I just stumbled across this auction http://cgi.ebay.com/LAP-BAND-SUPPORT-I-CAN-HELP-YOU-I-WANT-TO-HELP-YOU_W0QQitemZ280019342738QQihZ018QQcategoryZ36460QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Here's what the description says:

I WANT TO HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL WITH LAP BAND. I CAN HELP YOU BY SUPPORT AND SHARING MY KNOWLEDGE OF BEING A BANDER. I WANT OTHERS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. IF THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE CHOOSE TO DO THEN I AM HERE TO HELP YOU REACH YOUR GOAL. YOU NEED TO TALK, HAVE QUESTIONS NEED SOME ANSWERS I CAN HELP YOU. I WAS BANDED DECEMBER 29, 2003. I WEIGHED 288 POUNDS, I REACHED ,MY GOAL 2 YEARS LATER AND AM NOW 150 POUNDS. PLEASE LET ME HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL. THIS PAMPLET WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL WITH YOUR LIFE AFTER SURGERY. YOU WILL HAVE EMAIL ACCESS TO ME AND TELEPHONE SUPPORT.

There's a buy it now price of $5. Is it me, or is this bizarre? The seller has good feedback, so maybe it's legit, but there's something weird about screaming in all caps and the $5 price tag. You'd think this person would post a couple of photos of herself or at least write about her own experience as a bandster. Otherwise, it comes across as somewhat random. It's like me posting an auction like "WERE YOU BORN WITH CURLY HAIR? DO YOU WISH IT WAS STRAIGHT? I STRAIGHTENED MY HAIR LAST YEAR AND CAN HELP YOU THROUGH THIS. BID WITH CONFIDENCE."

Wait a minute... I think this lady wrote a book about Lapband life I thought was not all that great.

It's a she!!! She now has before and after pics on the auction site. The pamplet is one page (8 1/2 x 11), plus you get her phone number.

I think some of our before and after pics look better than hers. Do you think we should send them to her?

Yeah I emailed her and asked for her to put her pics on the listing so we can see if she lost weight ...I didn't give her my personal email though...lol

She neglected to tell me about the brochure though.

I think this is absolutely ridiculous!

I wish I had thought of this first! LOL

There was some time back also an ebay auction asking for contributions for a girl so she could pay for lap band. Do you guys remember that??

remember a while back there was ebay auction for the Band itself and all the tools to do it? THAT was creepy!

Nana~

You are kidding me!:omg:

I am tempted to buy one just to see what she has to say but I really don't want to encourage her :heh:

I also go a chuckle out of one of her other sale items--a book entitled "How to Start, Build, and Market a Debt Free Business."

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Could it be Sandy has taken to hawking her stuff on ebay? She is getting roasted over on OH.

Nope, not her.

Definitely odd.

The only feedback that seller had was for a Nintendo - not lapband related at all - unless she programmed her 1 page flyer into it!

There is also a number of auctions for people selling RNY / GP journals - which all seem to be comprehensive diaries or advice booklets - but none offering the "direct line" of support to the purchaser

Sorry, I think I'll spend my 5 bucks on CHEESE!!!!!

MMMMmmmmmm... CHEESE! But is Cheese going to give you an email address and phone number for lapband support? NOOOO! :scalesno:

There was some time back also an ebay auction asking for contributions for a girl so she could pay for lap band. Do you guys remember that??

I remember that. I don't remember if it was teh same girl who came here, wanting the same thing. I just remember she got really mad when people suggested ways for her to make money or finance the surgery (rather than just donating to the cause, I suppose.) Boy did she come to the wrong place. Everyone here has had to sacrifice in one way or another to get banded, so for her to come here and ask for money when she hadn't even tried to help herself got a lot of people fired up. :scalesno:

yeah i remember i think it was the same person, she was asking for donations and when people questioned her credability she got all pissy....:tired

ohh well whatcha gonna do...I paid my $10,000 and I ain't rich. If you want it bad enough we all find a way.

Could it be Sandy has taken to hawking her stuff on ebay? She is getting roasted over on OH.

It's not Sandy, but I'm surprised Sandy has let this opportunity pass her by.

CHEESE?!?!

Now thats worth my 5.00!!!