Aftermath Of A Hollywood Affair: How Robert Pattinson And Kristen Stewart Are Handling The Scandal
I thought this was a funny news article today about the BMW accidentally sold in Christchurch for $1. My mom sold me her 1999 Solara in 2002 to me for $1.00 so I would have a car for work.
My mom went to the Department of Motor Vehicles today to renew her tags. They gave her new plates. She told me that the old one she had was easy to remember because it said "I don't want" in her native language.
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Aftermath of the Hollywood Affair with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/09/aftermath-of-a-hollywood-affair-robert-pattinson-kristen-stewart-scandal_n_1760807.html
"Call Me Maybe" #1 Song for 9th Week in a Row
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/09/call-me-maybe-no-1-ninth-week-longest-run-billboard_n_1759731.html#slide=1007839
Man Takes 19 Year Old Dog to Lake Superior to Sleep
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/man-dog-lake-superior-photo-_n_1755609.html
Rumors of David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson Dating.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/09/gillian-anderson-david-duvhovny-dating-xfiles-rumors_n_1759841.html
Utah Road Sign Says "God Hates Gays"
That's silly, but I posted it since it aligns with the DMV theme today
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/09/god-hates-gays-displayed-provo-utah-road-video_n_1760393.html
Max Shacknai Murdered
Joanah Shacknai
Rebecca Zahau theme
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/max-shacknai-murdered-jonah-shacknai-report_n_1757919.html?utm_hp_ref=crime
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Sale of the Century: Dealership Accidentally Sells BMW for $1
By Tecca | Today in Tech - 8/9/2012
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The "Buy it Now" field can be a dangerous place to make a typo
You've probably seen those too-good-to-be true car ads in the newspaper, where a new car is offered at a ridiculously low price. But seldom do you see a BMW offered for $1, and even more seldom do you see BMWs actually being sold at that price.
Thanks to a New Zealand dealership's costly typo, though, that's exactly what happened.
The dealership, Stadium Cars in Christchurch, frequently offers cars on online auction sites with a one New Zealand dollar reserve - about 81 cents in U.S. currency - allowing the vehicles to sell at any price the market demands. In this case, however, that $1 figure was entered into the wrong field, allowing any buyer with a single dollar the opportunity to instantly purchase the car. Before the dealership could realize its mistake, that's exactly what happened - a buyer identified only as "bignz" wound up getting the deal of his or her life: a 1994 BMW 320i.
According to the dealership, the $1 sale was most definitely an unintended mistake - after all, the car in question was worth the equivalent of $2,400. Still, they're going to honor the sale, because, according to dealership manager Mike Nokes, "we are firm believers in the auction process and for it to be fair to buyers and sellers alike."
Before you start booking a flight to New Zealand to grab your own one-dollar car at auction, know that the dealership is going to be much more careful in the future. "[The BMW is] hopefully the only car we sell for $1," says Nokes.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/sale-century-dealership-accidentally-sells-bmw-1-234759111.html