A restaurant in southern Sweden has put a potato up for auction after staff discovered what they believed to be the face of Jesus Christ in a spud that "hopped out of the frying pan" earlier this week. picked by bornbad 7 months ago

A man says when he bought old file cabinets at a recent state surplus auction, he was surprised to find Ohio personnel files inside.

Tom Gary says the documents included Social Security numbers, medical histories and salaries of five former state employees. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

A smudge of driveway sealant resembling the face of Jesus Christ has fetched more than $1,500 in an online auction. They sold the slab of concrete on eBay. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Arkansas Couple Sells Trip with Unemployed Brother Who May Have Found a New Career picked by chappy 1 year ago

Banksy lurks in the shadows, outside the klieg lights of the celebrity he's generated. He shrinks from cameras like a vampire from the sun. The graffiti artist, whose work has fetched millions of dollars at auction houses from the likes of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, has never been publicly identified. But this week, Banksy may have been unmasked... picked by marli 2 years ago

Natalie Dylan, 22, claims her offer of a one-night stand has persuaded 10,000 men to bid for sex with her.
Last September, when her auction came to light, she had received bids up to $243,000 but since then interest in her has rocketed. picked by KingGolathE 11 months ago

Fund raising event backfired. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Graffiti artist Banksy has been caught up in a scam involving online auction site eBay. Unauthorised prints were sold at artificially inflated prices, with false bidders driving the price up. picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

She plans to put the image up for auction on eBay, to help cover her medical bills. picked by arsphidius 12 months ago

What does $54,000 taste like? An anonymous New Yorker may soon know the answer to that question, as he savors a rare bottle of 1926 Macallan Scotch whisky that sold Saturday at auction in Manhattan. picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

Defying U.S. Senate leaders and his own state's lawmakers, Gov. Rod Blagojevich was expected Tuesday to appoint a Senate replacement for President-elect Barack Obama despite federal charges that he tried to auction off the seat to the highest bidder. picked by shep182 11 months ago

More than 20 potential bidders will be invited to submit offers for the maker of Absolut vodka, a person close to the planned sale of Vin & Sprit AB said Tuesday as the Swedish government began the auction process. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Gustavo Villoldo, a former CIA operative who helped capture Che Guevara in Bolivia, plans to auction the hair and other items including photos of his body kept in a scrapbook since the mission 40 years ago, Associated Press reported. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

It all comes down to what the judge has not yet clearly ruled on, which is: Is it illegal for the league to keep the team from moving to Hamilton? picked by chinook 3 months ago

So she puts a date with her twin brothers up for auction on Craigslist.

An 'awww, what sweet brothers' story. picked by maven 12 months ago

Ebay listing: (currently) $53.00
Shipping: Free
Item Description: PRICELESS!!

(I want to invite this woman to join Plime!) picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

A gold-encrusted sword Napoleon wore into battle in Italy 200 years ago was sold Sunday for more than $6.4 million, an auction house said. picked by neilharvey 2 years ago

Michael Jackson is so far in debt that he is having to auction off his sequined gloves. Get there early to get your very own! picked by interesting 12 months ago

Trekkies overrun Christies as Klingon's take phone bids and Picard buys vinyl jumpsuit. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

Ultra expensive watches were sold, including: Cartier, Breguet, Patek Philippe and Omega. Some watches were valued at several hundreds of thousands of dollars. picked by maxriter 3 years ago