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An LA hipster is auctioning off access to his circle of friends on e-Bay. The young entrepreneur humbly describes his crew on the Friendster network as "the very coolest and most exclusive group of peeps inline [sic] anywhere." (Via Joanne McNeil.)
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Anthony|7.15.03 @ 7:42AM|#
The best part of this is that the high bid was $12.02. That'll barely buy two drinks in a trendy bar.
The Lonewacko Blog|7.16.03 @ 3:57AM|#
I wish I'd known about this. I saw the photo of him and his circle, and even $1000 would not have been too much to gain access, even for a few minutes.
BTW, I'm auctioning off a Luke Ford business card, and I have an old, pre-323 Gloria Allred business card I found in a drawer at the Salvation Army for sale as well. Join my circle!
Robert Speirs|7.16.03 @ 9:47AM|#
Items like this are good for warning the truly cool people away from morons. If you find yourself in a group that looks like the photo, leave!
Luca Brasi|7.16.03 @ 10:01AM|#
I still don't get why people like Friendster so much.
Tim Stich|7.16.03 @ 10:52AM|#
Friendster looks like a generic way to meet people. But then the result is you meet generic people. Therefore you have little reason to hang out with them.
joanne|7.16.03 @ 11:07AM|#
It may be a generic way to meet people, but it's a good way to keep in touch with the ones you already know.
Luca Brasi|7.16.03 @ 11:09AM|#
It just seems like the new makeoutclub.