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- sishgupta, on 10/12/2007, -5/+85At the most they should be donating these things to charities or at least the ebay proceeds.
The government shouldn't make money off things they steal from us. - stryker2you, on 10/12/2007, -3/+59Scissors and knifes OH MY....
That's all he/she has? I'm sure the government will find a way to label this persona as a terrorist.
Also, isn't this some sort of conflict of interest? I mean....this person can lie to confiscate something from someone just so they can make a profit on eBay.
/side note lay off the caps.... - jus1haz2, on 10/12/2007, -2/+51Are my tax dollars going towards the listing fee ebay has?
- scyform, on 10/12/2007, -1/+45I think a better question is why the hell would anyone CONSIDER buying fricken cuticle scissors off ebay?
But hey, count me in for cheap swiss army knives... - SamuraiGhost, on 10/12/2007, -4/+39"The government shouldn't make money off things they steal from us." -sishgupta
Isn't that the ONLY way the government makes money? :p - holmes101, on 10/12/2007, -5/+39How is this not illegal? I think the gov. would like to know about this...
- Azap, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21This is just like the police selling siezed vehichles, I bet this guy purchased these in bulk from NTSA and is just reselling them.
- tunheim, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19@sishgupta:
- Salvation Army, how may I help you?
- I wish to make a donation. I've got 400 knives and scissors I'd like to donate. Can you pick 'em up? - jerrysizzler, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19yeah, i was just thinking i needed another 90 assorted knives and box cutters...from las vegas
- Aliarse, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19Wonder who gets to keep the "CONfISCATED" drugs?
- slugicide, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16Well, now I know where to go when I need a set of 50 used toenail clippers for real cheap.
- Unr3a1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15He even has fun making weird scissor faces in the product pictures. That BASTARD.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NTSA-LOT-OF-20-ASST-FOLDING-STEEL-AND-S-S-SCISSORS_W0QQitemZ280054340294QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4836QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - mikeylikesit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15wow, thanks i have always wandered that
off to go get my switchblade back... - datastorageguy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14"Are my tax dollars going towards the listing fee ebay has?"
Probably not, but the money is certainly going to some TSA employees. I happen to know of a TSA individual (a friend of a friend) who showed me a large shoebox of confiscated knives, clippers, etc. that he had simply brought home. I was amazed at the fact that these things were the property of others and he was able to take it home. You would be surprised the kind of things people try to get through security...they aren't all nail clippers. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13THERES MY LIGHTER. Godammit I hope these people get fired >_
- sooperdooper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11I'm confused about the seller rating system on eBay.
Specifically, how does a rating of "A+++++++" differ from "AAA+++"? - pyrotechnick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Can you imagine that freak. [voice=saladfingers] I like rusty knives and scissors.... [/voice].
- jazbek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8what
- mercurysquad, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Since when did having a purse become a matter of ridicule? Maybe for guys, but what tells you the poster's one?
- tomi, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10If you're going to make fun of someone, at least learn how to reply properly.
- scottylist, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7***** it, check out these deals: http://cgi.ebay.com/10-Pounds-NTSA-Airport-Confiscated-Pocket-Knives-Knife_W0QQitemZ290053525138QQihZ019QQcategoryZ45061QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
- dgp1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7> 5 dice
Duh, Yahtzee is now banned from all commercial flights. You know, for fear of a Yahtzee-related riot at 30,000 ft. Somebody could get hurt. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Not true.
I used to carry a flat (credit-card shaped) swiss-army-knife-esque tool in my wallet. It had a small blade, but I hardly considered it a weapon. Just a handy gadget for opening a beer, some mail, or slicing off a hangnail.
In October 2001 I flew to Chicago, and was told I could either a) surrender the unit or b) miss my flight. Being that it was only a few weeks after 9/11, I tossed it in the little box and told myself: "It's ok...people are just scared...we will come to our senses soon enough...its not worth getting in a fight over".
Five years later, I am told I cannot bring shampoo on a plane.
For the record: killing with bare hands is easy. Hint: aim for neck.
So, my fellow Americans, if you wish to be afraid of something, be afraid of me. Not only could I kill you with or without my shampoo, but after 5 years of this silliness, I have come to hate most of you. - Dested, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6So now im in a bidding war with some guy who wants MY ***** SCISSORS! =(
- Qliphah, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7@VTmruhlin and the rest that have anything to say about how these effect taxes.
They don't, these are being sold by a private individual and therefore will benefit only him/her. I honestly cant see how this is legal tho. In no business I know of does confiscated items (or lost and found items) ever get sold... that is an accountants worst nightmare. And equates to selling stolen goods.
The idea to donate them all to salvation army is a decent one but yea who wants a used pair of toenail clippers. But then again starting foreign chapters of the boy scouts with all the swiss army knives isn't a bad idea. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6What!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6What about shampoo?
I might pour it in the aisle, and create a dangerous, slippery mess.
I might force-feed it to someone sitting near me.
I might combine it with other household chemicals, and make a weapon.
Or, I might just take the plastic fork I am given along with my in-flight serving of dogfood, and jam it into someone's eye.
Or, I might just punch someone, for no good reason.
Thus, I suggest the only *safe* thing to do is to chop off the hands of travellers before they are allowed to board planes. Wait a min...why does that sound familiar? - tkcom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5TSA: robbing Americans since 9/11
- webphreak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5They're all burnt to the point of no remains...
Cops get high :P - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5@marcool
Actually, my problem on that day was that I was not thinking like a paranoid lunatic.
After carrying that little gadget in my wallet for a few years, I had just taken it for granted. I actually made it into DC (layover) before a 2nd security checkpoint spotted it.
If I were to plunge that blade as deeply as I could, it *might* cause a cut deep enough to bleed. Like I already said, my plain, physical body was more of a weapon than that.
And I do not really hate most of you, I am just sad and frusterated. This is the land of the FREE and the home of the BRAVE. We need to remember that, and start acting accordingly.
Putting up with BS regulations to provide an illusion of safety is neither brave nor free; it is a shameful, shameful thing to do, and anyone who particpates in this should stop. Unless we demand real solutions to an increasingly complicated problem (terrorism), we are only setting ourselves up for another 9/11. - nick0909, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5It isn't illegal. Your local governments do it all the time. To clear things off the balance sheets they must legally be sold at fair market value. The easiest way to determine that is with an auction, because the market sets the price. Local police/sheriff departments do it with found property, seized property, and property they no longer have a use for. Having worked for a county government before, it is sometimes very hard to deal with old equipment (like 386 computers and monochrome monitors) because we legally CAN'T just throw them away, they have to be sold at fair market value. So they have these auctions for $2 items instead. But overall it ensures people aren't just taking home items they deem not usable any more, and the people that actually want this stuff help lower taxes for everyone else, because the income does go into buying new good stuff. Thats the idea anyway.
- VeganG, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"Get a grip."
Yes, that is what tweezers are for... - wiredclimber, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4This has been going on for some time now...
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-02-06-confiscate-usat_x.htm
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/tsa_booty_up_fo.html - raabco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4That's quite the racket they have going.
- CircusNinja, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6yes!! Doing a search for that little package Uncle Escobar had lost a few months back...
- spudmanster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I don't always comment on digg... nevermind curse... but ***** them... I would sooner toss the stuff in the garbage than let those thieving ***** sell it on ebay for a profit.
- Pushkin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3OMG: http://search.ebay.com/ntsa_W0QQfromZR40
I want my present - the bottle of XO cognac the polish airport security confiscated because it was more than 100 ml and not in a clear plastic bag and not in the suitcase :( - dicerandom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Those bastards. They owe me a Leatherman Micra.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3He has fun making designs on pink paper?!?!?!
BASTARD! - Ravenlock, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Ouch. Losing a Leatherman to them would *suck*, especially knowing it'll get resold on eBay for way less than it's worth. :-( I've lost a couple of keychain penknives to them, but anything bigger than that I've been lucky enough to remember to pack in checked luggage (so far).
- Koray, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I was wondering that same thing. Maybe they were afraid someone would throw them at a stewardess.
- TheBarge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@nick0909
"It isn't illegal. Your local governments do it all the time. To clear things off the balance sheets they must legally be sold at fair market value."
The problem is, this is not a government auction. This is a TSA employee who took the items and sold them on ebay for profit. I had a friend who worked for the TSA and he used to brag all the time about all the cool butane lighters and other stuff he pilfered from bags that he searched and from the bin at the airport. - sfacets, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8I want the batteries custom officers took off me in India back :)
- VolatileWhimsy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4meh, i want my lighters back, and my stupid knife I forgot to take out of my purse! er I didn't mean knife, I meant very large nail file! I swear!
- millerbrad, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It's quite likely that this is being put up for sale by the Georgia State Surplus Office.
Our local news had a story about this exact same thing last night. Apparently, Illinois has been ganking all of Michigan's contraban and selling it on eBay...
http://woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5733507 - Aliarse, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2What exactly are you going to do with a pair of tweezers, pluck their hairs out until they die?
9/11 or no 9/11, its f**king retarded. A knife, or a gun or a bomb, or a pair of scissors yes, but tweezers? Get a grip. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I can only hope that one day you are injured vis-a-vis a pair of tweezers.
I know it is rude to say, but I find the potential irony delicious.
P.S. The next time a plane goes down, without any knives or unruly fluids aboard, what will you and your moronic ilk suggest we revoke next? Pants? I might be hiding a weapon in my pants you know. I might even use my pants as some sort of make-shift choking device, and attack a pilot. - megaloid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Ahh, the eternal question.
- shm1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Me too. This was before some airports started carrying the mailers. Bastards, indeed.
- xmetal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2yep, me three. I had one stuck in the bottom of a bag, and had no choice but to give it up. that sucked.
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