MatcomNews Update - eBay Bidding For Father's Ghost Reaches $14,000

[matcom]

original story posted yesterday

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A WOMAN who turned to eBay to auction off her father's ghost asked buyers to show some restraint as bidding reached the $US14,000 ($17,923) mark over the weekend in a media-driven frenzy.

"I can't believe this went so far. Please keep the bidding at a minimum," said Mary Anderson in a posting on the online auction site today.

Ms Anderson, who hails from Hobart, Indiana, said the unexpected attention generated by her whimsical eBay sale had "left her a nervous wreck", and that she had cancelled some of the more "outrageous bids".

She reiterated that the purpose of the exercise was simply to reassure her five year-old-son who was uneasy about living in a house that he felt was haunted by his "mean" grandfather.

By way of explanation, Ms Anderson said that her father had died of cancer at home, and towards the end had occasionally become irritated with his young grandson and had tapped him with his walking cane.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11614786%255E13762,00.html

[benburch]

1. Actually the auction closed at $65K

Golden Casino, an online casino which bought the "virgin mary" cheese sandwich bought the cane.

[kikiek]

2. If her true intentions are to comfort her son why not free to good home?

Society is obviously lacking a great deal if people are truly spending their money on that and old french toast while others in the world are starving.

[sniffa]

3. i want in on this gravy train

i think i'LL auction off my shadow... or my souL?

[GingerSnaps]

4. I need to borrow a ghost camera from someone pleasseeee

I have to take a picture of my family members so that I can auction them off. :silly:

I'm sure my Mom wouldn't mind if i sold her for a PT Cruiser :D

How are they suppose to cage the ghost so that it doesn't leave after buying it :shrug: Damn that's a good set up :argh: I should have thought about that instead of going to College.