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We love hearing about weird eBay auctions, so if you find any please tell us! Closed auctions are fine, and so are items from other auction websites.

We accept lots of different things, but please don't submit:
- anything with the words "fart" or "gag" in the title
- kangaroo scrotum purses
- joke auctions that have already been listed many times (ad space on body parts, 'haunted' dolls, clothes and paintings, Virgin Mary images on food, etc.)

Also, please don't send attachments or HTML, just URLs of funny eBay auctions, and tell us why you think the items are worthy.

So. Found an amusing, unusual or downright bizarre auction on eBay? Send it in!

Thanks!


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Saturday, March 19, 2005

9:03 PM | link
EBay's rock 'n roll memorabilia category typically includes tour jackets, gold records, and the ubiquitous autographed guitar. But how often do you get a chance to bid on one of Elvis' kitchen floor tiles? Or any of these other gems:



Friday, March 18, 2005

6:00 PM | link
How to tell your guests the party's over: Turn off the music and put on a record. Whether it's a Christian ventriloquist and her transexual dummy or the melodious hum of farm machinery, smart guests will get the hint that it's time to go.

After all, what thinking guest really wants to stick around and learn how to play chess, take dictation or buy a hearing aid?

Still have a few stragglers? Usher them out the door with Christian birdcalls, 30-year-old Pizza Hut commercials, or the sounds of childbirth.

And if they still don't get it, it's time to let the dogs out.

5:59 PM | link
Odds of winning the lottery: 15 million to 1.
Odds of selling your lottery tickets on eBay: better than that.

(thanks to everyone who submitted this!)

5:59 PM | link
They say cockroaches can survive a nuclear bomb - but apparently they're no match for spray paint.

(thanks, Stephen!)

5:58 PM | link
Well, that's one way to eliminate spyware.

(thanks, Eric!)

5:58 PM | link
And they say American high school students have no interest in science...

(thanks, Ginny!)

5:57 PM | link
"Give your property an 'enchanted forest look'." Or just keep the neighbor's kids off your lawn.

(thanks, Stephen!)

4:21 PM | link
Karl's parents thought it was cute when their little boy said he wanted to change his name and fly around the world when he grew up. Of course, they thought he was talking about becoming an airplane pilot.

(thanks, Peter & Luba!)

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

3:36 PM | link
Crimes of Fashion: Martha Stewart's fabled prison poncho (worn during her release from the big house) has spurred plenty of interest on eBay, where dozens of auctions for hand-crocheted wraps in drab colors promise that you too can look like the reformed jailbird.

10:15 AM | link
Susie's parents were determined to help her get over her fear of the dark; unfortunately, their solution created a whole new set of problems.

(thanks, Pat & Abby!)


10:07 AM | link
Timmy, when I said you had to write a book report for class I didn't mean you could just choose any book!

(thanks, EuroTights!)

10:04 AM | link
Hell hath no fury like a sister scorned.

(thanks, Pope John Paul!)

Monday, March 14, 2005

10:25 PM | link
Lesson #85769 in Misguided Parenting: "My husband and I thought this would be a great memory for us to tell our little boy all through his life 'You was named by a winning bidder (your name here) on ebay!!'"

Sunday, March 13, 2005

2:30 PM | link
Why you should never steal photos from another seller's listing.

Another waste of perfectly good brain cells from Drue and Shauna.
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