Unusual eBay listings explained

Many unusual items have been listed for sale on the auction website eBay. Some were successfully sold, while other auctions were stopped by eBay because the listing breached their policies.

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  4. Web site: AFL's Indiana Firebirds for sale on eBay - Operation Sports Forums . Operationsports.com . https://archive.today/20130130185327/http://www.operationsports.com/forums/other-football-games/95623-afls-indiana-firebirds-sale-ebay.html . 2013-01-30 . 2009-03-24 . dead .
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  6. News: Hollywood Sign Sold For $450K. CBS News. 2005-12-07. September 20, 2011. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629003430/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/07/entertainment/main1103557.shtml. live.
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  10. Fort Montgomery for sale on eBay Plattsburgh Press Republican, Plattsburgh, New York, June 2006
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  17. Web site: Golf IV von Josef Kardinal Ratzinger . Golden Palace . 2006-06-28 . January 1, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060101171347/http://www.goldenpalaceevents.com/ebay_archives/popemobile02.html . dead .
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  23. News: Chinese man buys fighter jet on eBay . The Age . 2006-05-01 . 2009-03-24 . Melbourne, Australia . June 28, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110628182610/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/04/30/1146335603625.html . live .
  24. Web site: Man Wants Money Back for MiG-21 Bought on eBay . Lowering the Bar . 2006-05-09 . 2009-03-24 . October 5, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005044045/http://www.loweringthebar.net/2006/05/man_wants_money.html . live .
  25. News: Sunken WW1 battleships up for sale on eBay . 7 September 2019 . BBC News . 19 June 2019 . July 6, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210706035339/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-48684400 . live .
  26. News: Sunken WW1 warships sold for £85,000 . 7 September 2019 . BBC News . 9 July 2019 . November 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201108003211/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-48920904 . live .
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  29. Takahashi . Corey . Justin Timberlake's French toast is sold on eBay . March 24, 2000 . . December 28, 2020 . December 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201224011002/https://ew.com/article/2000/03/24/justin-timberlakes-french-toast-sold-ebay/ . live .
  30. News: LA Times: Want to Own a Tiny Piece of the Governor?. LA Times. October 2, 2022. October 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002235643/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-may-22-me-coughdrop22-story.html. live.
  31. News: Elvis 'drinking water' makes $455 . . December 30, 2004 . February 25, 2010 . November 10, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201110202540/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4134407.stm . live .
  32. News: Single cornflake sold on internet. BBC News. 31 December 2004. 25 February 2010. November 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201110202606/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/coventry_warwickshire/4137877.stm. live.
  33. News: Nutri-Grain that looks like ET . 2007-12-06 . The Daily Telegraph . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008185140/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nutri-grain-that-looks-like-et/story-e6freuy9-1111115049240 . 8 October 2012.
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  35. News: It's sprout of this world . . January 5, 2006 . December 29, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201229114833/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7153995.sprout-world/ . December 29, 2020 . live .
  36. Web site: Charity sprout craze sweeps the nation as £1,550 bid on eBay . Archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk . 2006-01-06 . 2009-03-24 . October 5, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091005225442/http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2006/1/6/215526.html . live .
  37. Web site: The NIBS: Unwanted Brussel sprout on sale for charity . Thenibs.blogspot.com . 2006-01-05 . 2009-03-24 . November 10, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201110202718/http://thenibs.blogspot.com/2006/01/unwanted-brussel-sprout-on-sale-for.html . live .
  38. Web site: Oladipo. Gloria. 7 June 2021. McDonald's chicken nugget shaped like Among Us character sells for $100,000. 22 July 2021. The Guardian. July 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722180602/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jun/07/mcdonalds-chicken-nugget-among-us-ebay-sale. live.
  39. Web site: Skrebels. Joe. 4 June 2021. An 'Among Us-Shaped' Chicken McNugget Just Sold for Nearly $100,000. 22 July 2021. IGN. December 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221227141700/https://www.ign.com/articles/among-us-chicken-nugget-100000-dollars. live.
  40. Web site: Peters. Jay. June 4, 2021. A very sus chicken nugget shaped like an Among Us crewmate sells for $99,997 on eBay. July 22, 2021. The Verge. February 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230203025119/https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2021/6/4/22504587/among-us-mcdonalds-chicken-nugget-ebay-auction-bts. live.
  41. Web site: Most expensive chicken nugget sold at online auction . 2023-01-24 . . . en-gb . February 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203025632/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/663245-most-expensive-chicken-nugget-sold-at-online-auction . live .
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  49. News: Mom Sells Face Space for Tattoo Advertisement . Deseret News . 2005-06-30 . March 21, 2017 . March 22, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112127/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/600145187/Mom-sells-face-space-for-tattoo-advertisement.html . live .
  50. News: Blokes pull in the bids on eBay . Hearn, Louisa . 2006-01-17 . The Sydney Morning Herald . September 20, 2011 . August 17, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110817035033/http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/blokey-weekend-bids-reach-2450/2006/01/27/1138319426355.html . live .
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  55. News: Bieber's hair up for auction on eBay . February 26, 2011 . . December 28, 2020 . April 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230404193504/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30494946.html . live .
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  67. Web site: DJ turns to selling ghost on eBay for cancer charity. 15 September 2010. September 20, 2011. September 28, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120928125641/http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2010/09/15/dj-turns-to-selling-ghost-on-ebay-for-cancer-charity-84229-27272266/. live.
  68. Web site: Norton DJ's charity ghost sale spirited off eBay . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120928125653/http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2010/09/18/norton-dj-s-charity-ghost-sale-spirited-off-ebay-84229-27289892/ . 2012-09-28 .
  69. Web site: eBay bids reach £305 for a date with Aimee Robinson. November 2, 2011. November 5, 2011. November 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111106011729/http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/ebay_bids_reach_305_for_a_date_with_aimee_robinson_1_1115427. live.
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  76. Web site: Balloon Dog Deflated (GIF file) by Michael Green . 2014-10-03 . October 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006134535/http://www.ebay.com/itm/Balloon-Dog-Deflated-GIF-file-by-Michael-Green-/321509001914 . live .
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  81. Web site: Banned from eBay, the Infamous Baby Prop from 'A Serbian Film' Returns to Auction . June 15, 2018 . 2022-05-02 . May 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220502195024/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3504623/banned-ebay-infamous-baby-prop-serbian-film-returns-auction/ . live .
  82. Web site: Lloyd . Andrew . YouTubers said they destroyed over 100 VHS tapes of an obscure 1987 movie to increase the value of their final copy. They sold it on eBay for $80,600. . . 16 January 2023.
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  85. Web site: Hernandez . Victoria . Sand from Tom Brady's retirement video being auctioned on eBay for $100,000 . USA Today . 7 February 2023 . February 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207031739/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2023/02/04/tom-brady-retirement-video-sand-being-auctioned-ebay/11187860002/ . live .