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  1. 02-15-2002, 09:59 AM #1
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    Post auction bride yet unclaimed

    http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_522116.html

    Internet auction bride discovers bids are a hoax

    Internet auction bride Kay Hammond is still searching for a groom after two bids of £250,000 for her hand in marriage turned out to be hoaxes.

    Users calling themselves 'Ben Webb' and 'andrew1901' met the reserve price, but the Birmingham businesswoman has been unable to contact them.

    Miss Hammond is refusing to say whether the hoax has affected publicity deals signed at the start of the auction with the Mail on Sunday and Channel 4.

    She denies the auction was a publicity stunt for her internet company.

    In a statement issued through her publicists, News Team, the 24-year-old said: "I was very disappointed when I found out that the bids were not genuine - I would have been happy to marry anyone who came up with the cash.

    "I am still looking for that special someone. But I am very busy at work at the moment. Now I am not sure I would have had time for a husband anyway."

    Two previous auctions had to be abandoned after bogus bids reached £1 billion.

    The final auction on QXL attracted more than 38,000 hits but only two bids. Miss Hammond issued a warning that hoax bidders could face prosecution.

    When Ananova asked to speak to Miss Hammond in person, her press team said she was only willing to do interviews for a "substantial amount of money".

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    i wonder if shipping is extra
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  2. 02-15-2002, 10:05 AM #2
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    Greedy beyatch, ain't she?
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  3. 02-15-2002, 10:51 AM #3
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    haahaa. i guess her internet company isn't doing too good. haahaa. Maybe she should get a loan or something.
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  4. 02-15-2002, 10:54 AM #4
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    Maybe she should switch to offering a £250,000 dowry.
    stay low... keep moving...
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  5. 02-15-2002, 10:57 AM #5
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    warning, bad pun ahead

    Originally posted by Jihforce
    haahaa. i guess her internet company isn't doing too good. haahaa. Maybe she should get a loan or something.
    that's the thing...she already got alone
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  6. 02-15-2002, 12:13 PM #6
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    http://forums.webhostdir.com/printth...?threadid=1819

    She's not a looker that's for sure
    http://www.dbtmr.com/db/team2.htm

    Hmmm... I think the guys changed their minds and ran away scared
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  7. 02-15-2002, 03:36 PM #7
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    Eew....btw w|zard, why don't you try to change your sig?

    He knows better.

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  8. 02-15-2002, 05:53 PM #8
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    Originally posted by W|zard
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    She's not a looker that's for sure
    http://www.dbtmr.com/db/team2.htm

    Hmmm... I think the guys changed their minds and ran away scared
    that's funny...she looked different in the other pictures that went around during the auction.
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  9. 02-15-2002, 06:01 PM #9
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    hey, that says north carolina on the bottom, i think its a different broad
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  10. 02-15-2002, 06:11 PM #10
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    everyone's gonna say that she's not that good...which is mean , but i'll post it anyways



    i wouldn't pay for her, but still...
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  11. 02-15-2002, 06:15 PM #11
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    i wouldnt pay, but shes not bad lookin
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  12. 02-15-2002, 06:29 PM #12
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    i said it in one of the previous treads on this topic, and i'll say it again, i think she's decently good looking.
    granted, you're not going to see her on the cover of playboy anytime soon. but i'll bet there's not one person here who's with a "covergirl".
    i think she's a nut for trying to auction herself off, but i don't think i need to try to invent problems with her looks to bolster my point.
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  13. 02-16-2002, 11:18 AM #13
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    how much would £250,000 be in american?


    bah auctioning people.....wut'll come next? people these days
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  14. 02-16-2002, 11:23 AM #14
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    Originally posted by Sir_Froggy
    how much would £250,000 be in american?
    At the current rate, $358,075
    stay low... keep moving...
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  15. 02-16-2002, 03:43 PM #15
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    correct... "current" being he oportune word. Did you know that the exchange rates for currency are updated more than just daily. That's a scary thought, especially if u dabble in those crazy "get rick quick" schemes that have you invest your money in foreign currency and your cnotact decides to screw you over by saying he traded currency at this price at this time when he actually did it at a higher exchange and pockets the profit--under the table.
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  16. 02-16-2002, 09:33 PM #16
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    Originally posted by mojo
    everyone's gonna say that she's not that good...which is mean , but i'll post it anyways



    i wouldn't pay for her, but still...
    Beautiful eyes.... definitely would be fun to talk with.
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