Sarah Palin Autographed Xbox 360 Going for $1.1 Million

[Earnest Cavalli]

Sarah Palin Autographed Xbox 360 Going for $1.1 Million

Proving once again that the scribbles of a celebrity instantly drive up the price of absolutely anything, a Canadian man is auctioning an Xbox 360 signed by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. The starting bid? $1.1 million.

The Anchorage Daily News offers precious backstory [http://www.adn.com/3437/story/889918.html]:

David Morrill of Vimy, Alberta, said he pushed to the front of the greeting line and asked Palin to sign the Xbox as proof he met her. It was "one of the greatest thrills of my life," Morrill told the Journal.

Those of you who've spent more than five minutes on these here internets are probably rubbing your eyes and sighing loudly, wondering how anyone could actually believe the current $1.1 million bid is valid. The Daily News seems to agree with your assessment, saying Morrill "has received one anonymous bid for his Xbox. The bidder ID has just one "feedback" rating on eBay, and there's no guarantee Morrill will get his money."

Still, this eBay auction [http://cgi.ebay.com/Sarah-Palin-Signed-Autograph-XBOX-360_W0QQitemZ300335581705QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_%20%20Games?hash=item45ed654a09&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14] should serve as an interesting historical footnote when future humans are trying to describe the cult of personality that has built up around the former mayor of Wasilla -- a town once described to me by a former paramour native to the icy village as "three million tons of snow, meth and angry moose."

Then, of course, we started arguing about how to properly pluralize mooses (meese?) and that's where the relationship fell apart.

(Via [http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/08/06/sarah-palin-autographed-xbox-360-ebay-11-million])

(Image [http://cgi.ebay.com/Sarah-Palin-Signed-Autograph-XBOX-360_W0QQitemZ300335581705QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_%20%20Games?hash=item45ed654a09&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14])

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[Icehearted]

I'll bet it can play Playstation 3 games because it can see one from across the shelf.

 

[Chaossebba]

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I actually thought Sarah Palin's autograph would make it decrease in value.

But, DAYUM, 1.1 Million?

 

[fix-the-spade]

That man is in for a well deserved nasty shock.

He should know her support makes anything worthless, just look at John McCain.

 

[uppitycracker]

I'll bet it can play Playstation 3 games because it can see one from across the shelf.

we have a winner!!!!! the grand prize? one internet.

 

[HardRockSamurai]

Fan-freaking-tastic. I quess if that console ever gets a RROD, they'll have to call it "a step forward."

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

You're kidding. 1.1 million? For a regular Xbox 360- albeit one signed by a politician whose popularity is rapidly fading? That's crazy talk.

 

[Quadtrix]

Wouldn't that LOWER a 360's value?

 

[Fudgo]

I think a new moneymaking scheme has been born.

 

[HobbesMkii]

This made me so incredulous, I can only express my shock at this through Venn Diagram:

Spoiler: Click to view Venn Diagrams

 

[feather240]

Lolz, make that a two million dollar bid, be right back.

I think it's odd that someone who likes a politician enough to spend over one million dollars on an autograph would be a gamer. Even less likely is when there's more than just one.

 

[RavingPenguin]

Then, of course, we started arguing about how to properly pluralize mooses (meese?) and that's where the relationship fell apart.

Naw its just moose. Same for the singular and the plural.
Its still mind blowing, I cant believe he thinks that thing is worth more than a million.

 

[FallenRainbows]

This made me so incredulous, I can only express my shock at this through pie chart:

Spoiler: Click to view pie charts

Those are Venn diagrams not pie charts.

 

[Xojins]

...Fuck that. Sarah Palin has done nothing in her life that would make her autograph on a 360 woth 1.1 million dollars.

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Why would I want a 360 with my enemy's name written on it?

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I want one... that is pretty cool but most definitely not worth a million dollars. How much do you want to bet that I could get her to sign mine for free?

 

[mokes310]

I'll bet it can play Playstation 3 games because it can see one from across the shelf.

Priceless! If I were in charge of hiring comedy writers, that one-liner would have gotten you a job!