OUTLANDISH THINGS AUCTIONED ON EBAY

HOLLYWOOD SIGN

The original sign was sold for $450,400 in November 2005.

CARDINAL JOSEPH RATZINGER'S VOLSKWAGEN

In May 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger’s Volkswagen Golf

was sold for $277,171.12

AIRCRAFT CARRIER

The Brazilian aircraft carrier Minas Gerais was listed in 2004 but

taken down by eBay shortly afterwards.

A NEW SPECIES

A sea urchin that was listed in 2004 turned out to be a new

species that was later named Coelopleurus exquisitus.

WATER LEFT BY ELVIS PRESLEY

Supposedly in 1977 the King left some water in a plastic cup after

a concert in North Carolina. Those few drops sold for $455.

BRITNEY SPEARS'S HAIR

After Britney Spears shaved off all her hair in 2007 it was

listed on eBay for $1 million.

GERMAN

Yes, we’re talking about the language. The German Language Association

put German up for auction to draw attention to the growing influence

of English in Germany.

NEW ZEALAND

A man from Australia tried selling New Zealand starting at $0.01

Australian dollars. It was going for $3,000 before the auction was closed.

CORNFLAKE

Yes, just one, single, measly cornflake. It was sold by a Coventry

University student for less than $2.