Is this for real or just a HOAX? (e-bay auction)

[frankies]

Dead mermaid sold for $1,550


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&item=300006962914


i'm speechless :-0

[rayesyn]

looks like a hoax, but IMO who in the 'right' mind would buy that?

[tharsan]

It could have been a doll, dressed up in fish scales.
Either way, that thing looks pretty nasty.

[Rehan]

Why didn't you post this last week? $1550 is an absolute steal for that!
Oh well... I'll keep looking.

[rayesyn]

lol. can we PM that mermaid anywhere? or is it OOS on most beaches?

Why didn't you post this last week? $1550 is an absolute steal for that!
Oh well... I'll keep looking.

[MkmBandit]

Q: Is the seaweed included?
Jul-21-06
A: If the winner would like some sea weed I will include a nice amount.


hhahahaha

wth is that thing btw?

[CodecX81]

Its some really impressive Crypto-taxidermy, honestly! It is a pretty good deal considering how much time it would've taken to assemble and preserve..

google FeeJee Mermaid, you'll get a lot of hits.

One site in particular:
http://www.customcreaturetaxidermy.com/fantasy/fantasy_3bb.html

[SkiLLz]

I thought mermaids were supposed to be hot.

[john widow]

lol that's a typical HOAX story!

I was bblabalbbal....lol

[frankies]

that feejee meramaid thing is kinda freaky :|

[rayesyn]

yea, you'd want that in your front yard to scare people away.
that feejee meramaid thing is kinda freaky :|

[YnD]

The most random item being sold.

[eelfliw]

Some starving artist with poor taste in sculpture just made $1550US - ebay & paypal fees.

[espeed]

so basically the sucker who wins will have a dead corpse combined with fish in the living room.

[hyperion]

Check out the fine print:

The winner to this auction will recieve the sea creature shown in the photos below. The photos have not been altered or retouched nor are they result of photo shop. The entire body has been determined to be covered in once living fish skin with scales. I have drilled a small hole in the back of the head so that it can be hung up on a wall for display.

lmao!!

[kingsley]

Seems legitimate. Looks like the winner got a good deal.

[Wiseman]

So fake..

Look at the tail part of the "mermaid" one side has a dorsal fin, and the other side doesn't. That part is just a dead fish on it's side.

Anyhow the thing looks like jar jar binks.

[NDman]

Why didn't you post this last week? $1550 is an absolute steal for that!
Oh well... I'll keep looking.
Rehan, you read it wrong. It's a Mermaid, not French maid

[jayisthebest88]

well, if you were twisted and wanted to actually get one of thsoe made for you, it would probably cost about 1500 no?

[bottomfeeder]

How did he know it was a FEMALE?

[gheart008]

The bottom section looks a little real, but man the upper body and head looks so fake. Looks like it's made of plastic.

[john widow]

If it was a real mermaid, then this would be on the news............you know it, and it wouldn't be sold on an eBay auction.............more like a private auction.

[Bullseye]

Nice one...my buddy is a special effects makeup artist, I'll have to tell him about this as a way to make extra cash in his spare time. In the one pic showing the chest, you can clearly see the paper-mache type effect used, though.

[McLaren]

I was hoping to see Ariel from The Little Mermaid!

http://epguides.com/LittleMermaid/cast.jpg

[najibs]

PM George Bush. THis could be the next Roswell :cheesygri

[jory29]

Rehan, you read it wrong. It's a Mermaid, not French maid

LMAO; good one. :cheesygri Thanks for the chuckles. {Not sure what Rehan thinks, though. :razz: }

[gordholio]

Of course it's a hoax, but a museum bought it for amusement or advertising purposes.