somewhat OT: offensive shirts (was Apple-1 Auction conclusion)

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Tue Apr 23 11:37:10 2002

> > > ... but it looks suspicious to me - too much like a shill auction. The
> > > "going rate" on completed auctions for the "offensive" A&F t-shirt seems
> > > to be $200+/-$50.
> Could someone tell me what's up with these shirts ?

Abercrombie & Fitch (upscale department store) carried a line of T-shirts
that had bogus caricature ads for Chinese restaurants, laundries,
etc. They pulled them from market when they started getting
complaints. Now "collectors" want them.

> > Maybe I should make a VCF shirt that offends some ethnic group and makes
> > big headlines. Not only will the VCF get publicity (not the best
> > publicity, but we're all whores) but I'll be able to sell the shirts for
> > stupid amounts of money on eBay.
> Well, I'd rather suggest t's like 'Amiga is lame' or
> 'Fogett Atari' ... You know, stuff wich may have been
> offensive to geeks 10 years ago ... Either we sell them
> for their nostalgic value or to fuel ne home comuter wars :)

perhaps just random Dick quotes?
Received on Tue Apr 23 2002 - 11:37:10 BST