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Buy it now or place a bid? I’m sure that you’ve been on Ebay or some other online shopping site, but did you know that Ebay alone has some pretty weird items on it? What’s the weirdest thing that you could think of being sold? I guarantee that you can’t come up with the weird stuff that’s been found on Ebay. Want to prove me wrong? Aren’t you even the slightest bit curious? Here’s some weird things on Ebay:

  1. A grilled cheese sandwich, which supposedly bore a portrait of the Virgin Mary, sold for $28,000 in 2004 according to Samantha Grossman. The woman who had made it 10 years earlier said that it never went moldy.
  2. Clippings of Justin Bieber’s hair fetched $40,668 in 2011 stated Samantha Grossman. He had gifted his hair to Ellen DeGeneres, who put the hair up for auction. The money went to an animal rescue organization.
  3. A latex Casey Anthony mask, originally made for a parody video, was sold for $999,900 in 2011 Samantha Grossman had written. It was billed as “possibly the most frightening mask on the planet.”
  4. Justin Timberlake’s half-eaten French toast, left behind after an interview with a New York radio station. It was sold for $1,025 in 2000 stated Samantha Grossman. A DJ put it up for auction, and a 19-year-old super fan won the auction.
  5. Ad space on a guy’s forehead, as a temporary tattoo, went for $37,375 in 2005 according to Samantha Grossman.
  6. A suit of armor for a guinea pig fetched $1,150 in 2013 Samantha Grossman had stated. The creator promised that the tiny hand-made suit (and matching helmet) would keep a “guinea pig protected and secure in all situations.”
  7. Pharrell’s infamous brown fedora, which he wore at the 2014 Grammy’s, sold for $44,100 Samantha Grossman had written. The winning bidder was Arby’s, which had said that Pharrell’s hat greatly resembled their logo.
  8. William Shatner’s kidney stone fetched $25,000 in 2006, raising money for a housing charity Samantha Grossman recorded. “This takes organ donors to a new height, to a new low, maybe,” the actor said. “How much is a piece of me worth?”
  9. A lunch with Warren Buffet was sold for $2.3 million in 2015 Samantha Grossman stated. The chairman of Chinese gaming company Da Lian Zeus Entertainment won the auction, and the money went to charity. (The previous year, a Singaporean businessman paid $2.2 million for the annual lunch.)
  10. A corn flake shaped like Illinois was sold for $1,350 in 2008 Samantha Grossman had stated. Two sisters from Virginia (not Illinois) put it up for sale, and the owner of a trivia website bought it for his traveling museum.
  11. A Dorito shaped like the Pope’s hat sold for $1,209 in 2005 Samantha Grossman recorded. The buyer was an online casino GoldenPalace.com, also known for buying the Virgin Mary grilled cheese.
  12. A box of 10 Twinkies sold for $59.99 back in 2012, following the announcement that Hostess was closing its factories according to Samantha Grossman. Panic spread, and many Twinkie-hoarding entrepreneurs hoped to cash in.
  13. The original Hollywood sign sold for $450,400 in 2005 Samantha Grossman had written. The seller had bought the sign two years before from a man who acquired it after the city put up a new sign in 1978.
  14. The meaning of life sold for $3.26 in 2000 Samantha Grossman had stated. The seller wrote, “I have discovered the reason for our existence and will be happy to share this information with the highest bidder.” Eight people were curious enough to place bids.

These are only fourteen of the twenty weird things that I’ve found. I’m sure that there are many more weird things sold on EBay. Could you find any weird items in your room, attic, basement, or just laying around? I’m sure you could find something interesting to sell on Ebay, maybe not quite as weird as some of these, but still. It’s crazy the things people will spend their money on. What kinds of outrageous things would you buy?

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