Much to my amazement, bidding on the Flute Has risen above fifty dollars. Seeing as I thought starting the bidding out at $1.75 was a bit steep, it has far exceeded my expectations. I hope I get laid off so I can auction off my last paycheck.

Some people from techies have gotten really pissed off about this:

Subject: RE: Techies on ebay....

That's not funny!!
We all put our heart and soul into that place and now someone's trying to
make money out of it. Really pisses me right the hell off.

uhhh...its just a joke. I mean, I'm gonna buy crank with the money, but its more of a spiritual thing than financial.