Ten of the Oddest Things Sold in Online Auctions
Jamie Fisher
Issue date: 11/18/09 Section: The Pulse
Unexplained-mysteries.com has an interesting tidbit on a 27-year-old man who was selling his imaginary friend on eBay. The site explains his pitch read "My imaginary friend Jon Malipieman is getting too old for me now. I am now 27 and I feel I am growing out of him. He is very friendly. Along with him, I will send you what he likes and dislikes, his favorite things to do and his personal self portrait." The man supposedly had bids up to 1,550 pounds.
Another person tried to sell a ghost in a jar on eBay as a spoof. There was an entire story and description of how the ghost was found along with an asking bid of $99. Allegedly, the final price stood at over $50,000.
Lastly, a woman sold what she claimed was her "two cones." According to Esther November's article, Weird Stuff You Can Buy Online, "The description page is set up with multiple breast implications; commentary on the hot and sticky summer weather and sexual innuendoes, but all the winner really receives is two empty ice cream cones." Surprisingly, bidders were willing to pay $41 for the cones.
It seems like anyone can sell practically anything online, whether it's a real auction or just a spoof. Fact of the matter is, the stranger the item being sold, the more attention it gets. Plus, there is probably someone out there looking for a ghost, imaginary friend, or even two empty ice cream cones.
Another person tried to sell a ghost in a jar on eBay as a spoof. There was an entire story and description of how the ghost was found along with an asking bid of $99. Allegedly, the final price stood at over $50,000.
Lastly, a woman sold what she claimed was her "two cones." According to Esther November's article, Weird Stuff You Can Buy Online, "The description page is set up with multiple breast implications; commentary on the hot and sticky summer weather and sexual innuendoes, but all the winner really receives is two empty ice cream cones." Surprisingly, bidders were willing to pay $41 for the cones.
It seems like anyone can sell practically anything online, whether it's a real auction or just a spoof. Fact of the matter is, the stranger the item being sold, the more attention it gets. Plus, there is probably someone out there looking for a ghost, imaginary friend, or even two empty ice cream cones.
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asshole
posted 11/20/09 @ 6:38 PM EST
Hey, it is her right to sell off her virginity if she wants to. Who is society to tell her she souldn't? It's her body, and if she chooses to do that, so be it. (Continued…)
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posted 12/07/09 @ 3:04 AM EST
All these things are precious.
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