Curious what everyone here thinks about this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5631991278
http://www.thevegetarianauction.com/

Basically this guy who is a veg*n has an auction on ebay. The winner gets to decide if he has to eat a hamburger or not.

I don't know how much thought he puts into veg*n, but if it is anything like the way I think about it, he is a sell out. Plain and simple he is selling his beliefs off to the highest bidder. This is a quality in people I really look down on, but I guess it is his choice.

Yeah, but how do we know the guy is evena real vegetarian? For all we know, he could making this up as a cheap publicity stunt. He sure didn't give much detail on how he wound up betting his vegetarianism.

All I can say, is that he set himself up for this. SAD.:cry:

Yeah, but how do we know the guy is evena real vegetarian? For all we know, he could making this up as a cheap publicity stunt. He sure didn't give much detail on how he wound up betting his vegetarianism.

Good point it could be a scam. I guess for the point of this thread we should assume it isn't.

I’m cynical. Total crap. Sounds like someone is thinking he can get some extra cash for collage. If this is so agonizing for him why not renege on the bet. Lose face over stupid bet, or eat meat. Tough call I would say.

Couldn't care less really. This stuff happens every day I'm sure. The bigger question is why do people continue paying for stupid things on the internet?

Couldn't care less really. This stuff happens every day I'm sure. The bigger question is why do people continue paying for stupid things on the internet?


Haha, no kidding. A friend of mine sold a certificate to his soul (it was against ebay policy to actually sell his soul) several times over ebay. He made about $5 every time. One lady bought it from him twice.

Yeah, he's really gonna go far on that 26 bucks. Why doesn't he just give it up and give the $$$ to me? If I were him, I'd take the money from the winning bidder and and be like, "HA!!!" and run away.

Ooh, I think I'll create a few fake accounts and run the bidding up to like $4000 and then not pay.

Yeah, he's really gonna go far on that 26 bucks. Why doesn't he just give it up and give the $$$ to me? If I were him, I'd take the money from the winning bidder and and be like, "HA!!!" and run away.

Ooh, I think I'll create a few fake accounts and run the bidding up to like $4000 and then not pay.


That would be funny. I say go for it.

Its a made-up plot to make money. It has the same quality as the cheese sandwich with the face of the virgin mary ...utter crap yet that sold for $20000 US to some Las Vegas casino

I hope this crap doesn't get very high in price

On another level it annoys me. I can just see all these anti-veg people just wanting to make some"annoying" veg person eat a hamburger to get their kicks.

Couldn't care less really. This stuff happens every day I'm sure. The bigger question is why do people continue paying for stupid things on the internet?

I agree..if someone is stupid enough to bid on such a thing, more power to the seller.

Did you know that gullible isnt in the dictionary?

Good for him, bad for any fool who bids . . . but you know how it goes with fools and money.

Did you know that gullible isnt in the dictionary?

As a joke in college we had a print out of the of word guillible on our ceiling. It was pretty funny if someone new was ever in our apartment. We could tell them that giullable was on the ceiling and of course they were trained not to believe us. Sometimes someone would have to hold their head and tilt it toward the printout for them to believe us.

If I could get a sizable amount of money from it and could donate it all to Vegan Outreach or some other pro-animal organization, I would do it. It would be totally consistent with my belief that for me veg*nism is a tool to reduce suffering and nothing more. Matt Ball of VO has often said that if by eating a hamburger he could reduce animal suffering he would. So would I.

For me veg*nism isn't merely a tool to reduce suffering but rather a choice based on, among others, the non-utilitarian value of not justifying harm by greater good. Dunno how much that would apply here though.

Haha, no kidding. A friend of mine sold a certificate to his soul (it was against ebay policy to actually sell his soul) several times over ebay. He made about $5 every time. One lady bought it from him twice.
Oh man. :lol:


But, I doubt this guy is a vegetarian, and if he is how do we know he ate the hamburger?

Oh man. :lol:


But, I doubt this guy is a vegetarian, and if he is how do we know he ate the hamburger?

He says he is going to film it and host the movie clip on his website.

You know how everyone keeps saying "Would you eat meat for a [insert large amount of money here]"?

Well, this is the chance for omnis to put their money where their mouths are.

Everytime I get that question, I ask them if they actually are going to disappear for a minute and come back with a briefcase loaded with paper.

I don't have a job, this is tempting :p

(kidding)

Seriously though. Not like this would happen but if a millionaire offered you
$1M to eat a chicken sandwich...would you?

Seriously though. Not like this would happen but if a millionaire offered you
$1M to eat a chicken sandwich...would you?

I'd stuff that chicken sandwich in my mouth so fast...!

A large portion of the money would go to a worthy organization, though- as Thalia mentioned. Then I'd probably pay off my parent's mortgage, and the rest of it would go to pay off my current student loans, other bills (car, computer, etc.), and the rest of my college. Although I am currently a full time college student, I'd probably still keep my job- but I would cut back on my hours significantly and accept a larger role as a volunteer at Planned Parenthood (right now I only volunteer for a few hours a week). Any leftovers at all would be invested.

Just yesterday some friends of mine and I at work were talking about what we would do if one of us inherited $3 million. One of them said that they would invest ALL of it, and then donate the return on their investment. I thought that was a good idea, too. You could feasibly make $30,000 PER YEAR on an investment like that, and if you then donated that $30,000 every year for.. say.. the rest of your life that could pay off better for the organization, too.

I'd have a harder time with pork, though. Or say, a steak sandwich. I don't know why, but over the years I've built up a much larger adversion to cow and pig meat than I have chicken. I'd still do it, but the mere thought of it makes me queasy.

A million quid (or dollars) would b gladly accepte. I could pay myself through university, and have enough money left over to buy loads of beer.

Unfortunately, i doubt it would get you a mortgage, but fear not, for omnis always haggle with yo on your limit, so keep turning it down until they get to a lovely sum. Bankers recently decided that £2.4m is the sum you need tolive a comfortable life (i.e. no more work, nice house, holidays each year) so I'd be tmpted to use thatas a cut off point.

Seriously though. Not like this would happen but if a millionaire offered you
$1M to eat a chicken sandwich...would you?

Hmm . . . replace "$1M" with "anything above $50" and you've got a deal.