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June 27, 2002
Well, we missed our chance.: For only $4300 each, the 534 members of SportsFilter could have owned a professional hockey team.��kooptroopl2 bought Anchorage Aces today using eBay's Buy It Now feature, days before the auction was scheduled to end.��Too bad too, I was really hoping to hear your ideas on what kind of new names we could have given the team.��The "Bashing Bloggers" maybe?��Here's the Anchorage Daily News article.
posted by danostuporstar to hockey at 08:30 PM - 7 comments
Hmm.....$2.3 mil from a guy with no background on eBay. I wonder if that money will ever get paid?
posted by bcb2k2 at 08:11 AM on June 28, 2002
I've always wanted to name a hockey team the "New Jersey Smell". Someday...
posted by Samsonov14 at 10:11 AM on June 28, 2002
Does that mean the Sabres will leave Buffalo? That would be a shame.
posted by insomnyuk at 12:15 PM on June 28, 2002
bcb2k2: In order to use "buy it now," you have to fork over the payment immediately.
posted by rcade at 01:03 PM on June 28, 2002
Hey! Hold the phones! It's back up! According to ESPN: "the high bidder -- who said he was a college student -- emailed Cusack to apologize and said he didn't mean to place the bid. So the team remains up for sale."
posted by Punkrockrat at 06:30 PM on June 28, 2002
Hehe. Tire kicker.
posted by ShinyKnows at 11:48 AM on June 29, 2002
Well, you can always see what's new with the Buffalo Sabres. According to reports in our town this evening, Billionare Paul Allen has made a cash offer that essentally kicks even more sand in the face of Buffalo sports fans.