Tag: ebay

eBay Nutcase of the Week: Any American trying to sell Yankee Stadium cup holders

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If you’re (a) American or (b) Japanese and are into baseball, you may be tempted to get yourself a “vial of actual infield soil taken from Yankee Stadium” – yours for around $70.

If you’re too worried to buy unofficial dirt, plenty of official dirt – with certificates of authenticity – is also available…

Gary Cutlack Intellectual Property, Internet, Web 2.0, Websites, Weirdness

eBay Nutcase of the Week: Woman auctions virginity

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A 22-yr old Californian student has attempted to auction her virginity on popular online auction site eBay. She claims she’s doing it to pay for her college education, but a huge online debate about sexuality and morality has surfaced. The student, who isn’t using her real name, attempted to place an auction on eBay, but the site turned her down. She’s instead going to be auctioning it at a public event in a brothel in Nevada – the “Moonlite Bunny Ranch”. She’s hoping the bidding will reach US$1 million…

Duncan Geere Websites, Weirdness

eBay Nutcase of the Week: Man selling Microsoft sunglasses for $173,000

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But wait! He’s not that much of a nutcase, as these sunglasses were only handed out to Microsoft employees in the 1980s. Which definitely makes them worth the full $173,000, as they are one of the few remaining pairs.

Here’s a fantastic highlight from the listing, explaining in a little more detail why they are such a valuable item for Microsoft collectors…

Gary Cutlack Apparel, Computers, Health, Internet, Software

eBay Nutcase of the Week: Woman sells cheating husband's condom wrapper and "the tart's knickers"

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A spurned wife is currently selling a photograph of a pair of knickers she found in her bed, along with a “small” condom wrapper her husband foolishly left behind as evidence of his adultery.

The angry lady’s listing originally offered the actual knickers, but was taken down due to eBay laws regarding the selling of used underwear. An eBay spokesman said “We let her know about the policy and instead she’s now selling a photograph of the offending knickers…”

Gary Cutlack Apparel, Internet, Web 2.0, Websites, Weirdness

eBay Nutcase of the Week: Lord puts title, Bentleys, houses and wives up for sale

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This week’s eBay Nutcase is 58-year-old David Piper, who’s put his Bentleys, Lord of the Manor title, hotel, cafe and 111-acre estate up for sale on the auction site.

You are allowed to buy and sell titles in the UK, so yes, you would be able to call yourself Lord of the Manor of Warleigh should you win his auction. And you’d be able to drive his two Bentleys…

Gary Cutlack Intellectual Property, Internet, Vehicles, Web 2.0, Websites, Weirdness