Update,??? ?????? ??????? ???????? ?? ?????? March 27, 1:50 PM ET:According to Sam Chuong, the seller behind the bottle listing, the highest bid is a scam. He has since re-posted a new listing, which had reached a whopping $11,100 at the time of posting. Our original story appears below.
Turns out, it pays to be water-bottle flip kid. Or, at the very least, it pays to be an eBay seller auctioning off signed bottles from water-bottle flip kid.
On eBay, a listing advertising "Mike Senatore's 'Flip Heard Around the World' Water Bottle SIGNED" reached a $15,100 bid before closing. This is an absurd amount to offer to pay for a Kirkland Signature plastic water bottle.
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If you've spent five minutes on the internet this week, then you know that Mike Senatore is the teen who brought down the house at his high school talent show, thanks to his impressive ability to flip mostly empty water bottles onto a table.
It is truly a delight to behold:
Now Senatore's classmate, Sam Chuong, could stand to earn some cash the video's internet fame.
On May 25, Chuong put up an eBay listing for a bottle that he says Senatore signed and flipped. But despite the listing title, Chuong makes it clear in the description that this is not the bottle seen in the video, as that one has since been thrown out.
"This item is a replica and has been approved by Michael Senatore ... the real bottle has been disposed. Authentic signature and can/has been flipped by Michael Senatore."
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And indeed, Senatore did approve. Mashable caught up with him via Twitter DM to verify the authenticity of Chuong's listing, as well as other eBay listings claiming to sell a similar product.
He writes: "The one by Sam Chuong has been flipped and signed by me, yes. Everything else is a fake. Although that signed bottle was not the one that was flipped in the show. The bids are absolutely mind boggling."
So does he think Chuong will ever see the $15,100?
"I'm not too sure. I imagine some of these bids have to be fake haha I mean it is only a water bottle," he writes. "Who knows someone may have actually put down $15,100. We have been in contact, and he said he would let me know if the money actually transfers."
But hey, this wouldn't be the first time that people have offered to pay up for a slice of internet stardom.
As for Senatore, he's just happy to have the Internet's support.
"It has been a surreal experience. I can't thank my senior class enough for supporting me in the talent show, their reaction is why I am here in NY today and have had the opportunity to become the "bottle flipping kid". Also I wouldn't say I'm the best bottle flipper around haha, I imagine there are some who watch my video and scoff at the idea I'm internet famous because of one flip. I would like to say again that it wasn't just the flip but everything before and after it that makes it so special."
Oh, and one last thing:
"Also everyone is wondering why I was wearing cargos and mid calf socks haha, and that was because it was throwback day at school for senior week. Although, cargos have some serious storage space and deserve the chance to make a comeback haha. That is pretty much everything I have yet to say"
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