{"id":4584,"date":"2014-03-18T19:02:57","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T02:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4584"},"modified":"2014-03-18T19:02:57","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T02:02:57","slug":"stapleton-mom-puts-childs-ece-spot-up-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4584","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Mom Puts Child\u2019s ECE Spot Up on Ebay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"ebay\"<\/a>Pioneering Stapleton mom Kate Ott has put her child\u2019s ECE-3 spot at Swigert up for sale on the popular auction site Ebay. Last week, after DPS released who got into which schools as well as the waiting lists, the entrepreneurial Stapleton mom decided that her child does not absolutely need the spot, and that some money can be made. \u201cWe already had a back-up plan in case we didn\u2019t get into the Swigert ECE-3 spot,\u201d said Ott. \u201cI told some friends that we got into Swigert, and a bunch of friends exclaimed to me how lucky I was. It got me to thinking, how lucky?\u201d\n\nOtt logged into her Ebay account, posted the spot with a minimum bid of $2500, and then let the wolves on the Stapleton Moms Yahoo! site know so the bidding could begin. \u201cWithin an hour, it was up to $4200,\u201d said Ott. \u201cI love seeing a message come through my phone every time the bid increases. It is so exciting.\u201d \u201cOtt says the auction is expected to close at the end of April. \u201cThat last 24 hours of bidding is going to be crazy. We are thrilled with the response. We have so many ideas of how we are going to use the money.\u201d\nOtt says they have not decided for sure what they will do with the extra cash, but there are a few things they are looking into. \u201cWhat we should do is invest that money for our child for college since she\u2019s really the one who earned it,\u201d said Ott. \u201cBut, we are also looking at some remodeling, and maybe even a vacation, kind of a get-a-way for me and my husband. However we use it, this entire experience has been worth it.\u201d\nSome moms have questioned the legitimacy of the auction. \u201cI\u2019m not sure she can even do that,\u201d says local mom Brenda Stevens. \u201cEither it is not going to be legit, or she is a genius, but at the same time has opened Pandora\u2019s box. I mean, if this works, someone is going to start some sort of DPS scalping site which will allow you to purchase the guaranteed spots of others. Hell, I\u2019m going to start working on it now.\u201d\nNo matter which way this bizarre story ends, every eye in the community will be watching it. Next year, it is possible that Stapleton residents will be buying, selling, and trading spots to all the Stapleton Denver Public Schools. But, that may not be any worse than the current system.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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