Archive for the 'Odd Auctions' Category
November 6th, 2007
This guy puts all computer game geeks (myself included) to shame.
For a mere $10,000 you can now own every gaming system known to man, from the original Atari 2600 to the Sony Playstation II
Over 1,500 individual games, on around 50 different gaming systems weighing over 1,000 lbs. Interested? The Ebay Auction is still live, catch […]
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May 3rd, 2007
From YahooNews:
Largest pearl on market up for auction
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - It has been passed down for 800 years, from Chinese emperors to Marco Polo. The name of its current owner is a secret. But Thursday, hundreds of people will get the chance to buy the world’s largest natural pearl on the market.
The […]
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March 29th, 2007
Looking for that perfect gift item?
Maybe a new baby carriage? A wedding gift, or how about a special basket for the little kids to take candy out of when they come knocking on your door at Halloween?
If the answer is yes, you may want to get in on this auction.
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January 5th, 2007
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to walk in the shoes of the Taliban?
Well now you can!
Caleb “Shooter” Schaber is a DPW/Burning Man friend who spent time in both Iraq and Afghanistan last year. He has an authentic pair of Taliban Sandals for auction on EBay. They were taken during a riot; […]
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October 30th, 2006
Want a piece of Hollywood History?
Now you can aquire your very own set of Tin Man pubes from the famous Tin Man of “Wizard of Oz” fame!
As the seller on Ebay states…
I PURCHASED THIS ITEM AT AN ESTATE SALE IN HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA. THE ELDERLY GENTLEMAN HAD WORKED AT THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS IN 1939, HE WAS […]
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July 12th, 2006
From YahooNews:
Churchill’s half-smoked cigar sold at auction
LONDON (AFP) - A half-smoked cigar enjoyed by Sir Winston Churchill, Britain’s war-time prime minister, was sold at auction for 365 pounds (670 dollars, 527 euros).
Churchill had been puffing on the cigar when he arrived for a meeting in Blackpool, north-west England, on October 14, 1950, when he was […]
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May 21st, 2006
From YahooNews:
Civil War-Era Fort Up for Sale on EBay
ROUSES POINT, N.Y. - A Civil War-era fort is for sale on eBay. Fort Montgomery, built in 1844, was manned during the war but never saw any action.
“This is the first time it’s been formally for sale,” said Victor Podd of Boca Raton, Fla., whose family has […]
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May 18th, 2006
From News24.COM:
Man tries to auction leg
Wellington - A New Zealander whose right leg was amputated because of diabetes is trying to sell it to raise money for his daughter who has inherited the disease, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
Shane Torrance, 42, kept the tattooed leg in the freezer for 15 months before deciding to sell […]
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May 1st, 2006
From NEWSDAY.COM:
China Paper: Man Buys Fighter Jet on eBay
BEIJING — A Chinese businessman has bought a MiG-21f plane from a U.S. seller on the online auction Web site eBay for $24,730 and plans to use it to decorate an empty space at his offices, a newspaper reported Sunday.
The Beijing News newspaper identified the Chinese buyer […]
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April 11th, 2006
Found on Ebay
My God! That’s one cruel practical joke, having had something similar done to me once many years ago by an ex.
She has zero bids as of this writing, but as word gets out watch this thing go through the roof, I bet that wacky casino that buys all the Virgin Mary pastries for […]
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April 10th, 2006
From MSNBC.COM:
Meteorites attract art collectors
Space sculptures go up for sale at auction house
NEW YORK - The art world’s interest in meteorites has skyrocketed, with collectors and curators buying up the outer-space rocks for display in museums, galleries or on a cocktail table at home.
Next week, meteorite hunters will get a chance to bid for some […]
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April 7th, 2006
From The Evening Telegraph:
NO BIDDERS IN AUCTION FOR £1 MOTHER-IN-LAW
BY SUZANNE HARROP
A groom-to-be has found a novel way to get rid of his future mother-in-law - by selling her on an internet auction site.
But it seems that Steve Owen could be stuck with Caroline Allen for a while because, so far, no-one has placed a […]
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April 6th, 2006
From MSNBC.COM:
California town again for sale on eBay
Original buyer backed out, so Bridgeville, population 18, back on the block
SAN FRANCISCO - The owner of a picturesque northern California town is accepting bids on online auctioneer eBay, nearly two years after purchasing the hamlet.
Bridgeville, with a population of about 18, was first put up for sale […]
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