Ten of the Oddest Things Sold in Online Auctions
Jamie Fisher
Issue date: 11/18/09 Section: The Pulse
Online Auctions like eBay and Craigslist have become mainstream places for people to sell anything they can think of. Potato chips that look like they have aliens on them, paperclips and pencils; anything and everything can be sold in an online auction. What are some of the strangest things ever sold online?
The first one that comes to mind is going on right now. A 22-year-old woman, who goes by the name Natalie Dylan, is trying to sell her virginity online. She is quite successful with her current highest bid at $3.8 million.
According to Scandalist.com, Dennis Hof, the owner of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Nevada where the auction is taking place, said "We have offers from $1 million to $3.8 million, and we have started collecting deposits. There are a few people she likes. She has been e-mailing and talking on the phone with several men. She wants to be comfortable."
Why is Natalie selling her virginity? She has recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in women's studies. She plans to use the money she earns from this "Virginity for Sale" project to pay for her master's degree.
AssociatedContent.com states that Dylan said, "We live in a capitalist society. Why shouldn't I be able to capitalize on my virginity? Why lose it to some guy in a Toyota when you can use it to pay for your education?"
Neisha Price, a senior at Frostburg has a lot to say about selling things such as virginity online.
"On the internet where everyone is a stranger and no one is who they seem, why would anyone risk their life and sexual rights to make a few wasteful dollars?" asked price.
"People are going to do what they want to do regardless of risk, but at the same time it is disturbing that you want to sell your virginity. I find selling your virginity to the highest bidder quite odd and a bit disturbing. Yet my sexuality, just like everyone else's is my mine to do with and I feel as long as you do not harm anyone in any way, do what pleases you."
The first one that comes to mind is going on right now. A 22-year-old woman, who goes by the name Natalie Dylan, is trying to sell her virginity online. She is quite successful with her current highest bid at $3.8 million.
According to Scandalist.com, Dennis Hof, the owner of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Nevada where the auction is taking place, said "We have offers from $1 million to $3.8 million, and we have started collecting deposits. There are a few people she likes. She has been e-mailing and talking on the phone with several men. She wants to be comfortable."
Why is Natalie selling her virginity? She has recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in women's studies. She plans to use the money she earns from this "Virginity for Sale" project to pay for her master's degree.
AssociatedContent.com states that Dylan said, "We live in a capitalist society. Why shouldn't I be able to capitalize on my virginity? Why lose it to some guy in a Toyota when you can use it to pay for your education?"
Neisha Price, a senior at Frostburg has a lot to say about selling things such as virginity online.
"On the internet where everyone is a stranger and no one is who they seem, why would anyone risk their life and sexual rights to make a few wasteful dollars?" asked price.
"People are going to do what they want to do regardless of risk, but at the same time it is disturbing that you want to sell your virginity. I find selling your virginity to the highest bidder quite odd and a bit disturbing. Yet my sexuality, just like everyone else's is my mine to do with and I feel as long as you do not harm anyone in any way, do what pleases you."
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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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