Sydney Johnston was interviewed by ABC News and was mentioned in the story below about weird stuff found on eBay. The article below was written by Buck Wolf, then of ABCNews.
Imagine my profound sadness when I heard someone sold used dentures last After leafing through all the unbelievable junk in Marc Hartzman’s Found I may even sell my trash can. I’ll even throw in all the contents. Anyone Even if you look beyond the “genuine” dinosaur poop, the Enron ethics Look at these eBay specials: two “rare” mutant M&Ms that are joined Hartzman’s book beautifully illustrates all these treasures. But perhaps “People sell all these things, not just because they can, but because “As for buyers, I think each one has his own story.” To find weird eBay merchandise, all you have to do is go to the Web site’s Pop in the right word and you might find a “used but clean” Speedo style Bidding for that swimsuit started at $4. Not bad. If eBay and other Internet auction sites have energized America’s yard-sale When a piece of French toast partially eaten by Justin Timberlake sells But how do you explain why some eBay buyer bought one used size-9 work “Somebody stole the left boot so I must sell the right boot,” the seller “Now, you might laugh, but realize that this boot, being almost two The boot sold for $1.25. Call it cheap humor. But it works. “With the listing fee, an auction like that is just a laugh,” Hartzman But cheap jokes can have surprising payoffs. When a seller listed “Gross Dentures” for sale, he probably didn’t expect “They are in gross condition,” the seller announced in the product description These particular chompers were obtained in an estate sale from a 94-year-old ‘No More Corn on the Cob for Me’ One of the joys of eBay is the ability to contact the seller to talk Inquiring about the gross dentures, Hartzman tells the seller, “I recently He asked if these used prosthetic teeth could be cleaned and used. “You have to be crazy. I don’t want to touch them much less clean them,” Still, the seller says, “If you think you want to use these, just jump EBay has rules. You can’t auction off a human kidney or souvenir debris But, for the most part, the world is your marketplace. You photograph “You will see people sell the fingernail clippings of serial killers,” “There are so many listings that it’s hard for eBay to police the site.” However, eBay is becoming more corporate, and the small sellers with “It’s getting stodgier and stuffier, much more corporate,” she says. But you can still do some wild things. Several weeks ago, 39-year-old Swanson, a father of four boys, says he needs the money for his family, Hartzman details 101 bizarre auctions in his well-illustrated book. Here Shark Fetus: You could have been the owner of “Jaws Jr.” — Stuffed Two-Headed Calf: According to the seller, the two-headed Taxidermied Musical Bullfrog: Does PETA know about this? Once Absolutely Nothing: Here’s a great present for an existentialist After six bids, nothing sold for $1.03 — which might be pricey, Hornet’s Nest: It’s 22 inches high, 1 foot long and “would make The Soul of One Human Being: A Kentucky man offered for sale the Goat Toenail Bracelet: This bizarre piece of jewelry from Guatemala Buck Wolf is entertainment producer at ABCNEWS.com. |
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