Rosa Parks estate undercuts eBay hustlers

[mandy]

Bad news, eBay buyers. The Rosa Parks funeral programs you bid more than $150 for soon won’t be worth more than $10.

That’s because Adam Shakoor, who in 1998 was named one of two trustees to handle Parks’ affairs, learned of the big bucks the 14-page programs were fetching on the online auction site.

“People are exploiting it,” Shakoor said Sunday. He plans to print thousands of the photo-filled programs to make them virtually worthless.

full article: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity...100609.htm

[rose]

“People are exploiting it,” Shakoor said Sunday. He plans to print thousands of the photo-filled programs to make them virtually worthless.

Good.  I hope it sends a message to the sellers who slither out of the gutter to exploit every tragedy.

[Nat]

Ha, I LOVE it.

[bargainbloodhound]

[quote author=rose link=topic=1156.msg4447#msg4447 date=1131410852]

Good.  I hope it sends a message to the sellers who slither out of the gutter to exploit every tragedy.
[/quote]

Doubtful if it will.

There's a longer article here: http://www.freep.com/news/nw/parks7e_20051107.htm

[scarboroughseaashells]

See?  Smart woman hired smart man to take care of her affairs.