KittyWampus
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Fri May-06-11 12:10 PM
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| 30. If he only made one dollar a shirt- selling 10,000 shirts= $10,000 profit. |
| -23-year old New Yorker makes $120K in 2 days selling "Dead Osama" t-shirts online |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-06-11 10:27 AM |
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Further proof that Americans have no taste in t-shirts. |
inademv |
May-06-11 10:30 AM |
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sounds good but what are the expenses? |
rfranklin |
May-06-11 10:31 AM |
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Looks like he's charging/charged for shipping |
itsrobert |
May-06-11 12:18 PM |
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On the off chance that anybody in GD wants one, here's his site. |
rug |
May-06-11 10:31 AM |
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He did not make $120k. He sold $120k worth of t-shirts. Big Difference |
WhollyHeretic |
May-06-11 10:33 AM |
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Bingo |
NeedleCast |
May-06-11 11:38 AM |
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I'm sure he used expensive shirts |
WinkyDink |
May-06-11 11:49 AM |
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BS |
KurtNYC |
May-06-11 10:51 AM |
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He'll realize that when the IRS hears about it. |
JohnnyRingo |
May-06-11 11:28 AM |
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Went to the site and it looks like a full blown operation. |
dkf |
May-06-11 11:29 AM |
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the "Obama killed Osama" is better but what gets me |
KurtNYC |
May-06-11 12:06 PM |
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Teh Internets is a magic money machine! |
Gold Metal Flake |
May-06-11 11:01 AM |
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So a guy takes an idea works his butt off and makes a decent chunk of change |
dkf |
May-06-11 11:20 AM |
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No, Not Exactly |
NashVegas |
May-06-11 11:29 AM |
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If he actually made the shirts himself, he would have yielded a bit more... |
Javaman |
May-06-11 11:32 AM |
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Why do you all assume he is losing money on "shipping"? |
cbdo2007 |
May-06-11 11:37 AM |
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If he does the shipping himself and doesn't get a bulk rate. |
Javaman |
May-06-11 11:41 AM |
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Why are you arguing something that doesn't make a bit of sense? |
cbdo2007 |
May-06-11 11:43 AM |
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Look... |
Javaman |
May-06-11 03:02 PM |
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Have We Learned Nothing From The Dot-Com Bust? |
wellst0nev0ter |
May-06-11 11:36 AM |
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He learned a lot. LOL |
Javaman |
May-06-11 11:41 AM |
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I admit - I wish I had thought of it and could have executed it this quickly. |
cbdo2007 |
May-06-11 11:38 AM |
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Not bashing him, bashing the article for not printing the truth. |
Javaman |
May-06-11 11:42 AM |
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and what happens when the person who owns that photograph comes a-calling? |
SoCalDem |
May-06-11 03:34 PM |
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Touche'! LOL nt |
Javaman |
May-06-11 03:52 PM |
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+1 |
Wait Wut |
May-06-11 11:44 AM |
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People went to ground zero 4 days after the attack and were |
KurtNYC |
May-06-11 12:14 PM |
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May-06-11 03:42 PM |
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There will be better, funny t shirts. This one is pretty plain. nt |
sufrommich |
May-06-11 11:39 AM |
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goes to show that anyone with an idea can make money |
VEI |
May-06-11 11:41 AM |
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No, goes to show there is a sucker born every day. |
Javaman |
May-06-11 11:43 AM |
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who is the sucker? not the guy who sold the shirts. |
VEI |
May-06-11 11:46 AM |
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No, the people who bought it. nt |
Javaman |
May-06-11 03:00 PM |
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Good for him! |
WinkyDink |
May-06-11 11:49 AM |
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LOL looks like he made more than Atlas Shrugged did |
Stevenmarc |
May-06-11 11:54 AM |
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LOL |
nichomachus |
May-06-11 04:02 PM |
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And paid more taxes than GE |
Courtesy Flush |
May-06-11 04:20 PM |
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now that's really "winning" |
ileus |
May-06-11 12:08 PM |
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If he only made one dollar a shirt- selling 10,000 shirts= $10,000 profit. |
KittyWampus |
May-06-11 12:10 PM |
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Still not bad for a few hours of work. |
tridim |
May-06-11 03:16 PM |
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And by 3am the following day, the site "Or Is he really dead .com" was launched n/t |
Shagbark Hickory |
May-06-11 12:17 PM |
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If making money is your primary goal, then by all means appeal to the lowest common denominator.... |
markpkessinger |
May-06-11 12:25 PM |
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"Just Dead It"? Wonder when Nike's lawyers will come knocking. |
Nailzberg |
May-06-11 12:32 PM |
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Alright then, I call dibs on the "Still Dead" t-shirt idea. |
Fire Walk With Me |
May-06-11 03:04 PM |
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Oh - why didn't I think of that! |
ThoughtCriminal |
May-06-11 03:14 PM |
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Why didn't I think of that? LOL! |
Odin2005 |
May-06-11 03:32 PM |
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I want a T-shirt of picture I saw |
aj_cd |
May-06-11 03:56 PM |
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America! |
leeroysphitz |
May-06-11 03:57 PM |
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