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eBay Bans the Sale of Magic and Other Hocus Pocus — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:08:37 +0000

The great beast of worldwide commerce has finally put its filthy hooves on the necks of the occult merchant and slobber jawed the wicked and the mystic right out of business. The online marketplace eBay announced in its 2012 Fall Seller Update that it is banning the sales of all supernatural goods and services including [...]

Game Over: World's Largest eBay Video Game Collection Sells For $1.23 Million

George Roush — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:20:54 +0000

Holy Halo, Batman. The world’s largest video game collection ever sold on eBay fetched a whopping $1.23 million dollars. That’s 1.23 million gold coins Mario would have to collect to afford such a massive library of awesome. eBay seller Collector’s King is now a rich man after his gigantic collection sold for €999,999.99 ($1.23 million). [...]

Woman Tries to Sell 'Slightly Used' Soul On eBay for the Low Price of $2,000

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 13:30:51 +0000

The sale of body parts is strictly forbidden on eBay. Souls, however, are apparently perfectly fine to put up for auction. We know this because eBay user Lori N is currently offering hers up on the auction site for the starting price of $2,000.

Poster of Beatles Last Concert Sells For $6,999 on eBay

Dave Lifton — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:52:13 +0000

A framed original poster for the Beatles’ last-ever concert at San Francisco’s Candelstick Park recently sold for an astonishing $6,999 on eBay.

Rare 1974 Kiss Promo Poster Sells For $1500 On EBay

Karen 'Gilly' Laney — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:00:26 +0000

When Kiss shipped their 1974 debut album out to radio stations, it included a little something extra in the form of a full color poster of the band. Nearly 40 years later, that one-time freebie courtesy of Casablanca Records & Tapes has a collector’s value of at least $1500, based on the one that recently sold on eBay.

Woman Farts in a Jar and Naturally Lists it on eBay

Justin Massoud — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:05:43 +0000

Farts are funny, there’s no denying it but are they lucrative? A Utah woman has carefully placed her flatus in a glass jar and listed the smelly sample on eBay. The item, described here if you don’t believe us, hasn’t received much attention. It’s not about the money, claimed seller kbug1978: “Okay so here is [...]

The Doors Rare 1965 Acetate Sells For $3,650 on eBay

Karen Laney — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:45:41 +0000

An ultra-rare, six-song Doors acetate from 1965 sold via eBay on Monday (Oct. 10) to the highest bidder at the hefty price of $3,650. This collector’s dream piece had some serious action during the auction, pulling in no less than 40 bids before the magic words “you’re the highest bidder” came across the victor’s screen.

Casey Anthony Mask on eBay Sold for Almost $1 MILLION?

Amory Gritta — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:04:55 +0000

It's highly unlikely that the final bid on this Casey Anthony Mask is legitimate. The surprising fact is that this is actually a thing, that there is a mask of Casey Anthony floating around and that people actually bid on it.

A quick check of the bidding history shows three bids in a row that escalated the price from the more "reasonable" $45,000 dollars to $700,000. All three bids appear to be made by the same user ID.

Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion

Amory Gritta — Wed, 11 May 2011 11:00:43 +0000

Microsoft is set to shell out big bucks - a whopping $8.5 billion - to buy Skype Global, the NY Times is reporting.

According to the report, the deal will allow Microsoft to leverage Skype, which last year had 207 billion minutes of voice and video conversations, on platforms including Xbox 360, Kinect and Outlook.

"Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the world. Together we will create the future of real-time communications so people can easily stay connected to family, friends, clients and colleagues anywhere in the world," Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, said Tuesday in a statement.

Jesus Appears on Pizza, Quickly Sells on eBay

Amory Gritta — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:30:31 +0000

We all know that swiss cheese is holy, but it's the mozzarella that topped a pizza in Australia's Posh Pizza that has everyone whispering, "Holy Cheesus!"

Pizza maker Maree Phelan said she topped the pizza with cheese as usual, threw it in the oven and discovered the face of Jesus looking back at her when she took it out.