The Pink Bunny guy
 

X-posted from the NV&G forum.
I know some of you don't make it over there very much....and I thought this was worthwhile viewing.

Pretty humorous stuff....and i bet he pulls it off too.

This guy is my hero!!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5958012369 ]Pink Bunny Link[/url]

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Thanks for the cross post MB.

I was thinking of bidding on this for BW, except I saw the starting bid last. Let's just say the figure I had in mind was a fraction of the one TPB lists.

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Could it work? Sure... but I doubt anyone will pay $150,000 or at least start off at that. One of the things that made the forehead ad so huge was the amount of people getting into it. At $150,000 starting bid, even if anyone does consider this, they will pass it up being too high to start off.

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This is borderline brilliant! It has golden palace written all over it too, haha!
~Justin

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I don't know about the fore-head thing.....but a few weeks ago on CNN they showed video of a pregnant lady with a short blouse (so that her belly was sticking WAAAYYY out) walking around some shopping-mall with GoldenPalace.com painted in big black letters on her belly.

Obviously this was a time-sensitive advertising gimmick also since she looked to be about 14 months pregnant. no idea how much she got paid for it though.


but if goldenpalace would spend $28k (I think that's correct) just to buy the grilled-cheez sandwich I suspect they could consider spending at least $50k on this guy. And he might talk them up to $75k andI'm reasonably certain he would be willing to take a half-price discount to see how it goes...and then possibly turn it into a more regular thing if it works really well.


Just because his asking price is $150k doesn't mean he can't be bargained down.


I say again....This guy is my HERO!!!

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Most of you guys would laugh at his supposed idiocy, but this is a brilliant move. Worst case scenario he does it for a lower price away from eBay, but he's proposing a brilliant advertising campaign to poker players. And all he has to do is play lots of poker all day.

Ingenius stuff, really.

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Not to mention the likelihood of getting to go on vaious talk-shows ranging from NBC-Today to Letterman to Jon Stewart, etc etc.

After he's done he can write a fraking book about it (pretty much taking from all the stuff he writes in his blog) and probably make even more money.


The only real problem I have with this little gimmick is that I didn't think of it first.


Do we think that there are some poker-rooms out there who might not let him play in his pink-bunny outfit?

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Is this the same ThePinkBunny who used to always win those daily raked hand contests at pokerroom?

I bet it is.

-2kF

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on a side note, 2KF's avatar is AWESOME! Pink Bunny for life, I second micro in placing him into "hero" status.
~Justin

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Just out of curiousity, what's preventing any company from just hiring their own guy to go put on a pink bunny suit and play in a card room for a month for like 10 bucks an hour plus expenses? It's a great idea, and would be a great promotion, but I don't think TPB has the rights to that idea. What would make him so much better than any other guy in a bunny suit. And even if he was a much better promoter than your average promo guy hired buy a company, is he really worth another $100-150K?

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Point taken, I am in the process of negotiating a "purple bunny" promotion for $50K [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Just need to find a costume!
~Justin

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I used to buy and sell constantly on ebay. I understand the marketplace a lot more than most people do.

1)NEVER start an auction for an outrageous amount. It's better to start it off at a penny and let the auction take off for itself. If it is such a brilliant idea, it will take off by itself.

2)He's trying to get free publicity from this auction AND make some money. It's obvious he wants both. With an auction starting off at a high price like that, it MIGHT only peak the interest of a small handful of people if it even does (and I'm doubting anyone will bid on it for real). There won't be any publicity from that.

Like I said before with the forehead auction, the thing took off because not only was it unique, it was attainable by anyone. Some mom and pop business was the one that ended up winning the auction... not some billionaire. What would starting this auction lower do harm? You telling me if there's a bidding war and he only gets $50,000 that he's going to turn it down?

To me, all this guy did was just waste $10 listing this auction.

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yes it is

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Just out of curiousity, what's preventing any company from just hiring their own guy to go put on a pink bunny suit and play in a card room for a month for like 10 bucks an hour plus expenses? It's a great idea, and would be a great promotion, but I don't think TPB has the rights to that idea. What would make him so much better than any other guy in a bunny suit. And even if he was a much better promoter than your average promo guy hired buy a company, is he really worth another $100-150K?

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That's what I'm saying!!! MUCH CHEAPER!

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Maybe I should put up a similar ebay auction where I will dress up in a cat suit and meow at the table.

Meow.

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1)NEVER start an auction for an outrageous amount. It's better to start it off at a penny and let the auction take off for itself. If it is such a brilliant idea, it will take off by itself.

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While this is true when selling a commodity such as bubble wrap, laptops or Chef knives. I think you are wrong when it comes to unique items. Selling on eBay is a contract. Perhaps he is not willing to sit in the suit for 8 hours a day fora month for $3,354 dollars. I do agree that he should have started it lower though, perhaps his minimum would be $10,000.


BTW, What happens when the casinos kick him out?

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Why would a cat need to dress up in a cat suit?

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What's preventing any company from getting their logo painted on a thousand pregnant women?
I'm assuming that lady that I saw on CNN did it for more than just $100.
Maybe only $1k-$2k for all I know though.


I still don't know about the forehead thing that Iggy refers to. I guess someone sold the space on their forehead.


I think this guy might be able to do it for $50k....but I don't know.
Start big, dream big.


I certainly don't think it's a waste of $10 (or however much it costs to place the ad) because there is still a reasonable chance it gets sold for a lower price and everyone wins.

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Why would a cat need to dress up in a cat suit?

It makes them look more presentable.

Lori

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Why would a cat need to dress up in a cat suit?

It makes them look more presentable.

Lori

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Or perhaps so that nobody suspects they are a cat [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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they won't let him play in that suit. because of security issues most casinos out here ban all costumes.

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While this is true when selling a commodity such as bubble wrap, laptops or Chef knives. I think you are wrong when it comes to unique items. Selling on eBay is a contract. Perhaps he is not willing to sit in the suit for 8 hours a day fora month for $3,354 dollars. I do agree that he should have started it lower though, perhaps his minimum would be $10,000.

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There are many ways to work around an auction ending for too little. You can

a)Set a reserve
b)End an auction without a winner up to 1 hour before closing
c)If you want to be shady, get someone to shill for you

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Or perhaps so that nobody suspects they are a cat

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Ummmm yeah, I'll vote for this answer. I'm really a poker playing cat. Honest.

Meow.

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Maybe I should put up a similar ebay auction where I will dress up in a cat suit and meow at the table.

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You already meow at the table at it's free.

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This is the same guy who spams a website you all have seen in alot of newsgroups and on poker sites with the e-books, just another one of his gimmicks to pick up players for his affiliate business.

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on a side note, 2KF's avatar is AWESOME!
~Justin

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You [censored] sick [censored]! That avatar is more disturbing than the anime girl puking.

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You already meow at the table at it's free.

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But I'll now meow and spout out your website too. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Meow.

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I think he's a moron.

Anyway, does a casino have the right to ask someone to leave who is blatantly advertising for a competing business? If someone from the horseshoe went into the mirage poker room with a big wearable billboard promoting the shoe I'm sure legally they could be asked to leave.

Same thing here, the auction is a contract so they have proof that it's paid business advertising and would probably have the right to escort the guy off the property.

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Anyway, does a casino have the right to ask someone to leave who is blatantly advertising for a competing business?

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The casino's can do whatever they want.

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yeah...this is pretty much correct.

Obviously they can't discriminate based on race or anything like that...but otherwise it's a private business and they can just say 'we are not interested in accepting your business and kindly request you to leave our private property.'

Something like that.

Additionally, I've seen 'no solicitation' signs at different casinos before.

I think this is not just to prevent businesses from soliciting them...but also to discourage/prevent me from passing out a zillion business-cards at the poker-tables with my party-poker affiliate code or my Amway product or mail-order bride information or whatever.


Again....I wouldn't expect to be tossed if I sat at the Horseshoe wearing my shirt from the Gold Strike (compreting casinos next door to each other).

but, the more I think about it, the more I believe that blatant advertising attempts like this one may in fact get him ejected from most places.


Oh well....nice try dude.

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Or perhaps so that nobody suspects they are a cat

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Ummmm yeah, I'll vote for this answer. I'm really a poker playing cat. Honest.


Meow.

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It stands to reason that any clothing a cat would have could be refered to as a cat suit.

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on a side note, 2KF's avatar is AWESOME!
~Justin


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You [censored] sick [censored]! That avatar is more disturbing than the anime girl puking.

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No way. 2KF's av truly is great. How can you not laugh at that kid? Look at the sheer joy he is emitting! The vomiting anime chick is disturbing, to say the least.

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I like the ebay ad on the right side....

$10 off your first purchase...

$10 off of 150,000 - that means alot to me!

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at the very least surveilience will not allow him to have the hood part of the costume over his head, and Casinos reserve the right to remove anyone really

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I lived the 1st 20 yrs of my life in Reno and then left and lived in many other places around the world. Frequently upon hearing where I am from people would give me a strange look and ask, "Wow, what's it like growing up in a place like that?" My pat answer was, "Pretty normal I suppose, I don't really have anything to compare it to."

After 5 years away, I went back to visit family for a couple of weeks and discovered (with some amount of surprise) that Reno is a pretty different/strange place. On my drive home to Arizona, I stopped to visit friends Las Vegas and came to believe that while Reno is strange, Vegas is a truly demented circus side show. The biggest problem with the Pink Bunny Guy is that he may not stand out!

Whether the idea is completely thought out or not, whether or not it will work, It's pure Vegas and borderline genius.

I'm with Bob.....The Pink Bunny Guy is my hero [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Weird

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I said no message! can't you read!!

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Cats that play poker aren't allowed on Ebay, didn't you read their terms of service?

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Cats that play poker aren't allowed on Ebay, didn't you read their terms of service?

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Down with Ebay!!! I will auto three bet iso all their final value fee raises.

Meow.

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It stands to reason that any clothing a cat would have could be refered to as a cat suit.

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Not quite sure why, but this is probably the first post in weeks that caused me to actually laugh out loud