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Yes, you can buy this beautiful hand painted Super Mario Bros. 3 NES console for just $149.99 on eBay. Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Thanks to its largely flat surface, the NES doubles up as an ideal canvas for those wishing to spruce up their consoles with a custom paint job. Of course, you also need artistic ability, which is where we fail hideously, and eBay user hellokitty11111111111 (yes) excels

That's right, a seller is offering this custom-built Pontia Fiero car boat on eBay -- currently at $3899. Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Judging from the pictures, somebody with some not-so-mad-fiberglassing skills has managed to make a Fiero watertight (at least we hope so!) and hang an outboard motor on the rear-end stern. The seller refers to his Fiero Car Boat as "The Best Advertisement Money Can Buy."

Yes, someone actually sold a rusty MacBook Pro on eBay for a hefty $1295, despite all the wear and tear. Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Macs tend to have a high resale value that outpaces PCs with similar specs and age. But this MacBook Pro on eBay looks like it was literally beaten with an ugly stick before being left to rot in a vat of orc piss, and the dude's still asking $1295 (more than a brand new MacBook)

That's right, Ben Heck's amazing PS3 laptop is now up for bid on eBay -- currently at $7800+. If you missed the video, continue reading to watch. Auction page.

Up for grabs: the absurdly rare, one of a kind, hand-made PS3 Laptop, built by Ben Heckendorn for Engadget. 100% of the proceeds of this auction will go to National Cancer Coalition, most or all of which should be tax-deductible by the winner

That's right, a seller is offering this $1.2-million Maserati MC12 on eBay, which is powered by the Enzo Ferrari 6.0L V12. Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The Maserati MC12 is a rare beast. Only 25 were made in 2005 and just seven of those were federalized for use in the United States, one of which is this blue-and-white gem you see above

Morpheon Mods is back at it, and this time he's put an amazing Super Mario Galaxy Wii mod on eBay, with a portion of the proceeds going to charity. Auction page. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The LEDs are a nice touch, especially the ones in the back-lit marquee, and we approve of the various sounds they've rigged to the console. We also like the twinkling stars effect -- simply awesome

That's right, you could pick up your own homemade Futurama Bender webcam on eBay for under $10 (currently). Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Well, not exactly from scratch—he used a pre-made Bender and a pre-made Creative Live! Video cam—but he did somehow shove the two together to make one insanely great peripheral

Yes, someone actually made a custom Master Chief My Little Pony hybrid toy that sold for a hefty $151.57 on eBay. Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Once upon a time, a little Pony named Lily met Halo hero Master Chief. They fell in love - for little Lily's feminine side complemented Master Chief's machomanness— and had a son named Halo Silver

For just $100000, you could pick up your own full-motion helicopter/airplane simulator on eBay. It "uses Microsoft Flight Sim and combat flight software." Auction page. Click here for one more picture.

This simulator can simulate either airplane or helicopter flight. The controls are set up for helicopters, but are easily used as airplane controls. The screen is situated 3 to 4 feet in front of the occupants and gives a great sense of being in the action

Yes, a seller is offering a solid white gold iPhone on eBay for a hefty $10,000. It's "skillfully enhanced by 5.65 carats of VS Brilliant Cut Diamonds." Auction page. Click here for one more picture.

The approximately 6 carats of diamonds are pave set in 18k White gold Bezel around the screen of the Iphone as well as the Apple Logo on the back