Comics Riff on eBay's Charms

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Goodby, Silverstein & Partners uses humor — and veteran comedians like Jim Gaffigan, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter and Kevin Hart — in a multimedia campaign for online auction house eBay.

“Come to think of it, eBay,” is the tagline, intended to stress the service’s wide selection of products and low prices to both longtime users and newbies.

In TV spots, the comics share their eBay stories.

An ad called “Thought” finds Gaffigan despairing in his trademark tongue-in-cheek whiny style over homemade gifts.

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