Poll: So, was the Virgin Mary ebay cheese sandwich auction just an advertising campaign?

[JulesMaximus]

Sorry, I guess I wasn't real clear. Golden Palace won the cheese sandwich with the image of the Virgin Mary for $28,000.

I think it was a publicity stunt. It was planned even before the stupid cheese sandwich wound up on ebay. Why do you think ebay put it back up after it was taken off? The seller agreed that it was for sale and Golden Palace agreed that they wanted it.

Edit-It was either a really ingenious ad campaign or it became one. Is $28k worth the coverage it has garnered? You be the judge.

 

[isasir]

Advertising for cheese?

 

[mrCide]

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[KeyserSoze]

Originally posted by: isasir
Advertising for cheese?

Yeah, advertising for what???







KeyserSoze

 

[MrDingleDangle]

what is he advertising?

 

[T2T III]

Story: Golden Palace won the cheese sandwich of the Virgin Mary for $28,000. Yes, I think this was entirely a promotional stunt on their behalf. They will easily make more than the $28,000 that they paid for the sammich in business that they'll attract.

 

[Farvacola]

I think it was a promotional stunt for acid.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Nope it wasnt cheezy enough to be an Ebay ad stunt.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Edited for those who don't know WTF I'm talking about.

 

[Quasmo]

The sandwich was sooo lucky that it won $38,000 on eBay.

 

[AntaresVI]

I think it's obvious that goldenpalace staged it. No money will change hands - it must have been an employee of theirs that listed it initially. They are creative, i'll give them that.

 

[hevnsnt]

I missed the whole thing, What is the back story here..?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: AntaresVI
I think it's obvious that goldenpalace staged it. No money will change hands - it must have been an employee of theirs that listed it initially. They are creative, i'll give them that.

Wow, you're even more cynical than I am. :thumbsup:

 

[JulesMaximus]

Anyone?

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Tiles2Tech
Story: Golden Palace won the cheese sandwich of the Virgin Mary for $28,000. Yes, I think this was entirely a promotional stunt on their behalf. They will easily make more than the $28,000 that they paid for the sammich in business that they'll attract.

I wish someone would nuke the Golden Palace...The Super Bowl, the Olympics and now moldy sandwiches...the madness has to stop

 

[JulesMaximus]

Bump for the morning crowd.

 

[loup garou]

I really hate Golden Palace's marketing gimmicks. :disgust:

 

[Kelemvor]

Didn't work very well since this is the first I've heard of who won or anything like that.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: mrCide
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Darkness! Darkness, everybody...

 

[torpid]

Golden palace is pretty slimy, but I must admire their creativity. And certainly their off-beat ad campaign is quite effective. How many boxing fans who may or may not want to place a bet haven't heard of them?

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: AntaresVI
I think it's obvious that goldenpalace staged it. No money will change hands - it must have been an employee of theirs that listed it initially. They are creative, i'll give them that.

Why do you say that? I was listening to the Don and Mike show yesterday and they interviewed the lady that sold it to Golden Palace via Ebay. The lady was flying out to Hollywood where the sammich will be presented in its new display case and the lady will receive her $28,000 check. This event is happening at the Hard Rock cafe today.

I doubt she has had anything to do with Golden Palace up until this point. The sammich is supposed to be 10-years-old and she has kept it in a box with padding the whole time. Apparently, the sammich has not molded - or anything during that period of time, other than the fact that the virgin Mary has gotten more pronouced over that time.

 

[TechnoKid]

Makes me wonder how easy it could be to make a face like that on a piece of toast.

 

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: Tiles2Tech

Originally posted by: AntaresVI
I think it's obvious that goldenpalace staged it. No money will change hands - it must have been an employee of theirs that listed it initially. They are creative, i'll give them that.

Why do you say that? I was listening to the Don and Mike show yesterday and they interviewed the lady that sold it to Golden Palace via Ebay. The lady was flying out to Hollywood where the sammich will be presented in its new display case and the lady will receive her $28,000 check. This event is happening at the Hard Rock cafe today.

I doubt she has had anything to do with Golden Palace up until this point. The sammich is supposed to be 10-years-old and she has kept it in a box with padding the whole time. Apparently, the sammich has not molded - or anything during that period of time, other than the fact that the virgin Mary has gotten more pronouced over that time.

Heard thsi too. Ten year old sandwich and has not sprouted one mold spore.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
Makes me wonder how easy it could be to make a face like that on a piece of toast.

I can't imagine it would be all that hard.
"Step right up! Get the deceased celebrity sandwich of your choice! We got Elvis! We got Jim Morrison! We got Hendrix! Step right up!"

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: new2AMD

Originally posted by: Tiles2Tech

Originally posted by: AntaresVI
I think it's obvious that goldenpalace staged it. No money will change hands - it must have been an employee of theirs that listed it initially. They are creative, i'll give them that.

Why do you say that? I was listening to the Don and Mike show yesterday and they interviewed the lady that sold it to Golden Palace via Ebay. The lady was flying out to Hollywood where the sammich will be presented in its new display case and the lady will receive her $28,000 check. This event is happening at the Hard Rock cafe today.

I doubt she has had anything to do with Golden Palace up until this point. The sammich is supposed to be 10-years-old and she has kept it in a box with padding the whole time. Apparently, the sammich has not molded - or anything during that period of time, other than the fact that the virgin Mary has gotten more pronouced over that time.

Heard thsi too. Ten year old sandwich and has not sprouted one mold spore.

I guess she used Cheez Whiz...