tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59727082011-12-15T02:50:35.765ZI want to go to New York. I can't afford it. I had an idea - sell my junk on eBay to pay my way. And make people read about it.Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1074449107637487932004-01-18T18:05:00.000Z2004-01-18T18:12:38.936Z

Why so quiet, I [imagine] you ask? Well, the appauling service I received from my ISP, Virgin.net, meant that I was not able to update MeBay for weeks at a time. Also, I got fed up sending endless emails to people who failed to cough up for things they'd bought from me. I raised a total of £150 towards my trip to New York and plan to go later this year, probably in the summer. Thanks to

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1068600651767754102003-11-11T23:34:00.000Z2003-11-12T01:51:00.983Z

We have passed the £100 mark thanks to the sale of a cheapo computer mouse!

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1068413606037703402003-11-09T22:05:00.000Z2003-11-12T22:10:56.906Z

Have any other bright ideas to raise money? Except work, obviously. I already do that. E-mail mebay2003@hotmail.com with your suggestions. There's a small prize for the best idea that actually makes me money.

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1068320151818192132003-11-08T20:37:00.000Z2003-11-09T00:58:11.513Z

That's a tricky question. How long is a piece of string? I need £250 for the flight plus accomodation and a little spending money. And I'd like to get a cheap secondhand laptop to take with me if possible. Incredibly, my Mansun promo bookmark has just sold for £25.30, taking the total raised so far up to £84.11 (about $140). Keep the bids coming in - I've put more items up on eBay today.

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1068323473228794342003-11-08T20:36:00.000Z2003-11-09T20:07:42.536Z

I am sure that Coldplay are lovely, lovely people but their records bore me rigid. The Blue Room EP was OK though. Why not bid on a super-rare promo CD copy now?

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1068069305183752042003-11-05T23:39:00.000Z2003-11-06T00:01:23.030Z

Geddit? No? j-a-c-k-s-h-i-t records. Clever, eh? A t-shirt aimed squarely at moody teenage boys who think that swearing is rebellious rather than neccessary. "What you rebelling against, son?""People who find the word shit vaguely objectionable" I rest my case. All you moody teenage boys out there can bid on this item now. [Bid on this item]

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1068077588211698912003-11-04T19:01:00.000Z2003-11-06T18:25:22.526Z

Other items currently for auction include rare promotional CDs by Bjork, Morcheeba, Finley Quaye, Fatboy Slim, a cheap computer mouse and more ropey chick lit. Buy now while stocks last.

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1067794964930963192003-11-02T17:57:00.000Z2003-11-03T20:50:36.076Z

Does anyone really believe that this crap? Prove me wrong by buying the A to Z of Positive Thinking now. I'll bundle some free good vibes and a one-off lifestyle consultation with me. [Bid on this item]

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1067559544994450452003-10-30T00:12:00.000Z2003-11-02T18:08:44.760Z

It's hard to think of anything nice to say about the film Velvet Goldmine. So I'll simply say that the David Bowie B-side of the same name is far, far better. [Bid on this item] £16.45 raised so far, nearly enough to pay the return train fare from London to Stansted airport - a ticket costs £23...

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1067455007718159992003-10-29T12:17:00.000Z2003-10-30T23:32:03.033Z

Increase it with this 5cm sew-on patch. [Bid on this item] Two things made me smile today. I've received an e-mail from a Parisian bidder about shoddy novel Come Together. He says "satisfied purchaser happy to burn evil piece of propaganda on Champs Elysee". Secondly, the Gawker story on MeBay is now top Google result for "cheap londoner". Don't forget that these are just some of the items I

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1067471602790175462003-10-29T01:53:00.000Z2003-10-30T23:33:29.720Z

Mansun were an exceptionally unexceptional band. This leather bookmark is more exciting than the album it was supposed to promote. Belle and Sebastian, Morrissey and other bookish musicians take note - promotional bookmarks are where it's at. [Bid on this item]

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1067253189743845772003-10-27T11:13:00.000Z2003-10-29T19:18:48.300Z

Thanks to exposure on bitchy-but-brilliant NYC blog Gawker, the fundraising total now stands at £7.60. Keep the bids coming in! There will be many more items for auction from late Tuesday night (UK time). Assuming that Virgin.net, my increasingly shambolic ISP, sort out the problems with my internet connection.

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1067211365443372682003-10-27T00:02:00.000Z2003-10-27T00:03:22.683Z

Ever wondered what Pretty Vacant would've sounded like sung by Elvis? Funny, me neither. The King is an Elvis impersonator who does 'hilarious' takes on the Stones, the Doors and the Sex Pistols. It's so funny I'm selling the CD. [Bid on this item]

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1066776837088212592003-10-26T17:51:00.000Z2003-10-27T00:03:49.446Z

...and who doesn't? My family, that's who. They like Billy Joel. Bid on this fetching Joan Jett and the Blackhearts t-shirt to make sure everyone knows where you stand on the Billy Joel / rock'n'roll axis. For reasons known only to joanjett.com, they sent me XXL instead of what I ordered. [Bid on this item]

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1067091241055579522003-10-26T11:55:00.000Z2003-10-26T12:00:10.410Z

...and Phil Collins. Collins is "arguably the hardest working man in rock'n'roll" according ot the New Illustrated Rock Handbook. But if you need to read a handbook to learn how to rock, then you really shouldn't be rocking in the first place. Despite being the 1992 edition, this is the most smug 1980s rock book money can buy: there is no author's credit on the cover, but a consultant's credit

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1067086858874496512003-10-25T14:09:00.000+01:002003-10-25T15:34:48.130+01:00

I never understood the cult of David Beckham, but then I know less than zero about football. But why not but this issue of The Face to find out what the hell people see in him? It didn't explain it to me, but the cover does show him sporting the now infamous 'Travis Bickle mohican and blood' look. [Bid on this item]

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1066769533913082042003-10-25T13:24:00.000+01:002003-10-25T13:24:24.776+01:00

So you're the greatest? People need to know. Whether you're Muhammad Ali or simply a keen fan, this is the way to make sure people realise what they're up against. [Bid on this item]

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1067088036955562542003-10-25T13:00:00.000+01:002003-10-25T14:31:45.320+01:00

You're a mess. You may as well admit it. Hell, you may as well shout it from the rooftops with this badge. [Bid on this item]

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1066777857630405722003-10-25T12:29:00.000+01:002003-10-25T15:35:07.616+01:00

I must explain. I only own this Star Wars 'Happy Empire Day' badge because I bought a bag of old badges at a junk sale. It was in a scout hut in Lewisham. Honestly. [Bid on this item]

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1066779600018308442003-10-25T10:00:00.000+01:002003-10-25T14:33:31.756+01:00

Maybe. But perhaps one of the most boring rock'n'roll books of all time too. [Bid on this item]

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972708.post-1066778638062890702003-10-09T11:21:00.000+01:002003-10-27T00:13:13.783Z

You can't imagine just how bad Come Together by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees is. In mitigation, I only bought it because the co-author was the daughter of my sister's old teacher. Tenuous, yes, but then I picked it up cheap in a charity shop. A perfect gift for the semi-literate, neurotic Daily Mail reader in your life. [Bid on this item]

Richard Kershawnoreply@blogger.com