Most people buy ordinary items on eBay such as clothes, makeup and toys. But that’s just a very small part of what eBay has to offer. Many types of things are auctioned there, including very weird things most people won’t even dream of selling. Or buying. Here are a few of the oddest things ever put on sale on eBay, you’ll be amazed to reveal what they are:
The Supernatural Jar
A man put a jar for sale on eBay since he believed it contained a ghost and was terrorizing him. The seller warned that he won’t be held accountable if the evil force would manage to escape the jar. He added that all sale would be final – no returns! After several bids the jar was auctioned for $55,000 but the person who offered the winning bid never paid for the mysterious jar. Was he too scared? Or was he just not crazy enough to pay $55,000 for a jar?
The Evil Rubber Duck
A rubber duck with the supernatural power to possess young children (well, allegedly) was sold on eBay. The seller emphasized that he takes no responsibility for the duck’s actions after shipping it. He insisted that the buyer won’t contact him for questions or explanations about the duck’s supernatural abilities. It took a week, but the scary duck was eventually sold for $107.50. No word from the buyer regarding what happened after he purchased the duck. We hope and pray that nothing sinister happened to him or to one of his younger relatives…
An Imaginary Friend for Sale
Georgia Horrocks, a young woman in her twenties from London, studying at London’s School of Communication, wanted to sell Bernard, her imaginary friend. She auctioned him up for sale on her psychiatrist’s advice. She wrote that her friend was in ‘very good health’ and the starting bid she created was of just 99 pence. She made it clear that Bernard won’t be sent by post but will be sent via imagination to the person with the winning bid. We don’t recommend selling your real-life friends for cheap, but if it’s an imaginary one we guess it’s ok.
An Unassembled Snowman
An “unassembled snowman” was auctioned on eBay by a person from Rotherham trying to take advantage of the snowy weather. The innovative seller uploaded a picture of a snowy back garden with the description “6ft snowman, requires assembling.” The starting bid was no less than £10 million, which could explain why eBay decided to take the post down. IKEA has been making quite the revenue from unassembled items so it’s possible to understand what the seller was thinking. He’s probably in the right direction as a businessman, his strategy just needs to be a little more assembled.
Sold the Rights to Name Her Future Child
Lavonne Drummond from Arkansas chose to sell on eBay the rights to name her future child. Unfortunately for her, eBay weren’t really enthusiastic about what she was selling and decided to shut down the first four, though they’d reached an impressive combined total of more than $41,000. The fifth and last auction reached a sale for the very large sum of $6,800, but the person with the winning big told Lavonne that he was only trying to help her auction and didn’t intend to pay her, nor choose a name for her baby.