At $1000000, this 2005 Chrysler 300C was driven by President Barack Obama when he was "an Illinois State Senator during 2004." Plus, "he [was elected] to the U.S. Senate in November of 2004 and perhaps drove the car in Washington D.C. and back to Chicago from 2005 to 2006." Click here for more pictures. Continue reading to see what happened when Obama's limousine got stuck on a ramp in Dublin last year.
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Somehow, Seth Kettleman ended up with the canopy from McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics top secret A-12 Avenger II fighter jet. That piece is now on eBay and currently being offered for $620,238. Click here for more pictures. Continue reading for a video.
The canopy has now been verified as authentic. The canopy must have a hundred or so individual serial numbers and manufacturing data marked on it. These numbers and individual pieces have been verified as authentic parts from the program.[via Gizmodo - eBay]
Sure, selling a PSP box on eBay may seem like a stupid idea, considering all the listing and final price fees that the site now charges, but apparently, a user thought otherwise. Click here to see more of the world's strangest eBay auctions.
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Currently at $1300 on eBay, this limited edition Minecraft-themed Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play phone was purportedly designed by the game's creative team and is being auctioned for charity. In related news, continue reading to watch the top 5 most amazing custom Minecraft maps / objects.
As one of the headline games of the new platform, it's no surprise that Minecraft is getting a little official love - today, it takes the form of a truly sweet looking Minecraft-themed Xperia Play. It's being sold by Mojang themselves, so you know it's for real.[via TechCrunch - eBay]
Another iPhone 4 prototype has surfaced on eBay, and it has already reached $1100-plus. This specimen features "an etched 'DF1692' label in the lower right, omitted volume button markers and a mysterious 'XXGB' label around back." Click here for more pictures.
Unfortunately, we're told that it can't be activated through iTunes, and popping in an AT&T SIM did the seller little good.[via Engadget]
A white iPhone 4 prototype recently surfaced on eBay, and it has already reached $3,050. According to the seller, "the phone has no serial number written on the back; the number shown in the display says 8801401JFRY (I believe that the phone belongs to an Apple Developer)." Click here for more pictures.
It's got a model number of 995-6364LL, and also has the indentifer DF3039 engraved on the front panel. You definitely won't find that anywhere else.[via Gearlive - eBay]
Once in a blue moon, you'll find items such as the world's biggest coin on eBay -- that went for $4.3-million by the way. So, it would only make sense to round up six of the weirdest and priciest eBay auctions ever for your viewing enjoyment. Click here to see them all.
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After the Social Network (Facebook) movie was announced, it was only a matter of time until YouTube users put out a bunch of parodies, and eBay was their latest victim. Continue reading to watch the official The Auction Site movie trailer.
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Many have made small fortunes from eBay auctions as power sellers, but did you know that the first item sold in 1995 was a broken laser pointer? Or, that the total number of eBay sales per year is approximately $60-billion? If not, continue reading for those eBay facts and more.
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There's strange microwaves, and then there's things you shouldn't microwave. Apple's iPad 3G falls under the latter. Unfortunately, one 64GB specimen recently surfaced on eBay, and with an eyeball to boot. The seller says that the winning bidder "will receive a microwaved iPAD titled "eyePAD" beautifully encased in museum quality resin with stylish display stand signed and dated by the artist with a copy of the microwaving episode in which this iPAD was microwaved in." Video after the break.
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