buyer for $46K? I'd have no qualms with banking off someone's myopia.

Magoo...master of reading comprehension.

RadioFan · Post by **RadioFan** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:52 am

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:I'd have no qualms with banking off someone's myopia.

Same here. More power to the dork, and the bigger dork who paid $46.1K for that piece of crap.

I never did get into the whole memorabilia thing, though, especially those who pay hundreds or thousands for an autographed item. I'm not sure, but I think it may have something to do with the culture of celebrity worship that much of this society has taken on in the last couple of decades, which just leaves me with no interest whatsoever. Just like I wouldn't give a fuck if I saw Trent Green or Payton Manning on the street, no way in hell I'm paying for somebody's autograph on anything -- not even an entire championship team.

I saw a story on HBO's Inside Sports back in the winter about memorabilia and the amount of fakes out there -- scam artists who make their living off fake autographed crap for the myopians who will pay ridiculous prices for it. It's amazing how much of that is out there, in addition to the "genuine" crap like this guy seems to have.

But to each his own, I suppose, especially if it's an item of personal historical value (like a ball that's been handed down to you in your family that's been autographed by Babe Ruth for your grandfather because the Babe and he used to hang out or something.) Or from a purely investment standpoint, I can understand it in some cases. For every rich myopian, there's always bigger one. Can't say it's something I'll ever aspire to be, even if I win the lottery.