eBay 2
You can buy (almost) anything on eBay...
ffrom: the Motley Fool
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The most significant piece of news related to our companies today was
word that last night eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) halted yet another bizarre
auction. It's not certain if it was a prank or not, but someone tried to
auction off a human kidney. The auction reportedly read as follows:
"Fully functional kidney for sale. You can choose either kidney. Buyer
pays all transplant and medical costs. Of course only one for sale, as I
need the other one to live. Serious bids only."
Before eBay pulled the plug, bids reached as high as $5.7 million. It's
anyone's bet whether the bids or the auction itself were real, but it
certainly does make one think. Either way, the company decided to take
no chances with the auction since trafficking human organs is a federal
felony. So add kidneys (and livers, toes, and brains) to the growing
list of things you can't sell at eBay. And you can also add kidneys to
the list of strange things, such as shares of bankrupt Iridium (Nasdaq:
IRIDQ) and someone's virginity, that recently listed at the site.
Long story short, you can sell just about anything at eBay, as long as
it is legal.
