Whilst idly browsing Ebay (as one does), I came across this auction:

That’s right: you can buy a handful of sand. The same stuff that’s outside everyone’s door, in every backyard and every gutter, or that — if you live in Alaska and it’s minus seventy or so — you can buy from your local DIY store by the 50kg bag for the same price as this auction’s meagre 100 grams.

Anyway, if you’re looking for sand, look no further. I really don’t know where to start here. There is the use of a number of totally irrelevant (28mm sand, anyone?) but high scoring keywords in the auction title — certain to be appreciated by the discerning bidder. Or the fact that one of the first lines in the description mentions ‘over inflated prices’ at hobby stores — probably as opposed to merely inflated on this offer. Or the implication that just by buying this sand (not any other, mind you) will lead you to the ultimate in figure basing.

Ah, Ebay :)