Do you know eBay? A website that sells most famous goods, all kinds of things from clothes to armaments are available there. In a few clicks, the things you want to buy will be sent to your hands.
However, in addition to traders who really serious for profit, there are also some super fraudulent merchants. They sell goods bizarre that difficult to find in stores in the real world! The amazing thing is, goods which they sell are bought by somebody!
There is nothing strange to sell cornflakes for this cornmade cereal is indeed popular as a breakfast menu. However, Bill Bennett does not sell cornflakes in a box as we met in the minimarket. But, he only sold one ONE piece of cornflakes only!
Bill said that he was just a whim of posting this cornflakes photo and offer it at a price of 1 cent only. The buyers who idly began bargain prices and finally the piece of cornflakes sold at a price of 1.85 dollars -. Bill was even interviewed by the BBC because of this incredible merchandise.
In June 2008, a person selling a glass of water at a price of $455, or about six million dollars. According to the traders, the water is the water the rest of the beverage Elvis Presley which he drank while having concerts in North Caroline in 1997. The water is reported stored by a fan named Wade Jones. According to his testimony, Presley drank the water and gave it to a fan as a souvenir.
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| Elvis with his cup [ImageSource] |
That water is put into the freezer and stored since 1977 until 1985. Jones also admitted that he still had the glass which is used by Elvis Presley. The glass price is $300. There is still no one wants to bid on or buy the goods.
3. Luxury Car Worth $1
On June 2005, a millionaire named Tim Shaw was interviewed by a beautiful model Jodie Marsh. In the interview, Tim said that he is ready to leave his wife and child. Apparently, this man was trying to attract the attention of a model who interviewed him. Tim is very crazy of her, until he did not realize that the event is being broadcast live and watched by his wife.
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| Luxur Car worth $1 [ImageSource] |
Angry looking at the interview, the wife photographing the Tim's Turbo Epsrit car and sell it on eBay. The price offered is fantastic: 77 cents. Of course, the car was immediately sold within 5 minutes. The wife writes on eBay, "I want this car immediately sold and so my husband came home, his favorite car is already on the street".
4. Ghost
In September 2010, Martin Fawcett sell ghost on eBay. In a statement on the site, Fawcett said that he would sell his house and its ghost, in the form of a glass jar. Fawcett said that profits from the sale of these ghosts will be donated for cancer research institute in the UK.
In the description of the goods, Fawcett wrote something like "this ghost like taken out occasionally. However, he must immediately be put to his house because he will feels anxious if too long being outside. The recommended time is 20 minutes. This ghost has not got a name, but I like to call him Casper. He laughs when I call Casper. "Unfortunately, in the sixth day of the sale, this offer was removed by the eBay site manager, because there are rules which prohibit to sell objects that are not visible.
5. Sell his entire life
In June 2008, Ian Usher sell his entire life on eBay. What he meant by his whole life is a house with three rooms in Western Australia, along with car, motorcycle, jet ski and parachuting tool. In the description, Ian wrote something like, "All that I have, the house and its contents, I have good memories in it. Now it's time to erase the old memories and build new memories. On the day which everything was sold, I wanted to go out of that house with the money in one pocket, and a passport in the other pocket. That is all."
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| sell his entire life [ImageSource] |
"I want to go to the airport and get a ticket for any available flight and go there," added Ian. Finally someone from Perth willing to buy all of them with the highest bid. Finally the entire property sold for $384,000.
Closing
Shopping online does give the sensation that much different from shopping in the real world. You can buy a variety of goods, with a variety of price bids from all over the world. Transactions can be sorted out in a couple of clicks and you just have to sit back waiting for the shipment to arrive.
But on the other hand, there are many scams and fraudulent people who participated in the buy-sell transactions in cyberspace. Therefore we must be careful and be selective before buy something. And if you can, do not imitate those odd sellings okay?
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