50 Of The Most Mind-Boggling eBay Auctions
Amit Chowdhry | Wednesday March 17, 2010 | 4,309 viewsAll sorts of odd things have been sold on eBay. For example a casino purchased a grilled cheese sandwich that supposedly had an image of the Virgin Mary on it for $28,000 [BBC]. Here is 50 of the funniest recent eBay auctions I have seen on the web:
50. Jigger Scotch Whiskey Toothpaste – 6 Proof
You know the Ke$ha song “Tik Tok” where she says “wash my teeth with a bottle of Jack.” Yup there is an actual toothpaste that will show you what it actually feels like to wash your teeth with whiskey.
Ended: Feb 18, 2010 09:08:46 PST
Bid history: 9 bids
Winning bid: US $15.55 [eBay Link]

49. Lucky Charm Cane Toad with coin
from Australia
Unfortunately for this seller, I’d never carry around a toad voluntarily.
Ending: Mar 14, 2010 15:21:21 PDT
Bid history: 0 bids
Buy It Now: US $25.99 [eBay Link]

48. Vikings Alan Page Teddy Bear for adults 1977
This is part of the description: “THEODORE MAHARISHI BEAR was manufactured in 1977 by the T. Bear & Co. for the express purpose of helping owners deal with ‘upset stomach, heartburn, acid indigestion, headaches, insomnia, low spirits, and overeating caused by fatigue [sic], anxiety and stress.’” Since when did a teddy bear have the same effects as Pepto-Bismol?
Ending: Mar 08, 2010 14:06:09 PST
Bid history: 1 bids
Winning Bid: US $10.99 [eBay Link]

47. HAUNTED APATITE BRACELET APOLLO WEIGHT LOSS MOTIVATION
The seller of this item put a “Spellcast” on it to assist the person wearing it to meet their weight-loss goals. This sounds just like a ghetto version of the pet rock idea.
Ending: Ended by seller
Bid history: 2 sold
Winning Bid: US $79.00 [eBay Link]

46. COOL Deluxe Leather wrist arm waist binder Restraint
The seller of this item put a “Spellcast” on it to assist the person wearing it to meet their weight-loss goals. This sounds just like a ghetto version of the pet rock idea.
Ended: Mar 08, 2010 15:28:27 PST
Bid history: 1 bid
Winning Bid: US $49.99 [eBay Link]

45. Biblio-thumpograph no. 1
I don’t think that “Dirty Show” erotic art festival and God should ever be in the same description, but this seller does:
Description: This authentic replication of a “Biblio-thumpograph” was originally used by Martin Luther to not only inflict punishment upon his theology students but in keeping with the common superstition of the time, believed that the word of God could be absorbed by repeated blows to the buttocks. To that end this particular copy served the artist well at this year’s “Dirty Show” erotic art festival in Detroit, as he demonstrated his functional art devices.
Ended: Mar 05, 2010 21:09:19 PST
Bid history: 0 bids
Winning Bid: US $50.00 [eBay Link]

44. POTATOE SHAPED DUCK OR BUNNY? ITS A DUNNY!
This is the ugliest potato I have ever seen. And I have seen lots of potatoes in my lifetime. Why would I pay for one?
Ended: Mar 07, 2010 16:24:18 PST
Bid history: 0 bids
Winning Bid: US $0.99 [eBay Link]

43. Own North Dakota Mineral Rights On Bakken Oilfield
This is the first time that I ever heard of a company sell shares to their company through eBay. Spending $2.00 buys you a share of North Dakota Bakken Oil. This system seems to be working for them because about 724 shares have been sold already out of 42,836 available.
Ending: Still pending
Bid history: 724 sold as of March 8, 2010 18:43PM EST
Winning Bid: US $2.00 [eBay Link]

42. Arrow Pottery Risque Novelty Whiskey Jug
That is so witty! The bottle says “Lay Off This is the Old Man’s Private Stock” and there is a picture of a half-naked woman on it.
Ending: Mar 08, 2010 15:41:22 PST
Bid history: 0 bids
Winning Bid: US $9.99 [eBay Link]

41. FROG DOING YOGA IN GYM GEAR! 3 DIFFERENT STYLES! BNIB!
You know what I’ve always never wanted? A frog doing yoga for about $20.
Ending: Feb 25, 2010 17:38:12 PST
Bid history: 0 bids
Winning Bid: AU $18.95 [eBay Link]

40. Cornflake shaped like Africa
I’m not intrigued by this corn flake whatsoever. I think this person is trying to bank off the person that sold the Virgin Mary’s face printed on a toast auction.
Ending: Mar 09, 2010 18:31:08 PST
Bid history: 0 bids
Winning Bid: US $0.99 [eBay Link]

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