The 25 Strangest Things Sold on eBay
What only people do not get rid of! An ordinary website for selling things has turned into a repository of the strangest objects that you would never think to put up for auction. In 2000, someone tried to push Iceland, in 2005 - the rights to a second name, and in 2010 - a ghost at all! So, from states to body parts, here's a list of the 25 weirdest things on eBay.
1. The Hollywood sign. The original letters were sold for $450,400 in November 2005.
2. Volkswagen of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. It was sold in May 2005 for $277,171.12.
3. Aircraft carrier. In 2004, the Brazilian aircraft carrier Minas Gerais was put up for auction, but after a while it was removed by the site administration.
4. A new look. The sea urchin, auctioned in 2004, turned out to be a new species, later named Coelopleurus Exquisitus.
5. Water left by Elvis Presley. Allegedly in 1977, the king left water in a plastic cup after a concert in North Carolina. These few drops were sold for $455.
6. Britney Spears' hair. After Britney shaved her head in 2007, her hair was put up on eBay for one million dollars.
7. German. Yes, it's about language. The German Language Association has put German up for auction to draw attention to the growing influence of English in Germany.
8. New Zealand. An Australian resident tried to sell New Zealand with a starting price of 0.01 Australian dollars. The price reached three thousand before the auction was closed.
9. Corn flakes. Or rather, one pathetic piece of cornflakes was sold by a Coventry University student for less than two dollars.
10. Fun. Four Australians sold themselves for the weekend, promising "beer, snacks and a great conversation" for 1300 Australian dollars.
11. Golf balls. These are not ordinary balls — they were swallowed by a python and surgically extracted. Sold for over 1400 Australian dollars.
12. Iceland. Another country put up for sale — this time in connection with the financial crisis of 2008.
13. The cheater's sports car. The wife of British radio DJ Tim Shaw sold his Lotus Esprit for 50 pence - after she heard that he was flirting on the air.
14. Fighter-bomber "McDonnell-Douglas" F / A-18. Mike Landa put up for sale a combat aircraft, which he got from a scrap yard. The FBI, however, told him that the plane could only be sold to a US citizen and should not leave American airspace.
15. Unwanted Brussels sprouts. Lee Knight from Britain sold Brussels sprouts left over from Christmas dinner for $2,000.
16. Second name. In 2005, entrepreneur Matt Rose decided to sell the rights to choose a new middle name for him. Someone agreed to do it for $8,000, but the state of Utah refused to change the name.
17. The ghost. In 2010, Michael Fawcett tried to sell the ghost, but six days later eBay removed the ad.
18. GIF. Artist Michael Green was trying to sell a gif created under the impression of the work "Balloon Dog" by Jeff Koons (the most expensive work by Koons, sold at auction for $ 58 million). The gif, however, only went for $200.
19. Football team. The Indiana Firebirds team left for almost $4 million.
20. According to the owner, his child was obsessed with this rubber duck. Sold for only a hundred dollars.
21. On this sandwich with melted cheese 10 years ago there was, presumably, an image of the Virgin Mary. The sandwich went for $28,000.
22. Advertising on the forehead. Not just advertising, but eternal advertising. Utah resident Kari Smith sold her forehead to advertise on it GoldenPalace.com . Now the website address is permanently tattooed on her face.
23. The meaning of life. In 2000, a North Carolina resident put up for sale the meaning of life. The description said: "The meaning of existence has been revealed to me, and I will be happy to share this information." The lot went for $3.26.
24. Liver. A Florida resident was selling his liver for $5.7 million until eBay removed the ad.
25. Life. When Ian Asher's wife left him, he put his life up for sale. She left for 300 thousand dollars, as a result, he went to travel and wrote the book "Sold life". Disney even wants to film it.