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Ebay Entrepreneur Hawks Hot Invite

December 8, 2004
An invitation to last week’s Motorola Hollywood Christmas party was available on Ebay, thanks to an enterprising seller. Defamer.com reported the price had been bid up to $250 before the auction ended.
Posted 12.08.04
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