I would like to see a reverse auction website, a reverse eBay, if you will. Let’s say, if you want a copy of used book “Chemistry explained”, you just start a reverse auction of it, people with the book may compete to sell you the book. Maybe.

It all started when I have finished a child education eBook
Mind Games for the Math-Challenged. I want to have a native English speaker to proofread it and as
I was able to auction it off at eBay, It occurred naturally to me that I would like to find the service at eBay. However, as the bid always go up at eBay, it does not looks like that is what I really wanted. After some thought, I come up with a what I thought to be a smart hack to get it auctioned on eBay. I included the eBay list below. I had more than 500

I think I will be looking at my cereal a little more closely now...LINK.

"This March 2008 photo provided by Melissa McIntire shows a corn flake next to a dime. Two sisters from Virginia sold their Illinois-shaped corn flake on eBay Friday night March 21, 2008 for $1,350. Melissa McIntire, 23, and her sister Emily, 15, listed the corn flake on eBay last week, but eBay canceled the auction saying it violated the Web site's food policy. The sisters restarted their Ebay auction, advertising a coupon redeemable for their corn flake, instead of the cereal itself"

My husband and son would kill for this robot model of Gort from the movie "The Day The Earth Stood Still" that is up for auction on eBay.

From BoingBoing:

Ths eight-foot-tall animatronic model of Gort, the robot from The Day The Earth Stood Still, is currently up for auction on eBay. According to the ad, "the robot hasn't been activated in years." So be careful! Current bid is $4051. From the auction listing:
 Specifications:

* Created by Fred Barton Productions, Inc., hand assembled in the USA.
* Originally purchased from FBP, Inc., in 2003. Since then it has been on public display.
* Full size fiberglass reproduction. High quality, durable construction.
* Originally equipped with tilting visor with sound effects.
* Animatronics controlled by an infrared remote control.
* Dimensional specifications were obtained from the original robot.
* The original infrared controller is included.

I'm always amazed at what people will sell and purchase on eBay.  Check out this list of 10 eBay purchases. 

My personal favorite?  'The Meaning of Life' which went for $3.26. 

Previously:
Colorado Blizzard Snow For Sale

Weird things you find on eBay

Beijing Man Buys Fighter Jet on eBay

Minnesota woman auctions 300 belongings

Dumped guy auctions escorted vacation for one lucky lady

One guy was auctioning off a rare bottle of Allsopp's Arctic Ale on eBay and made the unfortunate mistake of spelling "Allsopps" as "Allsops".  He only received two bids -- the winning bid was $304.

Knowing he had stumbled upon a great deal on such a rare find, the winning bidder auctioned off the bottle again on eBay, spelled the name correctly and got 157 bidders.  What was the winning bid?  $503,300.  Ouch.

[via Luxist]

Lisa Perry of St. Paul, Minnesota has put up nearly all of her belongings in one auction on eBay.  The top bidder will be receiving more than 300 items. 

Perry has been studying Buddhism for six years and is "releasing her attachment to things."  She will only be keeping things like her pets, photo albums and clothing.

Related articles:
St. Paul woman selling all on eBay (Star Triibune)
Woman selling most of her belongings on eBay (CNN)

Oklahoma Wesleyan University, a private school, is auctioning off a year of tuition, room and board on eBay.  Tuition is typically $23,000 a year and currently the highest bid is $6,700.  The auction is open until Feb. 7, 2007.

[via USA Today]

Previously:
Ohio school district paying $100 to students for good performances on state exams

Snow from the past Colorado blizzards is up for sale on eBay.

For all you Ebayers complaining because you don't have your items yet I have the perfect item for you. One jar of genuine Colorado Blizzard snow that put a halt to Denver International Airport, USPS, UPS and Fed Ex for days piling up mail for  2 weeks.  Included in the jar is the top of the storm that followed one week later giving us an additional two feet of snow.

Sorry, you will not be getting the sample of the 4 inches we got yesterday. I am getting my supply from the 7 foot drift in the back yard.

Email with comments or questions. Snow is new and unused.Will be packed in a 6 oz jar. May be less than fresh by the time it arrives.

This guy paid for a non-refundable trip to Jamaica for himself and his girlfriend.  Shortly after purchasing the tickets he was dumped and decided to put the holiday up for auction on eBay. 

What's the catch?  The lucky lady has to travel with Mr. Dumped.

The auction is open until January 6, 2007.

I can bet that the winner of this PS3 eBay auction is expecting more than a photo of a PS3 on his doorstep.  Especially after he paid $840 for it.

Read the fine print, people...  Read the fine print.

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