Problem of Vanishing Street Signs after the Man Burns - WTD?

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:25 pm

That ebay scumbag in addition to buying a 4 dollar harmonica sold a 2600 dollar watch. Guess the 35 bucks for street signs is much needed dough. After the remarks in his auction listing I would hope that he gets banned from future participation in BM. Seller in SF.

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These are parts of an actual street sign from the 2006 edition of Burning Man., that gathering of loonies that is unmatched anywhere on the planet. If you were there, this would make a great souvenir or memento. If you weren't, then these artifacts will allow you to be there in spirit. What the Hey. Maybe you can just bullshit everybody and talk about all the ladies you scored with and all the dope you took while passing these babies around. I don't have to know.

joel the ornery · Post by **joel the ornery** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 6:47 am

i reported the items stolen.
i'll be awaiting a response from ebay.

Post by **AntiM** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:05 am

here is his lovely response to me:

Item: BURNING MAN memorabalia--actual parts of street sign (150047498353)
This message was sent while the listing was active.
hmarko_2 is the seller.
Stolen? Hardly. Oh. Wait. Was that YOUR bunghole In pulled them out of? Uh-oh. My bad.

Nice.

mars · Post by **mars** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:23 am

What's the proper channel to notify BM?

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:29 am

Tancorix wrote:What ever happened to radical self-reliance? How about looking at the camps around you, getting to know the city and it's layout and learning about your surroundings so you don't get lost? The theme camps on the Esplanade for the most part stay up until Sunday or Monday and surely people can count ring streets. Or look for landmarks like the AEZ tower and other things to get your bearings! And when all else fails do what others did this year...make your own signs and post them...which in a few cases looked even better than the swiped ORG made stuff. The last time I checked the event was about radical self-expression and art..so why not make your own fucking signs? Or post stuff at the corners indicating where various camps are located? The street signs and posts have a lot of untapped potential for art....

WORD.

Don't be looking for reasons to mount a witch-hunt. If that's your thing, stay in the City.

skygod · Post by **skygod** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:54 am

universalspirit wrote:i was drugged by someone else and needed those damn signs!

Why doesn't that ever happen to me? I had to drug myself!
After the signs were stolen, I put up a piece of cardboard with "2:30" scrawled on the intersection pole at my camp on Hope, and also a el-wire. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy when people would ride by all night saying "what street is this? o it's 2:30!" It's a long way between streets out at the edge.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:56 am

Ebay wants a police complaint or something from burning man itself.
I hope someone will inform the org.
More complaints to ebay won't hurt from you guys.

pbmaniac2000 · Post by **pbmaniac2000** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:32 pm

ummmm, maybe i'm the only one that noticed something. At every street intersection there is an orange stick thing coming out of the ground. If you go up to them it has the street letter and number on it. B 4:30 was near me for example. Look for them next time. I had no trouble finding my way around.

Post by **AntiM** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:35 am

They didn't always do that thing with the stick. Besides, stealing signs and selling them is a different matter than pilfering a souvenir.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:18 pm

Antim, you should report his response to you to ebay.
The signs closed without a bid.

With all the stuff in the city, what kind of asshole would think a street sign would be interesting?
I think putting one up somewhere else would just be sad.

I don't need a reminder of my address at burning man.

robbidobbs · Post by **robbidobbs** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:09 am

This was the first year that the DPW wrote the street name on each of the orange posts. The system was put in place for ESD purposes, and useful for folks after Saturday when the signs traditionally disappear. Yes, I said *traditionally*. This is not a new issue. Honeyman (the original creator of the street signs) once told me that he was honored to have them stolen. I kind of hope each year that my pottie signs are stolen as soveneirs at the end of the Event. The make-shift cardboard signs that materialize after the "official" signs are the next step in radical self-reliance. That someone thought to sell them on eBay is kind of tacky, and I'm glad that he got no buyers. It's simply against "the spirit of BM" (whatever that means) and they should be gifted anyway. I especially don't appreciate that he implied that BM is only about sex & drugs. He obviously doesn't "get it" and hopefully won't come back.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:10 am

Think ahead folks. To when they start taking RobDob's potties. You will need cardboard boxes to to replace the crapers. They will reappear for sale on ebay. COme preppard.

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