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02/21/2008 (4:54 pm)

Ebay Out For Scientology E-Meters, Craigslist Still In….For Now

As we discussed in the previous post, The Church of Scientology with the very helpful people of Ebay have clamped down on all auctions selling e-meters. Using a broad definition of intellectual property, Scientology is using its powerful influence to keep sellers and buyers from trading dollars and e-meters, because of what we will call “price-fixing.”

Scientology is taking steps to prevent the public at large from purchasing these “auditing” tools at a discounted price, and would rather price-gouge consumers with a fixed cost of abut $4500 for an e-meter.

But don’t fear intrepid Scientologists, you can still get your e-meter fix through Craigslist.com. In fact, there are currently several listings for all sorts of Scientology related materials in the Los Angeles area.

You better act fast though, who knows how long Craigslist will be allowed to host these after-market deals before a white van with tinted windows shows up on their doorstep.

I wonder if I can find a discounted “Way To Happiness” pamphlet? I could use another OTIII manual too, I got some spaghetti sauce on my old one when I used it as a trivet. I bet the markets flooded with those these days. Happy hunting!

Posted by D
Filed under: Scientology

17 Comments

Thanks again D for your GREAT reporting! I love you!
Hopefully someone will buy one of these used E-Meters, open it up, and anonymously post the pics of this amazing technology. Maybe even post demonstrations of it in action. That would make some interesting stuff.

Comment by guessWho — February 21, 2008 @ 5:15 pm

Yes, that would make for some comic relief. And you know who could use that? Scientologists. These are some uptight people in need of a good time.

Thanks for the love, right back at ya.

Comment by D — February 21, 2008 @ 5:35 pm

Hey guesswho

Someone has already done that.

Link to video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU

funny, huh?

Comment by Sean — February 21, 2008 @ 5:51 pm

man, i’ve been searching everywhere for that sweetness!
Thanks.:)

Comment by guessWho — February 21, 2008 @ 6:03 pm

And I clicked again, why? Because I am a knucklehead.

Lulz on Dawn.

Thanks folks, I’ll be here all week!

Comment by D — February 21, 2008 @ 6:20 pm

That was too funny. Great lulz.

Comment by Mitsu — February 21, 2008 @ 9:26 pm

They just don’t want people to realize that their super-duper technology isn’t anything more than a few wires, a couple of gauges, and a probe thingy.

I have an electrical tester in my laundry room that sounds very similar.

Comment by k — February 21, 2008 @ 9:51 pm

I made something like this for a project in high school with about ten dollars in parts from Radio Shack. You could stick the ends into a potato and measure the voltage. I quess it could also work for a tomato, though I wasn’t that inquisitive at the time to try it.

Comment by MaybeNot — February 21, 2008 @ 10:28 pm

CURSE YOU RICK ASTLEYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Xenu,
Marcabian Prison Outpost,
The Pyrenees

Comment by Artoo45 — February 22, 2008 @ 1:01 pm

Tch, tch, Artoo. Ar438. SP045. 1OBAY. 16Tch. 22345. 32Tch. Ar2d2.

Comment by Terryeo — February 22, 2008 @ 2:22 pm

Terryeo did you blow a component or something?

Comment by D — February 22, 2008 @ 2:49 pm

Terryeo - Deep6 UR devT. ID(5+5)T.

Comment by nam — February 22, 2008 @ 10:28 pm

lol…here…you too can play e-meter trivia with your friends!!

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets/E-Meter/

Comment by MrChillyAnon — February 23, 2008 @ 12:45 am

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Scientology e-meters. That has everything to do with celebrity gossip. Can somebody please tell me what happened to this web site? How did it turn from a decent celeb site into an anti-Scientology diatribe?

Comment by Jeanne — February 24, 2008 @ 3:18 pm

Hey Jeanne, seeing as you are posting from a Scientology center, I will ignore your really desperate and pathetic attempts to distract from the content of this and every other post you’ve commented on.

Do me a favor Jeanne, let your boss David Miscavige know that not only is he a very short and uneducated man, he is also being watched too.

Yep, we’re watching. All the time. 24-7, times running out better get on the Freewinds or the Apollo or whatever rust bucket will still float and get off of dry land, because when the shoe finally drops, all you know and understand will crumble and the only thing left standing will be your glaringly illegal crimes.

See ya soon Davey!

Comment by D — February 24, 2008 @ 4:27 pm

Why buy when you can build!

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets/E-Meter/Ralph_Hilton/index.htm

And Jeanne - get Sylver back - he was much better fun than you.

Comment by beebee — February 25, 2008 @ 8:33 pm