Disgruntled eBay Seller Goes Viral After Death, Spreads Awareness About Cystic Fibrosis

Over the weekend a video of a disgruntled eBay seller’s message to buyers went viral. The video, which has racked up over 400,000 views since being posted to Reddit on Friday, features an eBay sale page for a DVD backer card, complete with an auto-play audio track of the seller screaming "THIS IS NOT A DVD!" After the video started going viral, the Reddit community looked into this eBay seller’s story and discovered, sadly, that he passed away last month after a long battle with Cystic Fibrosis.

Over the weekend a video of a disgruntled eBay seller’s message to buyers went viral.  The video, which has racked up over 400,000 views since being posted to Reddit on Friday, features an eBay sale page for a DVD backer card, complete with an auto-play audio track of the seller screaming “THIS IS NOT A DVD!”

After the video started going viral, the Reddit community looked into this eBay seller’s story and discovered, sadly, that he passed away last month after a long battle with Cystic Fibrosis. 

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