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There are a lot of opportunistic people on the internet, and most of them are on eBay. How else could you call someone who is selling two snowballs for $10,000? Or a fake ramen smartphone stand for $152? Instagram account @ebaybae has been collecting weird things to buy on eBay, and they should raise your eyebrows. From ridiculous product design and photography to outrageous prices and questionable authenticity, these eBay listings prove that you can buy pretty much anything online. Even the weird things you didn't know existed.

In 1995, after spending Labor Day weekend at home writing code on his personal computer, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar launched AuctionWeb, a site "dedicated to bringing together buyers and sellers in an honest and open marketplace."

Soon after, Canadian Mark Fraser purchased the first item that Omidyar listed on the online shopping site -- a broken laser pointer.

Pierre hired the first employee, Chris Agarpao, a year later. Chris was to help coordinate the fast-growing company’s online operations. Over twenty years later, he is still working at eBay.

By the time Meg Whitman was hired by the board as eBay president and CEO in March 1998, the online store already had 30 employees, half a million users and revenues of $4.7 million in the United States.

It didn't take long before all sorts of interesting items were selling on eBay. Take a grilled cheese sandwich with the face of Virgin Mary on it. Sold for a staggering $28,000 in 2004, the sandwich is said to have magical powers and was left untouched by mold for more than a decade, according to the woman who made it.

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There was this funny eBay listing - a Dorito shaped like the Pope’s hat. It sold for $1,209 in 2005. The buyer? Online casino GoldenPalace.com, the same one that bought the Virgin Mary grilled cheese.

I guess we just found the answers to the question why eBay is filled with crazy listings nowadays.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For when you want to be a good gardener, but you just don't have those green fingers.

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Anne
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depending on whether the samples inside are real.. (and how much samples there are)...

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This would be perfect for my two person horse costume during a rain storm though

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Daria B
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Errr.... I'd rather be interested in the item to the left, please. ♥

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly though I know when I smoked I probably would of been like yeah maybe I could use this

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What should we do to covince men to do their share of housework? Let's make sexy clothespins!

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Super cute? ... I don’t know. More like stuff of nightmares.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They were nice for about a year. Then they came out a new version and suddenly the laces wouldn't tie anymore.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw something similar but it was a wooden clock that was painted like a pizza that had no numbers and said pizza time and it was amazing

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This reminds me of when people sold horse manure in 1973, claiming it was Secretariat’s.

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Probably from the Golden Orb Web Spider... very common these golden webs. If you don't believe that...

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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it doesn't have the accompanying book and it isn't in mint condition, you're looking at $500 top.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is just plain stupid! if you have this much money to spend you better give it to charity instead

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why did they have to c**p up perfectly lovely shoes with such a tacky heel? Sorry, I have never found the “art” shoes to be anything but cheap camp or kitsch.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is awesome! I need a good place to hide all my loose diamonds.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once upon a time, salesmen would bring a miniature replica of their product to your home to show its features, especially in areas like the Midwest where towns were very far apart. Things like cook stoves, furniture those new fangled refrigerators and ,apparently, showers.

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Cant quite make out the flavour at the top but at first glance I saw ........BUTT FLAVOURED

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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look, it’s got toe protectors. Don’t need to worry about stubbing your toe anymore. Just break your ankle instead trying to walk in them.

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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Doggles have been around for a while. I have a pair my dog wears in the car, to keep stuff from blowing into his eyes when he sticks his head out the window.

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