“From Haunted Dolls to Half-Eaten Celebrity Meals: Discover the Wildest Auctions You Won’t Believe Existed!”
The cornflake ended up selling for $1,500 to a man who wanted to add it to his “collection of pop culture and Americana items.” Uhm, sure.
An Unknown Species Of Sea Urchins
Apparently, biologists and nerds browse eBay too. One seller in 2006 put up a sea urchin they found online for auction. A few marine biologists noticed the urchin, but it was Dr. Simon Coppard who realized there was nothing else known like it.
There’s no word how much the urchin sold for, but it’s pretty cool to see eBay contributing to science.
The Meaning Of Life
This eBay item was entirely put on auction as a joke, yet money still ended up changing hands at the end of the day. An anonymous prankster claimed they had “discovered the reason for our existence and will be happy to share this information with the highest bidder.”
The highest bidder was only $3.26 but that’s a pretty price to pay for that knowledge.
Golf Balls Pooped Out By A Python
in 2008, a farmer was trying to get his hen to start laying eggs. He put golf balls in her nest in the hopes that she’d associate them with eggs. Unfortunately, his pet python slithered in and ate the “eggs.”
The golf balls had to be surgically removed from the python. The farmer figured why not try and sell the balls online, and he ended up making more than $1,200.
