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.
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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.
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.
Merlin’s Beard, that is one nightmare inducing doll. Hmmm, it is 30% off though.
I need that! My granddaughters (4 years old twins) just asked for a boy Barbie. 😀
O have a suggestion that might not haunt your granddaughters. Look up "creatable world dolls" on Amazon or I'm sure they're on eBay also. The dolls give kids choices for how they want to play and who they want to be.
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I hope the "dress" is part of the beard. Who wants a nude bearded doll?
Your child could comb his entire costume. Is that like a hair shirt or a hair suit (hirsute)?
someone had too much time on their hands...either that or they are obsessed with Barbies.....
There are tons of people who customize dolls for fun. And there are other people who like displaying the dolls as art. Honestly, the idea isn't too weird... but the finished product in this case, definitely weird.
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This would be perfect for my two person horse costume during a rain storm though
Honestly though I know when I smoked I probably would of been like yeah maybe I could use this
What should we do to covince men to do their share of housework? Let's make sexy clothespins!
Still has the original tag attached like it's never been worn! Shocking!!
Probably from the Golden Orb Web Spider... very common these golden webs. If you don't believe that...
If it doesn't have the accompanying book and it isn't in mint condition, you're looking at $500 top.
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.
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.
Cant quite make out the flavour at the top but at first glance I saw ........BUTT FLAVOURED
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.
Has anyone ever used "rare" in their search on ebay? To me anything with the word rare in it is probably either going to expensive or junk that someone thinks is worth a lot of money!
I was afraid I was going to go through see and see something I was selling on eBay!
Has anyone ever used "rare" in their search on ebay? To me anything with the word rare in it is probably either going to expensive or junk that someone thinks is worth a lot of money!
I was afraid I was going to go through see and see something I was selling on eBay!
