Letters to Ebay: Hilarious Auctions, Crazy Emails, and Bongos for Grandma (Paperback)

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Product Description

By day, Paul Meadors is a fifth grade teacher in a small California town. By night, he trolls the millions of items for sale on eBay, posing as his alter ego Art Farkas, and catching sellers off guard with his ludicrous and bizarre questions about their auctions. As he amusingly demonstrates time and time again, even in today's hyper-vigilant and impersonal digital world, the spirit of human salesmanship lives on, no matter how outrageous the question or request. For example, Art asks the seller of a set of bongo drums if there would be a way to attach them to his grandmother's back so that she could take them to the corner and play on the street to earn her rent money--which elicits a sincere, yet bitingly humorous response. From the entertaining auctions themselves, to Paul's loony letters and the serious responses they provoke, LETTERS TO eBAY provides a fascinating and humourous glimpse into the strange world of eBay and those who dwell within.

About the Author

PAUL MEADORS, aka ART FARKAS, lives in Fresno,
California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (August 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446699586
• ISBN-13: 978-0446699587
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #440,813 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably FUNNY!, September 13, 2007

By	J. Kwan (Northern California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Read this book when you have a bad day. Instantly less than one minute, you forget what has happened that makes you so upset.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Non-stop Guffawing, August 21, 2007

By	Corey Ralston "Photojournalist" (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

OK, I admit that I have a touch of ADD. So reading a full length novel can be a little trying. So naturally one of the reasons I love "Letters to eBay" is that you can pick it up and put it down with ease and still be fully engaged and entertained. Art Farkas has a refreshing, unique and intelligent sense of humor that reminds me of my favorite author David Sedaris. If you are a born prankster, a "Crank-Yankers" fan or like humor that falls into the category of Schadenfreude, then this is the book for you!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh Out Loud Funny, August 16, 2007

By	DChild "DChild" (California) - See all my reviews

This book is a hilarious glimpse into the electronic melting pot that is Ebay. I highly recommend it for anyone looking for a quick, easy escape from the monotony of real life. It's fun, it's quirky, and I'm pretty darn sure you are going to love it.