9 to 5 marquis for sale on ebay — Page 2

I somehow ended up with an old wig from CATS.

I didn't pay a dime for it, but I sold it on eBay and made over $300.00.

It's not wrong that she's selling it, it's wrong that she's advertising it here on BWW.

I would understand if she had contributed more to the boards, but all I see are a handful of single sentence posts?

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I really think it is more about the sketchy person who mostly comes on here to shill their wares, has a sketchy ebay profile with no item photos and comes into our online community to hawk stuff. Plus, in reality, I agree completely with Millie-theatre fans are very into collectibles and could be easily exploited-especially for collectibles from flopped shows. So bid cautiously. Personally, I do think it is tacky to sell something that was given to you, clearly a lot of you do not. Actually, I dont' believe it was given to the seller. I am sure it was stolen from a dumpster. From talking to my friends, they had to stalk theatres after closing to get such wares as workmen were adamant that the pieces could not be taken, they were to be discarded.

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The thing is, Diva, if you came here and posted "I obtained a wig from Cats that I'm looking to sell" I wouldn't have batted an eye. You're a major contributor to the board where this person is not. And, if she had posted saying "I'm trying to sell this" rather than just posting nothing I don't think I'd have minded so much. We're not a bunch of fools and I think everyone here would have appreciated the honesty. The way the post is set up one would think the OP found the link and is sharing it with us.

As I said if they were just looking to cover shipping costs then fine. But that's way more than what it would cost to ship. If I could remember my eBay password I'd ask if the seller has obtained some sort of estimate in writing as to what it would cost to ship. I paid about $100 to ship a wooden marquee that could not be folded. This item is vinyl and can be folded. How is it so much more?

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Tally so far:

Unethical - 1
Amen to unethical -1
Assistants named Stacey -1
Not doing wrong - 6
As long as it wasn't stolen - 4
Douchebag - 3
No credibility / 0 rating on ebay - 1
It's not illegal - 5
Tacky - 1
Sketchy - 1
Old wig from Cats sold for $300 - 1

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I'll third the tacky. :)

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Then don't respond to or read this thread!

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Updated On: 9/20/09 at 09:17 PM

Those pieces are supposed to be destroyed unless they "fall" into the hands of a theatre collector who will cherish the piece in their private collection. Those pieces are not produced to be sold. That is terrible."

That's very sweet. I didn't know you could get WiFi on a shortbus.

Amoni, if it was supposed to be destroyed, they wouldn't leave it out in the open for people to take.

I do not know where the original poster obtained this marquee from or even if he/she obtained the marquee. Anyways, if the poster even had issues with the Sweeney Todd marquee, why did he/she pick up the 9 to 5 marquee?

By the way, where the heck is the original poster? I want to see what he or she has to say.

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Updated On: 9/20/09 at 10:00 PM

There are additional photos on the ebay listing now. Upon seeing the photos I can say, without a doubt, that it wouldn't cost $300 to ship. The seller is answering questions on the ebay page so if any of you want to get your questions out there feel free to post them there.

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Thank you, whoever you are, for taking YOUR precious time to wag a finger at us!

Just looked at the other pics posted - it seems to me that it should have been rolled for storage, not folded.

The person on eBay is an idiot and spelled "marquee" as "marquis." I just hope people read carefully and realize they are NOT buying the Marquis Theater (or the entire Marquis Theater black sign), which is what is posted above the sign.

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