Comments on: Buy-buy Michael Jackson

Will people stop at nothing to capitalize online on the death of the pop star? Perhaps not, if eBay is any indication.

[hankthedwarf]

I think you meant 1993, not 1983, as far as the molestation allegations.

[perontopsp]

Yeah, I was confused for a second.

[ChrisMatyszczyk]

@hankthedwarf,

My apologies. The People magazine is from 2003. I have made the correction. Thank you for pointing this out.

Chris

[hankthedwarf]

Ah okay, no prob.

[Me-Ruud]

Matyszczyk, I respect this post and you writing it.
It is true, there are really sad people on this world who try to make profit out of everything.
This also shows that the world is about money, only about money.

If those people even had a little bit of respect for Michael Jackson then they could have at least waited a bit longer, before trying to make a profit.

We in the Netherlands have this saying:
"De een zijn dood is een ander zijn brood." If you literally translate this it means: "One's dead is somebody else his bread".
It means something like that some people have advantage of somebody else his disadvantage.
To bad in this case you can almost mean it literally.

[tenbosch]

I was pretty disappointed when I went to Amazon, and saw them capitalize on his death immediately.

[TinyIoda]

to amazons credit.. their software merely tracks trends in sales and starts offering content based on those sales.... when he died millions started buying his albums online.... thus the sudden push of amazon offering MJ related stuff...

i doubt it had much, if anything, to do with market capitalization....

[superman227]

Amazon is just the first place people think of when buying stuff online. It's simply amazing that MJ is all over the top 50 albums right now (19 are non-MJ or Jackson 5).

[natedogg0511]

If we are really lucky maybe some of the kids that he molested are selling this stuff on ebay right now and making tons of money off of his death. I know I would.

[slickuser]

*******, get a life

[kamoako1]

For your information, one of the kids came forward to say his father made him make the allegations - http://thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/did-michael-jacksons-child - I thought you might want to know.

[lvcsslacker]

Well... They are having an auction at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas today...

Actually, I'm surprised that they've already got hour long specials about him!

[superman227]

Same crap happened with Obama. It's still happening with Obama throughout NYC.

[hankthedwarf]

Uh, he didn't die. He's just a popular president, and merchandise makers have free reign (no royalty or permission obligations) with political figures, so they're milking it for all they can.

[superman227]

This country is very predictable. I figured MTV and VH1 would be nearly round the clock with MJ and they were. I figured a couple of radio stations would do the same for a few hours. A few were. 1 in NYC - WKTU is going round the clock from Thursday at about 7pm ET to Sunday 11:59 PM all MJ. I bet he'll also have a bigger funeral than Reagan or Pope John Paul II. Did anyone out there realize Farah Fawcett died too. Completely overshadowed. At least Farah's death was sadly predictable. MJ's death, as we'll find out in a month or so was for the same reason Anna Nicole died - painkillers. Celebrities rely on this crap too much. You can blame TMZ, among others, for this abuse of prescription drugs. Is it a coincidence that such a reputable (haha) source as TMZ was the first to know? It's a sad world we live in.

[viper396]

...and your point actually is??

So what if it's predictable. DId you really think a celebrity like Michael Jackson could die and the world not take notice? The response is no less predictable then the flood of people who come out to either bash or praise any given situation. You're fitting right in with the rest of the predictable behaviour.

[AppleSuxLeo]

A has been that had "the moon walk" 25 years ago. Weirdo , plastic surgery nightmare gone wrong.
Moms...your kids are safer now that he is dead. Good riddance.

[slickuser]

mofo, get a life

[Ok_Go]

People like you, who have no sense of dignity or respect are the biggest problem on the internet. You have no feeling of consequence so you can write whatever you want. If the allegations were true why would the parents settle, why not pursue justice? It seems there was never any real proof that he did anything to those kids. What there is proof of is that he changed the world through his music and songs, and that is more than you or anyone like you will ever do

[superman227]

In response to EBay. Holy crap. Well over 33,000 MJ items listed since the official announcement including 4 idiots trying to sell MJ domains for $500,000+.

[Mr. Dee]

I don't need any memorabilia, his music and videos are enough and I own them already. My brother even has original record of Thriller, gonna ask him for it.

I just would like to take the time out to pay my respects to a musical genius who has inspired us with his amazing gift of song and dance. I have been a major fan of the King of Pop since I was a child. Memorizing his lyrics and dance moves and performing them at church concerts when I was younger. Michael's dedication to his craft redefined music and the music video art form, influenced many of today's popular performers. Whether its Usher, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Ne-Yo, Celine Dion, Rihanna and so many others. I remember a description of Michael when I was young as a man with planetary effects. In some way, Michael was a part of our lives and losing him I am sure for many is devastating as losing a loved one. Although I may not have gotten the chance to meet him in person, I feel like I have met him threw his many songs and performances. I asked my brother once, suppose Michael died, what would happen? My brother replied, "it would be a sad day around the world". That day has unfortunately arrived, but let us cherish the gift he gave us, music.

[AppleSuxLeo]

Peter Pan died...Bummer !

[winstein]

iTunes still has many "copies" of his music and music videos.

http://www.captunes.com/top-rated/top-100-albums-today
http://www.captunes.com/top-rated/top-100-music-videos-today

[SX10 IS]

Frankly, I don't give a sh** about Wacko-Jacko's death. Boo-hoo. That transsexual pedophile has a good voice? Big whoop, lots of people do. Did he actually contribute something to the world? Did he teach people morals (whatever you call morals, I don't care)? No.

So what the heck does everybody cry about?

[viper396]

For a person who claim's to not care you've certainly made a considerable effort to comment about Michael Jackson on several articles and threads. There's really no point asking your questions when you'll obviously dispute any resonable response you get. You're not looking for answers, just trolling for attention.

[SX10 IS]

That's because I'm sickened by all the craze about his demise.

And I AM interested in finding out what the big deal is.

Several articles and threads? Actually, only two.

[tonygumbah]

SPeaking of MJISDEAD.COM

i ALREADY OWN MICHAELJACKSONISDEADS.COM IN FACT IF YOUR DO A SEARCH you will find out i bought this domain name 4 years ago..I told all my friends he wouldnt live 5 more years. ive had over 200 emails since he died, some offers to buy it, others congratulating me on a great idea and forsight, and still others hated me and made death threats but the top offer is 18000. im holding till friday at 8 pm for the top offer then it is sold

[kamoako1]

Too many people are sick in the head - and you thought Michael Jackson was the only wierd one.