Top things sold on eBay

The trouble with jumping on the eBay best-selling items bandwagon is that tons of other people have the same idea. These markets are already saturated - making it very difficult to turn a profit.

The strangest items sold on eBay

A lump of chewing gum masticated by pop star Britney Spears sold for $263. It was scraped off the floor of a London hotel where she had stayed and put up for sale online.

A man from Arizona sold an "air guitar" for $5.50.

A 10-year-old toasted cheese sandwich said to bear grill-marks with an uncanny resemblance to the Virgin Mary was sold on eBay for $28,000. The seller, Diane Duyser, said the toastie had never gone mouldy, and had brought her good luck, including a $70,000 win at a Florida casino.

The original "Hollywood" sign sold for $450,400 in 2005.

In June 2005, the wife of DJ Tim Shaw sold his Lotus Esprit on eBay at a "Buy it now" price of 50p after hearing him flirting live on air with the model Jodie Marsh.

Legend has it that a "vampire-killing kit" was sold for $4,550. The mahogany box contained a crossbow, silver-tipped arrows, a wooden stake and holy water.

The meaning of life: eight people slugged it out for the chance to win the answer to this age-old question. It fetched the princely sum of $3.26.

A man sold his ex-wife's wedding dress online for £3,850. The listing was accompanied by a picture of the man modelling the dress.

A man from Arizona sold an "air guitar" for $5.50.

A Volkswagen Golf previously owned by Pope Benedict XVI sold on eBay's German site for €188,938.88. It was bought by online casino GoldenPalace.com.

An enterprising Coventry University student sold a single cornflake for £1.20.

via telegraph

Top 10 Most Expensive Items On ebay

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Hand Carved Stone Buddha-until May 10, 2008.
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Art-A circular field has diameter 9 khet.
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Current Bid: $13000000.00
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