Ha, I've read that before, that's very funny. "That spider only has seven legs, it can't be the one I sent you!"

I didn't see that.... are you serious?

Heh, yeah the auction was real. The buyer isn't paying though... obviously :P

He should be required to honor the auction, since it was a real auction, and the money should go to the charity the seller listed. That'll teach him to bid so much on an email attachment.

Only if the seller takes him to court. He was just playing along with a joke, no harm done. To paraphrase the original author's comment on the situation...

I don't care, the internet's a big playground.