BluesBear
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I came across this on eBay and I have seldom encountered such hogwash.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43322&item=6500649947&rd=1
Starting bid US $100.00 (Approximately C $122.30)
Ended: 27-Dec-04 21:38:17 EST
Start time: 21-Dec-04 05:54:53 EST
History: 0 bids
Item location: Longmont, Colorado
United States
Ships to: Worldwide
Help Us break this curse!!
My brother and I were always military enthusiasts. So when we happened upon a Vietnam Era Bayonet in a broken down flea market years ago, we jumped at the chance for a little history.
But only horror and anguish have followed the both of us since buying this weapon. We have tried to have it blessed, we have tried to get rid of it at Yard Sales, and nothing has freed us from this terrible burden. No one who physically sees this weapon has been able to buy it for some reason. It appears to give them a sense of dread.
So, we have decided to broaden our market, reach out to people who are strong enough to try and help us, or strong enough to take on the curse themselves. We believe that this bayonet is indeed from Vietnam, so we are hoping that by selling this item and donating money to a Vietnamese charity…hopefully whatever curse has followed us personally will be broken.
Below is the list of tragedies we believe have been caused by this cursed weapon.
Since this bayonet came to us, here is what has happened in our lives.
Our Mother died at the age of 39 (the year we bought this “thingâ€)
Our Maternal Grandfather passed away in his 50s
Our Maternal Grandmother passed away in her 50s
Our other 2 grandparents passed away in their early 60s
My Brother’s Wife’s grandmother and grandfather passed away young.
Our 2 uncles died (both in their 30s)
Our 2 Aunts died (1 at 60)
My brother injured his leg in a “harmless†sandlot football game bad enough to require 4 surgeries, spend years in rehab and be on disability for 3 years recovering.
I was badly injured in 2 car accident, both incidents involved me being rear ended, and almost dying in the first.
My Brother’s wife has become ill and developed FibroMyalgia Syndrome (an incurable ailment which keeps her in constant physical pain)
Our father developed Colon Cancer after years of health
The company we both worked for worked for suddenly laid us off (and all employees except for the Executives) Sold the software we had developed for them to a Canadian Competitor (Without paying us our last month’s wages)
The new jobs we got have cut our pay 3 times and furloughed our position 3 times in 1 year…the company had NEVER done this before we arrived (and it was not just us, it affected thousands of employees).
My brother’s wife has had 2 miscarriages and he had a dream in which a voice told him he would never bear offspring as long as he had a weapon of death in his family.
I tried to sell this before when I was hurting for money; my brother stopped me, telling me I should not sell items which had historical value to me. Since then my brother has been diagnosed with Barrett’s esophagus, a pre-cancerous condition of the throat. He is NOW in favor of selling this weapon and being rid of it.
ALL of these incidents have occurred AFTER we bought this horrible, horrible “thingâ€. We are auctioning off this bayonet in the hopes that we can raise enough money to break whatever curse clings to it, and help change our lives for the better. We intend to do this in 2 ways…
1. Be able to donate 10% of the auction proceeds to “Hope Initiative†a Vietnamese Specific Charity. Hope Initiative seeks to develop vibrant and prosperous Vietnamese communities in Vietnam and abroad through poverty reduction, child development, and community enrichment programs.
2. Provide a better life for my brother and our family so that we try to move past the pain and anguish we have endured. We just want a chance to live normal, happy lives.
By buying this Bayonet, you will receive the Bayonet, our personal thanks, and we will send you a copy of the receipt for the 10% we WILL send to Hope Initiative, we will also pray for you and pray that the evil does not follow you and that you and your family live long, prosperous lives.
Thank you,
Devon
$100 for a late 1990s M-7 bayonet?
With the crappy M-10 scabbard no less.
Damnation! I wish I could sell mine for that.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43322&item=6500649947&rd=1
Starting bid US $100.00 (Approximately C $122.30)
Ended: 27-Dec-04 21:38:17 EST
Start time: 21-Dec-04 05:54:53 EST
History: 0 bids
Item location: Longmont, Colorado
United States
Ships to: Worldwide
Help Us break this curse!!
My brother and I were always military enthusiasts. So when we happened upon a Vietnam Era Bayonet in a broken down flea market years ago, we jumped at the chance for a little history.
But only horror and anguish have followed the both of us since buying this weapon. We have tried to have it blessed, we have tried to get rid of it at Yard Sales, and nothing has freed us from this terrible burden. No one who physically sees this weapon has been able to buy it for some reason. It appears to give them a sense of dread.
So, we have decided to broaden our market, reach out to people who are strong enough to try and help us, or strong enough to take on the curse themselves. We believe that this bayonet is indeed from Vietnam, so we are hoping that by selling this item and donating money to a Vietnamese charity…hopefully whatever curse has followed us personally will be broken.
Below is the list of tragedies we believe have been caused by this cursed weapon.
Since this bayonet came to us, here is what has happened in our lives.
Our Mother died at the age of 39 (the year we bought this “thingâ€)
Our Maternal Grandfather passed away in his 50s
Our Maternal Grandmother passed away in her 50s
Our other 2 grandparents passed away in their early 60s
My Brother’s Wife’s grandmother and grandfather passed away young.
Our 2 uncles died (both in their 30s)
Our 2 Aunts died (1 at 60)
My brother injured his leg in a “harmless†sandlot football game bad enough to require 4 surgeries, spend years in rehab and be on disability for 3 years recovering.
I was badly injured in 2 car accident, both incidents involved me being rear ended, and almost dying in the first.
My Brother’s wife has become ill and developed FibroMyalgia Syndrome (an incurable ailment which keeps her in constant physical pain)
Our father developed Colon Cancer after years of health
The company we both worked for worked for suddenly laid us off (and all employees except for the Executives) Sold the software we had developed for them to a Canadian Competitor (Without paying us our last month’s wages)
The new jobs we got have cut our pay 3 times and furloughed our position 3 times in 1 year…the company had NEVER done this before we arrived (and it was not just us, it affected thousands of employees).
My brother’s wife has had 2 miscarriages and he had a dream in which a voice told him he would never bear offspring as long as he had a weapon of death in his family.
I tried to sell this before when I was hurting for money; my brother stopped me, telling me I should not sell items which had historical value to me. Since then my brother has been diagnosed with Barrett’s esophagus, a pre-cancerous condition of the throat. He is NOW in favor of selling this weapon and being rid of it.
ALL of these incidents have occurred AFTER we bought this horrible, horrible “thingâ€. We are auctioning off this bayonet in the hopes that we can raise enough money to break whatever curse clings to it, and help change our lives for the better. We intend to do this in 2 ways…
1. Be able to donate 10% of the auction proceeds to “Hope Initiative†a Vietnamese Specific Charity. Hope Initiative seeks to develop vibrant and prosperous Vietnamese communities in Vietnam and abroad through poverty reduction, child development, and community enrichment programs.
2. Provide a better life for my brother and our family so that we try to move past the pain and anguish we have endured. We just want a chance to live normal, happy lives.
By buying this Bayonet, you will receive the Bayonet, our personal thanks, and we will send you a copy of the receipt for the 10% we WILL send to Hope Initiative, we will also pray for you and pray that the evil does not follow you and that you and your family live long, prosperous lives.
Thank you,
Devon
$100 for a late 1990s M-7 bayonet?
With the crappy M-10 scabbard no less.
Damnation! I wish I could sell mine for that.
