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"Bobblefoot" Toys go for Big Bucks on ebay

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by mlwoo, May 29, 2008.

  1. mlwoo

    mlwoo Contributing Member

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    I think it is really funny that the team's name is the "Saints".



    http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-may2708-lary_craig_bobblefoot.344e7094.html

    "Bobblefoot" Toys go for Big Bucks on ebay

    BOISE - Minor league baseball fans in St. Paul, Minnesota are hoping to put a little extra cash in their pocket – with a promotional gimmick inspired by Idaho Senator Larry Craig.

    The St. Paul Saints gave out 2500 so-called “bobblefoot” toys – which feature a bathroom stall with two feet poking out of the bottom. When the toy is shaken, one of the spring-loaded feet taps. The side of the toy says "For a good time call" - followed by the team's ticket sales hotline.

    Craig was arrested in a bathroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport last summer, after police say he attempted to solicit gay sex from an undercover officer by tapping his foot in the bathroom stall.

    Now many of the toys have popped up on eBay – with bidding as high as $152. More than 50 of the bobblefoot toys are available for sale – some even include extras like the ticket stub from Sunday’s Saints game.

    (Related: See the listings on eBay)

    The promotional gimmick isn’t just netting some extra income for fans – it might have helped lift the Saints. The team broke a four game losing streak with a win over the Fort Worth Cats Sunday
     
  2. rrj_gamz

    rrj_gamz Contributing Member

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    that's pretty funny...now, would I buy one, uh...NO...
     

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