Lighter Fare: Craigslist eCommerce
In the interest of lightening up your Friday we share this story from today’s LA Times. It seems one Eugene Church saw the benefits of eCommerce and decided to expand his business online. The only problem is his business was selling “high-grade marijuana.” Church posted an ad on Craigslist advertising his wares and was met by Sheriff’s deputies when he showed up in Agoura Hills. The story closes out with this gem of a quote from Sheriff’s Capt. Ron Nelson,
We catch the dumb ones.
They certainly do.
Posted by Chris | September 15, 2006
Ben September 15th, 2006
$200,000 BAIL!? That seems pretty excessive. I wonder if it’s because it was “high-grade”. Come to think of it, i wonder how they even knew it was high-grade. Sounds to me if the LA Times did some real reporting it would probably end:
Sheriff’s Capt. Ron Nelson said as he took a final hit, “oh yeah… this is the good stuff right here…”
Marketing 101: You Gotta Be Kidding, Baby Toupees? » eCommerce Cache :: Varien eCommerce Blog :: A blog focused on the design, marketing, and implementation of online commerce September 29th, 2006
[…] And while the company says the wigs are to “show that while parenting can be a great responsibility, it can also be a source of endless amusement,” this fits right in with a 3-year-old boy buying a convertible on eBay and some dumb punk getting busted for selling pot on Craigslist. It must be Friday. […]