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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 10:27 AM Original message |
23-year old New Yorker makes $120K in 2 days selling "Dead Osama" t-shirts online |
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inademv (738 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
1. Further proof that Americans have no taste in t-shirts. |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
2. sounds good but what are the expenses? |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
33. Looks like he's charging/charged for shipping |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
3. On the off chance that anybody in GD wants one, here's his site. |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
4. He did not make $120k. He sold $120k worth of t-shirts. Big Difference |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Bingo |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
26. I'm sure he used expensive shirts |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
5. BS |
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JohnnyRingo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. He'll realize that when the IRS hears about it. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Went to the site and it looks like a full blown operation. |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. the "Obama killed Osama" is better but what gets me |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
6. Teh Internets is a magic money machine! |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
7. So a guy takes an idea works his butt off and makes a decent chunk of change |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. No, Not Exactly |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. If he actually made the shirts himself, he would have yielded a bit more... |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Why do you all assume he is losing money on "shipping"? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. If he does the shipping himself and doesn't get a bulk rate. |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Why are you arguing something that doesn't make a bit of sense? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. Look... |
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wellst0nev0ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Have We Learned Nothing From The Dot-Com Bust? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. He learned a lot. LOL |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. I admit - I wish I had thought of it and could have executed it this quickly. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Not bashing him, bashing the article for not printing the truth. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
42. and what happens when the person who owns that photograph comes a-calling? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Touche'! LOL nt |
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Wait Wut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. +1 |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
31. People went to ground zero 4 days after the attack and were |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
16. There will be better, funny t shirts. This one is pretty plain. nt |
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VEI (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
18. goes to show that anyone with an idea can make money |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. No, goes to show there is a sucker born every day. |
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VEI (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. who is the sucker? not the guy who sold the shirts. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. No, the people who bought it. nt |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
25. Good for him! |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
27. LOL looks like he made more than Atlas Shrugged did |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #27 |
47. LOL |
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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #27 |
48. And paid more taxes than GE |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
29. now that's really "winning" |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
30. If he only made one dollar a shirt- selling 10,000 shirts= $10,000 profit. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. Still not bad for a few hours of work. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
32. And by 3am the following day, the site "Or Is he really dead .com" was launched n/t |
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markpkessinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
34. If making money is your primary goal, then by all means appeal to the lowest common denominator.... |
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Nailzberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
35. "Just Dead It"? Wonder when Nike's lawyers will come knocking. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
38. Alright then, I call dibs on the "Still Dead" t-shirt idea. |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
39. Oh - why didn't I think of that! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
41. Why didn't I think of that? LOL! |
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aj_cd (58 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
45. I want a T-shirt of picture I saw |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
46. America! |
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