Librarian action figure, costume sold on classifieds

Available to both students and staff for the past eight years, IU Classifieds through OneStart offers a free and easy way to advertise for items no longer needed or to post requests online.

In the past seven months, more than 12,000 users have posted one or more advertisements. When posting an advertisement, users must agree to adhere to all IU policies and guidelines.

“If anyone from our team sees an inappropriate advertisement, whether it’s vulgar, a violation of the law, et cetera, it will be flagged and removed in accordance with the policy,” said Nik Osborne, chief of staff for the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology. “We average 80,000 advertisements a year, and IU Classifieds is consistently ranked as one of the top-five most popular features in OneStart in terms of usage.”

Sifting through thousands of advertisements during the past two weeks turned up these items:

Nancy Pearl librarian action figure — $25

“I acquired the librarian doll from a graduating School of Library and Information Science student a few years ago,” said Lisashay Cameron, a staff member at the IU Maurer School of Law, in an email. “The Nancy Pearl Librarian doll is in the box, and the doll is no longer made.”

Willy Wonka Halloween costume accessories — $30

“The goggles are fun, authentic and rock out the costume,” Cameron said. “The walking cane is a sweet prop or accessory for this Halloween costume.”
Antique walnut buffet with a marble top — $800

“The cabinet is unique because it is an antique, is solid wood and has a marble top,” senior Wendy Myers said in an email. “I have never seen another piece like it.”

Two pairs of fake, pointy ears — $6 per pair or $10 together

“I acquired the items off eBay because my boyfriend and I were planning on characters that are elf-like for Halloween,” junior Meara Thombre said in an email. “I figured it would be worth posting an ad on OneStart because it’s easier to get my money back that way than to actually ship them back to the eBay seller.”