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Old 8 May 2011, 11:26 PM   #1
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Late night eBay beware

A bottle of wine later and I am now the proud owner of a new explorer II.

My wife is going to kill me!!!
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Old 8 May 2011, 11:35 PM   #2
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Old 8 May 2011, 11:56 PM   #3
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Old 9 May 2011, 12:08 AM   #4
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Old 9 May 2011, 12:10 AM   #5
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What kind of wine?
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Old 9 May 2011, 12:11 AM   #6
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Uh-oh.........a BUI...."buying under the influence"......I hope your wife goes easy
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Old 9 May 2011, 12:11 AM   #7
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Old 9 May 2011, 02:08 AM   #8
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Old 9 May 2011, 02:10 AM   #9
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Alcobay - Been there done that
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Old 9 May 2011, 02:10 AM   #10
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Old 9 May 2011, 02:16 AM   #11
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Old 9 May 2011, 02:19 AM   #12
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Old 9 May 2011, 02:24 AM   #13
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Uh-oh.........a BUI...."buying under the influence"......I hope your wife goes easy
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Congrats and make sure to post pics.......if you're still alive!
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Old 9 May 2011, 02:25 AM   #14
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You got it off eBay (flea bay). I hope it's real.
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Old 9 May 2011, 03:23 AM   #15
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Old 9 May 2011, 03:27 AM   #16
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Old 9 May 2011, 07:15 AM   #17
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Awesome!

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Old 9 May 2011, 07:22 AM   #18
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You are not the first one to realize that drinking and ebay is a dangerous combination.

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A bottle of wine later and I am now the proud owner of a new explorer II.

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Old 9 May 2011, 08:18 AM   #19
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Old 9 May 2011, 08:20 AM   #20
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Old 9 May 2011, 08:24 AM   #21
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Don't tell her. Simple. Or, if that fails, buy her something, too.

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Old 9 May 2011, 08:54 AM   #22
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A bottle of wine later and I am now the proud owner of a new explorer II.

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Give her another bottle and then tell her the news =P
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Old 9 May 2011, 09:01 AM   #23
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Congrats!

Could this be like drunk dialing for a Rolex?
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Old 9 May 2011, 09:04 AM   #24
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Nice, nothing like drunk eBay Rolex shopping! At least you can do this in your pjs at home!
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Old 9 May 2011, 09:27 AM   #25
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Drinking and Ebay, your not the only one, but as the saying goes its much easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission
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Old 9 May 2011, 09:29 AM   #26
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Congrats, yes wine and ebay are a dangerous match
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Old 9 May 2011, 09:31 AM   #27
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Drinking and Ebay, your not the only one, but as the saying goes its much easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission
Ain't that the truth, good luck
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Old 9 May 2011, 10:34 AM   #28
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Any chance we can see the auction link?
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Old 9 May 2011, 11:15 AM   #29
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Old 9 May 2011, 11:39 AM   #30
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Wine and eBay bad combination done that before :-) but congrat and enjoy your new watch!
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