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eBay has now become a trope in itself, as the place where heroes can find their [[Plot Coupons]].
eBay has now become a trope in itself, as the place where heroes can find their [[Plot Coupons]].


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* [[Air Guitar]]: Yes, some really do get sold.
* [[Air Guitar]]: Yes, some really do get sold.
* [[All Animation Is Disney]]: Either because the sellers are genuinely unaware, or because [[Money, Dear Boy|they think they'll sell more]] if they claim their old VHS copies of [[Don Bluth]] movies are made by Disney.
* [[All Animation Is Disney]]: Either because the sellers are genuinely unaware, or because [[Money, Dear Boy|they think they'll sell more]] if they claim their old VHS copies of [[Don Bluth]] movies are made by Disney.
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* [[Young Entrepreneur]]: You can make a lot of money by selling.
* [[Young Entrepreneur]]: You can make a lot of money by selling.


=== eBay in media: ===
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* ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'': Sheldon sells a [[World of Warcraft]] item on eBay. This is, however, a case of [[Did Not Do the Research]], as Blizzard would have banned Sheldon and the buyer from Warcraft for doing this.
* ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'': Sheldon sells a ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' item on eBay. This is, however, a case of [[Did Not Do the Research]], as Blizzard would have banned Sheldon and the buyer from ''Warcraft'' for doing this.
* ''[[The Dresden Files]]'': In a case of [[Did Not Do the Research]], one villain tries to sell Harry on eBay.
* ''[[The Dresden Files]]'': In a case of [[Did Not Do the Research]], one villain tries to sell Harry on eBay.
* ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'': Sam intends to sell his great-grandfather's glasses on eBay (thanks to a [[Product Placement]] deal for the film).
* ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'': Sam intends to sell his great-grandfather's glasses on eBay (thanks to a [[Product Placement]] deal for the film).
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* ''[[Xkcd]]'' with [http://xkcd.com/325/ this strip], which is later referenced in the mouseover text of [http://xkcd.com/576/ this one].
* ''[[Xkcd]]'' with [http://xkcd.com/325/ this strip], which is later referenced in the mouseover text of [http://xkcd.com/576/ this one].
* [[Jay Leno]] used to do a segment on his show called [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|"Stuff we found on eBay"]]. He would present a collection of some of the most blood-stoppingly inane stuff on eBay at that time, and ask the audience if it got sold or not.
* [[Jay Leno]] used to do a segment on his show called [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|"Stuff we found on eBay"]]. He would present a collection of some of the most blood-stoppingly inane stuff on eBay at that time, and ask the audience if it got sold or not.
* [[Joe Hill]]'s novel ''Heart-Shaped Box'' is a curious example. The main character buys a ghost from what the book describes as "an online auction site, not eBay, but one of the wannabes".
* [[Joe Hill]]'s novel ''[[Heart-Shaped Box]]'' is a curious example. The main character buys a ghost from what the book describes as "an online auction site, not eBay, but one of the wannabes".
* In ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' the aquarium fish list where they came from. For the Starfish, that's eBay. Except that live animals aren't allowed to be sold on eBay, making this a case of [[Did Not Do the Research]]
* In ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' the aquarium fish list where they came from. For the Starfish, that's eBay. Except that live animals aren't allowed to be sold on eBay, making this a case of [[Did Not Do the Research]]
* In ''[[Toy Story 3]]'', Hamm suggests to the group that they look up what they're going for on eBay, because, after all, Andy doesn't want them anymore.
* In ''[[Toy Story 3]]'', Hamm suggests to the group that they look up what they're going for on eBay, because, after all, Andy doesn't want them anymore.
* ''[[Posleen War Series|Yellow Eyes]]'' has something of a [[Running Gag]] about how it's amazing what you can find on eBay, including an alien medical device used to build a physical body for an [[AI]] and a mate for a [[Heel Face Turn|formerly hostile]] [[Horde of Alien Locusts|Posleen]] advising the humans after the war.
* ''[[Posleen War Series|Yellow Eyes]]'' has something of a [[Running Gag]] about how it's amazing what you can find on eBay, including an alien medical device used to build a physical body for an [[AI]] and a mate for a [[Heel Face Turn|formerly hostile]] [[Horde of Alien Locusts|Posleen]] advising the humans after the war.
* An early ''[[Sequential Art (webcomic)|Sequential Art]]'' storyline had [[Funny Animal|Pip]] getting carried away in an auction for a rare comic book issue, getting a winning bid of several thousand dollars that he couldn't afford to pay. In a case of [[Did Not Do the Research]], to pay for it he auctioned off Scarlet, a squirrel living with them, on eBay.
* An early ''[[Sequential Art (webcomic)|Sequential Art]]'' storyline had [[Funny Animal|Pip]] getting carried away in an auction for a rare comic book issue, getting a winning bid of several thousand dollars that he couldn't afford to pay. In a case of [[Did Not Do the Research]], to pay for it he auctioned off Scarlet, a squirrel living with them, on eBay.
* [[The Amazing World of Gumball]] features [https://web.archive.org/web/20130113084152/http://twitpic.com/6720u0/full JUNK]
* ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]'' features [https://web.archive.org/web/20130113084152/http://twitpic.com/6720u0/full JUNK]


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