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Obay Ads

I was in Mississauga Ontario when I saw this ad : Obay Ad. (This picture wasn't taken by me, I'll post up one of my own shortly of the two I've seen so far)
Based on my searching around on the internet,
I found it to be a legit ad as it *is* on a bus stop. Apparently it's all over Canada (who knows, maybe in other countries too). I found one link,www.obay.info, which seems to be an evil ebay doppelganger. I also found this site, Ottawa Start, but this one clearly states that it's a joke. But even though they both mock eBay, the www.obay.info site seems a little more mysterious...from what i can see it looks like an anti-war site.
I saw two different ads on the same bus stop, one saying " Our teenagers don't have their own goals anymore. Obay, works like a charm." There's a picture of two teenagers and their parents on the top and found a third one on the internet. It seems as well that there is a radio ad as well. So a lot of money *has* been put into something that might be more than just a joke...
So what is it? A viral ad?

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ipure's picture
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strange stuff... At the bottom of the site there is a link for obay inc. if you click on it it brings you to the same page.. but if you look closely the link is to http://www.hypermodern.net/obay/# hypermodern.net is the personal site of Pete Ippel... Which means nothing... in his photo section he has a section for obay. http://hypermodern.net/photo/album/72157594274632154/Obay.html
to me it just seems like he wanted to make some sort of message.. its nothing really, kinda funny though

Leaky Penny's picture
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It does look kinda like a portfolio site doesn't it. It's a very interesting way he advertised it though. They even had a a radio spot apparently.

Leaky Penny
Check out what I've been up to lately!
http://petersonjoseph.com

I'm going to print it out and eat it.

-Unknown Artist

natobasso's picture
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I'm a parent, and this Obay thing is HILARIOUS. :)

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