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i'm glad to see that you're looking into this... please keep us posted on the outcome. like i said before, at first it gave me a chuckle, and a queesy feeling in my stomache. then it just made me mad and scared for whomever would end up with this band. ugh! here's hoping we put this band and seller to bed. :)

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OMG!!!! This is all so disturbing and yet intriguing to me. Thank God Inamed is on top of this and going to take care of it.

That's just nuts!

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I think you can rest easy if you were banded in the US because of the way surgeons are licenced, and the insurance premiums are already gastly, do you really think they would risk getting sued? I really trust my DR. he is great. Im glad you guys pursued this though. Its so bizzar, almost unblievable. Does anyone have any contacts with a news agency? Id like to see these guys blasted.:beard :pirate :ogre :dead

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This has all the makings of an Urban Legend. "Beautiful woman lures obese man back to his hotel room in Las Vegas. He wakes up in a bath tub full of ice and strange wounds on his stomach. Written on the mirror in lipstick are the words, 'call 9-1-1. eat only liquids for a week. progress to creamy.'

On a serious note: I think there's a hospital somewhere that has a theft problem. Like someone going through the trash after they clear out their expired stuff. Or it could be a dumpster diver. Actually, that's more plausible. There's a whole bunch of dumpster diving "hobbiests" out there. Check out this website: http://www.dumpsterworld.com/

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ok, between the ebay thing, the dumpster divers website, and the creepy urband legend of "progress to mushies", I'm just a little freaked out!!!!

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That Dumpster site is soo weird, what do they do with all that stuff? Where do they put it all? One thread talked about food and eating it!!!!!! Now Ive seen it all (I think). I lost a cousin to this phenom. She had over 50 Grand in savings from a legal settlement. She loves to Dumpster dive as it is a "frugal living" She has 2 storage units and no home. Ive not heard from her in 2 years. Anyway

I think you're on to something, I do believe this stuff comes from Hospital waste. Its still really scary.

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:eek Ok...now I have seen everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also looked at the other items this seller has listed and all I could do was sit there with my mouth open!! Who's buying this stuff??? Where's it coming from??? It's like something you'd see in a really bad scary movie!!! I think from now on for the rest of my life if a doctor is going to open me up and put anything inside me or stick me with any sort of sharp instrument I will first HAVE to ask him..."did you or did you not purchase this or any other item in your office from ebay???"

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How did you guys find out what other items the bidder bought. I cound't find any buyer history like that. When I click on thier profile, it doesnt show there. you could pm me anybody about this

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Just think about the bacteria on this band....God forbid. I wouldn't want to buy a band on Ebay. This goes to my last post where my dr. had told me he thinks erosion could partly be caused at the time of placement by bacteria already on the band....(he says bacteria can't be seen, but he thinks American hospitals are much more on top of the sanitary aspect). That is one reason American OR's are kept so cold.

I guess you can find anything anywhere if you look hard enough. I know at my seminar they passed a band all around the room..............have to wonder if that band ever ended up in someone!! UGH. That's why I changed my mind on the first surgeon's seminar that I went too....besides he was a little obnoxious and distant not to mention arrogant.

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The seller also has sold Toilet seat covers & Touch Free Soap Dispensers ! Now thats what I call a winner;0)

I'm still trying to figure out how you get the soap out of it!!

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To find a bidders history click on advanced search, then items by bidder, then put the users name in the box and click the box that says include completed items and items and the even if not the high bidder box and then search. You will see a list of items that have been bid on and the column on the right will show if they won or not. You can also look at their feedback. To see items that a sellers has sold click in the auction, then click see other items, then on the left side there is a cloumn that has several options listed in it. Click the box that says items from this seller only and completed listings. Then you will see a list of the sellers completed listings. ~Mandy

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I'm still trying to figure out how you get the soap out of it!!

there is a foot pump on the floor, so you use your foot instead of your hands.

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Or it could be one of those soap dispensers that is connected to a motion sensor. You pass your hand in front of it and it spits out a little dollop of soap.

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Well, the good news is that the particular auction that is linked has been closed, now. That item is no longer for sale.

*Whew!*

Scary! Just look for the e-bay logo before you let them give you any meds... lol.

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Why does he need a soap dispenser? Not like he needs to wash his hands before he puts in a germy band. Oh, I see, maybe he'll need to wash his hands after he touches the germ infested band.

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