“I really am hopeful that eBay can see that once this is up, that it is not a glorification of violence,” said auction organizer Dave Leach, an abortion opponent from Iowa. “If the auction stays up, it will only be because eBay has been shamed into recognizing the nonviolent nature of the items.” Items organizers said were being donated for the auction include an Army of G... read full post picked by cecilberman 4 weeks ago

They are both out of a job with a 2 year old and a mortgage. They are selling their debt in $10.00 chunks. Buyers will get a thank you note and a photo of the family.

The original auction listing was removed by EBay, but was relisted here - probably with a wording change to make it acceptable.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. picked by Moe 10 months ago

An unemployed Arkansas woman offering the opportunity to name her seventh child to the highest bidder on eBay says she lost nearly $15,000 when the Web site removed her first three auction attempts.

update: picked by muppet 4 months ago

Internet auction website eBay today withdrew an unusual second-hand sale item, the country of Belgium, which had attracted an offer of €10 million ($16.68m). picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

You can find anything on Ebay, from someone's life to a Rick James jumpsuit, complete with bloodstains. So, for your reading pleasure here is a list of some crazy items currently being auctioned off on Ebay picked by carguy4life 1 year ago

I knew it was only a matter of time before Ebay would be challenged.
CEO Whittman is now talking of retiring. picked by willster09 2 years ago

From jets to wives to countries to lives - the wild and the wonderful is all here. picked by Franz6 2 months ago

Local woman finds crosses in frozen fish sticks and believes she got a special sign from above in honor of the upcoming celebration. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It's rusted, dented, has no engine or transmission, and the keys to the trunk are missing. Opening bid, $500.

That's how the auction started. What happened between Day 1 and Day 9 was pretty cool. picked by twoflies 1 year ago

The body of the creature we call Bigfoot is up for auction on Ebay. Get out your wallets, folks!
This is is not a hoax. The body, however, is. picked by cartoonmotion 1 year ago

The famous Dodge Charger from 1980s television show The Dukes of Hazzard has sold via an Internet auction for an astonishing $12.06 million, according to a page on eBay.com. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A Southern California company plans to auction the world's largest coin, a 220-pound gold piece minted by Canada.

Related story picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

"It's a concept. It's one of a kind," said Cave, 47, a real estate agent. "It's more like a piece of art than it is a real estate property. That's why eBay sounded so good to us. It's quirky."

(If you believe this, I have a town to sell you...oh, wait) picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The owner of one of my new favorite sites has put his (or her) ownership up on the block. If I had any money at all to invest, I'd buy it.
Here's the link to the site (above link is to auction). picked by RowanGrey 2 years ago

"It needs culling – it’s a freak." *edit: Hoax alert! After this post went up the daughter of the property owner mentioned in this story joined Plime to give us a very different view. It appears the original journalist went far beyond the truth in his search for publicity and may have endangered Kevin Stuart, who claims that there never was an auction for the life of the ani... read full post picked by cb__ 9 months ago

A giant pair of bloomers which belonged to Queen Victoria sold for nine times their estimate at an auction in Britain Wednesday.

"These pants, considering their provenance and pedigree, are very exciting," said auctioneer Charles Hanson. picked by lpoindexter 1 year ago

Online auction giant eBay has been implicated in piracy lawsuits. The Software & Information Industry Association is suing several eBay sellers as part of its campaign to stop auctioning of pirated software. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Two new The Day The Earth Stood Still posters have come out, showing more of the imposing Gort and Klaatu's sweet spaceship. Question: does Klaatu drive a planet? If so, isn't that a lot of room for just one spaceman and Gort? Which makes me question, how dangerous Klaatu is this year? picked by cactushair 1 year ago

Despite direct appeals from the Indian government and a last-minute stay from an Indian court, an auction of personal items of Mahatma Gandhi’s — including his sandals, bowl, watch and spectacles — is scheduled to go ahead as planned on Thursday in New York City. picked by suebe 9 months ago

Guess Founder Georges Marciano was just short setting an all-time auction record for a stone or piece of jewelry, a record held by the same Sotheby's picked by DemureArt 2 years ago