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76 Bizarre eBay Sales and Auctions

— September 25, 2008 — Marketing
We're all familiar with bidding for items on eBay. There have even been some mundane things sold on the site creating amazing buzz and reaching unfathomable sums. Many celebrity articles, such as Fergie's Hummer, have also gone to new homes with the click of a mouse.

However, other extreme sales have happened in this online marketplace; some for charity, some for profit. There was a female college student who recently auctioned her virginity; men have also put their wives up for sale, and an internship at Harper's Bazaar also went to the highest bidder.

So if you're looking for a bargain or the hottest piece of modern art, don't miss the offers found here.
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Beatles Fly Flag for "Help"
Beatles Fly Flag for "Help"
Capitol Records Flag on eBay
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74
Domain Name Squatting
Domain Name Squatting
Mass .TV Auctions on GoDaddy.com
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Auctioned Art to Bring Multi-Millions- Picasso For Purchase
Auctioned Art to Bring Multi-Millions- Picasso For Purchase
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72
Improving Internet Commerce
Improving Internet Commerce
eBay Nixes Negative Seller Feedback
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71
Socially Conscious Supply Chains
Socially Conscious Supply Chains
ebay's WorldofGood.com
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70
Reverse Auctions
Reverse Auctions
The Longer You Wait, the Lower the Price
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69
Offbeat Luxury Auctions
Offbeat Luxury Auctions
Sotheby's Hirst Art Tops $125 Million With A Pickled Shark, Embalmed
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68
Radical Change in Selling Used Cars
Radical Change in Selling Used Cars
eBay and GM Team Up
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67
American Idol Obsession
American Idol Obsession
Weird eBay Memorabilia
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66
Book Spoiler Auctions
Book Spoiler Auctions
Harry Potter Prequil for Charity
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65
Auctioning the Ancient
Auctioning the Ancient
Bid on a Triceratops Skeleton
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64
Schwarzenegger Memorabilia
Schwarzenegger Memorabilia
T-800 Terminator Robots for Auction
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63
Auction-Based Ride-Sharing
Auction-Based Ride-Sharing
DriJo is the eBay of Car Pooling
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62
Fashion Internship Auction
Fashion Internship Auction
One Month at Harper's Bazaar, Currently $1,500
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61
Famous Aging Cheddar To Be Auctioned
Famous Aging Cheddar To Be Auctioned
Bid on 11 Month Old Wedginald Cheese
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60
Reselling Christmas
Reselling Christmas
eBay Flooded With Unwanted Gifts
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59
Celebrity Shoe Auction
Celebrity Shoe Auction
De-Feet Lung Cancer Campaign
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58
$3,000 Chestnut
$3,000 Chestnut
Remnants from Anne Frank's Tree to be Auctioned
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57
1st NYC Liquor Auction Since Prohibition
1st NYC Liquor Auction Since Prohibition
$54,000 Bottle of Scotch
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56
Odd Auctions
Odd Auctions
French First Lady Nudes at Christie's
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55
Awesome Experiences for Auction
Awesome Experiences for Auction
Sweemo
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54
Maxim Meets eBay
Maxim Meets eBay
JohnnyDarter.com
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53
Heaven and Hell T-Shirts
Heaven and Hell T-Shirts
eBay Chairty Auction for Limited Edition Shirts
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52
Unauthorized Celebrity Auctions
Unauthorized Celebrity Auctions
Michael Jackson Upset to See 1,100 Items Up For Grabs
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51
Unknown Insect Discovery on eBay
Unknown Insect Discovery on eBay
Dr Richard Harrington's Discovery
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50
Paying To Punch People in the Face
Paying To Punch People in the Face
eBay Ass Whipping
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49
Lingo 2.0
Lingo 2.0
Windorphins, An eBay By-Product
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48
Nintendo Game Sells For $9,000 on eBay
Nintendo Game Sells For $9,000 on eBay
Parents Against Marijuana Bid on Guitar Hero III
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47
Celeb Status Determined by eBay?
Celeb Status Determined by eBay?
Kate Moss Tops Most eBayed List of 2007
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46
Bid on a Heart-Shaped Potato
Bid on a Heart-Shaped Potato
Spuds on eBay
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45
$5 Million Vintage Prototypes
$5 Million Vintage Prototypes
Jaguar E2A at Bonhams & Butterfields Auction
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44
Memories on Ebay
Memories on Ebay
Bride Sells Wedding Ring, Dress, Undies
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43
$86.3 Million Paintings
$86.3 Million Paintings
Triptych by Francis Bacon
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42
Ebay Ventures Into Microfinance
Ebay Ventures Into Microfinance
MicroPlace.com
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41
Louis Vuitton Charity Auction
Louis Vuitton Charity Auction
The Ultimate Travel Bag
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40
Excess for Charity
Excess for Charity
Million Dollar Ice Cream Cone to be Auctioned for Charity
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39
Unlocked iPhone On eBay
Unlocked iPhone On eBay
Teen Hackers Gets 350Z & 3 iPhones
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38
Jet Engine Bicycles
Jet Engine Bicycles
Dangerous Creations on eBay
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37
$35,000 Watches
$35,000 Watches
Albert Einstein's Time Piece at Auction
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36
Superstar Memorabilia For Charity
Superstar Memorabilia For Charity
Osbournes Auction Personal Possessions
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35
$1000 Bunch of Grapes
$1000 Bunch of Grapes
Japanese Ruby Roman Variety sold at auction
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34
Ebay for Halo Fans
Ebay for Halo Fans
Real Elite Energy Sword
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33
Creative Director Auctions Off His Right-Brain on eBay
Creative Director Auctions Off His Right-Brain on eBay
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32
One-of-a-Kind VW Bug
One-of-a-Kind VW Bug
Car Auctioned To Celebrate Tweety Fine Jewelry
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31
Bizarre eBay Auctions
Bizarre eBay Auctions
Little Miss No Name Is Just The Beginning
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30
Buy A Friend
Buy A Friend
Imaginary Friend Up For Sale On eBay
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29
Jungle Jewelry Benefits Wildlife
Jungle Jewelry Benefits Wildlife
WWF Auction
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28
Big Brand Gambling
Big Brand Gambling
eBay Slot Machines
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27
$1M Diamond On eBay
$1M Diamond On eBay
Made From Beethoven's Hair
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26
Belgium On eBay
Belgium On eBay
Bid Reached $14M
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25
Fergie's Hummer On eBay
Fergie's Hummer On eBay
Proceeds For The Planet
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24
Charity Couture Footwear
Charity Couture Footwear
Stuart Weitzman Annual Celebrity Shoe Auction
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23
Online Police Auctions
Online Police Auctions
PropertyRoom.com
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22
Profiting From Ebay Typos
Profiting From Ebay Typos
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21
Designer Fantasy Prototypes
Designer Fantasy Prototypes
Prada's 2008 Fashion Auction
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20
$500,000 Typo
$500,000 Typo
eBay Blunders
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19
NSFW eBay Finds
NSFW eBay Finds
The PEP Expander
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18
$500,000 Supercar on eBay- Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR 722 Edition
$500,000 Supercar on eBay- Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR 722 Edition
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17
Trainwrecktastic Charity Memorabilia
Trainwrecktastic Charity Memorabilia
Britney Spears Painting on Ebay
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16
Celeb Bling for Sale
Celeb Bling for Sale
Inaugural 'Hip Hop's Crown Jewels' Auction
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15
Prostitute Auctions Herself for Charity
Prostitute Auctions Herself for Charity
27 Hours of Chilean Love
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14
Sell Your Wife By Internet Auction
Sell Your Wife By Internet Auction
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13
Launch Auctions
Launch Auctions
Angelina Jolie's Leather Jacket Used to Launch Movie
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12
eBay Revenge
eBay Revenge
Ex-Wife Airs Husbands Dirty Laundry
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11
Sex-e-Bay
Sex-e-Bay
eBay Auctioners Use Sex to Sell Playstation 3
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10
Jet Powered Go Kart on eBay
Jet Powered Go Kart on eBay
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9
Movie Car Ownership
Movie Car Ownership
Real Batmobile on eBay
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8
Jet Limo Crashes Onto eBay
Jet Limo Crashes Onto eBay
Boeing 727 on a Mercedes Bus
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7
Entire Wall on Ebay
Entire Wall on Ebay
Banksy Graffiti Project
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6
Celebrity Lunch Boxes
Celebrity Lunch Boxes
The Charity Lunchbox Auction
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5
Secret to Retro Beehive
Secret to Retro Beehive
Amy Winehouse Wigs on eBay
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4
Back To The Future Car For Sale On eBay
Back To The Future Car For Sale On eBay
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3
Inventive College Financing
Inventive College Financing
Natalie Dylan Auctions Her Virginity
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2
Exotic Mineral Auctions
Exotic Mineral Auctions
Sharon Stone for Sale
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1
Slightly Used Nuclear Missile Silo On eBay
Slightly Used Nuclear Missile Silo On eBay
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