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eBay's really getting more interesting
I don't use the site very much but hey, it seems that if you just want to kill time it'd be quite entertaining just to browse through the site and see what what's up for sale. Arm pit hair!!! That's a classic. I guess it won't come as a surprise if somebody starts selling hair from other parts of the body on the site now.
ebay's weird stuff section
ebay has its own weird stuff page
http://everythingelse.listings.ebay.com/Weird-Stuff_W0QQcatrefZC6QQfromZ...
got head?
i love the fact you can buy stuff like shrunken heads or ghosts in jars on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dayak-Shrunken-Head-Hunter-War-Trophy-Human-Skull-B_...
10 weirdest things sold on ebay
here's a list of the ten weirdest things ever sold on ebay, according to collage:
#10 The Internet
#9 UFO Detector
#8 The Meaning of Life
#7 Russian Test Space Shuttle
#6 Vampire Killing Kit
#5 Real Shrunken Head
#4 Ghost In a Jar
#3 USAF Hughes AIM-4D Falcon Missile
#2 Serial Killer's Fingernails
#1 Stricken Life" Painting
the story behind number one, according to the site is as follows:
A rather macabre-looking self-portrait of a man known only as "Harold," this painting is believed to be haunted. The artist was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in early 2001. Knowing that he could no longer care for his Multiple Sclerosis-stricken wife, he put a double-barrel shotgun against her head while she was sleeping and squeezed the trigger.
He then went into the den and put the shotgun in his own mouth. The house where the murder-suicide took place was eventually sold, and the new owners found the painting. Strange things started happening, such as the family dog sitting in front of the painting and howling, so Harold had to go -- on eBay, of course.
creepy!
I like it when people take
I like it when people take pictures of something, and you can see all their glory in the reflection.
Great gift for valentines.
I occasionally peruse the eBay archives looking for the latest solar powered battery charger, skull encrusted flesh tunnel (don't ask) or some other useless imitation junket, and have found many items forged in the dank little oubliettes of society.
None have grabbed my attention such as the 'dead baby pendant'. That is the title, and description of a lovely piece of jewelery which I found while looking for, well, again don't ask. A shimmering rope of 100 percent genuine plastic offers a modest pendant housing a photo of someone's deceased child, sure to make you the envy at parties.
Vive la Difference.
arm pit hair anyone?
I once saw someone flogging arm pit hair on ebay for sale - apparently pit hair is very popular with doll makers, they use it for eyelashes! ewwwwwwww!
Online Novice
I'd sell something if I had anything to sell, wacky or not :)