There is no accounting for what people will sell – and will buy, obviously. There was a guy who wanted to put up his wife as collateral to fund an IPL bet. We have had people buy and sell things like bags of air, imaginary friends and haunted dolls. Now apparently there is a wedding cake slice for sale.
Dominic Winter Auctioneers provided this picture of a cake slice from the wedding of Charles and Diana back in 1981. This is now up for auction on the 11th of August. “It appears to be in exactly the same good condition as when originally sold, but we advise against eating it,” the auctioneer were quoted as saying.
With a little bit of imagination, it is possible to see a ‘face’ on the bitten-into grilled cheese toasted sandwich. In 2004 this sold for $ 28,000 because apparently this object is supposed to look like the face of the Virgin Mary and has magical powers.
A little girl of ten tried to sell her grandmother on eBay. The grandmother was described as ‘annoying’ but ‘cuddly’. The grandmother likes curry she said and added ‘No Returns’. There are, of course, rules against what amounts to human trafficking so eBay took down this listing.
No, this is not bubble gum that has the brand Britney Spears, it is bubble gum that was chewed and spit out by Britney Spears at Wembley in 2000. There were apparently many bids and the ‘winner’ paid $14,000 for the object – strange! Or maybe not so strange, bubble gum is sort of her thing.
Many things we buy online – such as furniture or some exercise equipment can require assembly. This innovative sale item consists of --- well snow. The picture was that of a snowy backyard and the description said "6ft snowman, requires assembly.” The guy also had the audacity to put the initial bid at 10 million pounds! He clearly did not expect serious bidders.
This takes celebrity fandom to a whole new level. Star Trek actor William Shatner sold his kidney stone for $25,000 (£14,000) to an online casino. He did this back in 2006 for a good cause though – to raise money for a housing charity. But one does have to wonder about the person who actually bought it. And I really wonder what they did with it.
I am a big fan of the late Beatle and that is objectively a pretty toilet. But I doubt I would want to buy that, even as a memento of the musician who was killed in 1980 by a crazed fan. In 2010, this toilet that Lennon had apparently used for several years was sold and fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740). “I think it’s the most unusual item we’ve ever had in our auction,” the auctioneer told Reuters. Understatement much?
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