Woman Caught - Sold Fake "Duff Beer" On eBay

[matcom]

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A MOTHER raising funds to buy her children Christmas presents sold a non-existent carton of Homer Simpson's favourite brew Duff Beer three times on eBay, a court has been told.

Tara Edith Woodford, 28, pleaded guilty in the Mackay Magistrates Court in north Queensland to three charges of dishonestly gaining money by false pretences.

Police prosecutor Gavin Burnett told the court Woodford was paid a total of $1951 by three separate buyers after advertising the bogus carton of Duff beer on www.eBay.com.au.

Duff beer is the brew enjoyed by Homer Simpson and his friends in the animated US television series The Simpsons.

Australian breweries in the mid-1990s released their own versions of Duff beer until legal action was taken by the creators of The Simpsons and the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

Duff beer is now a collector's item and cartons can sell for as much as $1000 on eBay, while one empty and damaged can was for sale today for $15.

"I know on eBay people are paying exorbitant prices for the things," National Beer Can Collectors Club treasurer Lorraine Gledhill said.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12124468-13762,00.html

[Scurrilous]

1. All I can say is...

...D'oh!

[napi21]

2. Buyer beware! It's important to remember that! n/t

[rooboy]

3. We're a nation of criminals....WTF do you expect??? :) n/t

[MercutioATC]

4. Remember "Billy Beer" in the 70's?

Same "collectible" status.

:eyes:

[WoodrowFan]

5. Billy Beer

yes, it's worthless.

I found this page on it.. FYI

http://www.rustycans.com/billy.html