Amazing things sold on eBay

Most people love shopping. It’s a popular hobby but our shopping habits don’t always stay the same. They change. Today we can buy things in many places and more and more people are buying things online. There are lots of websites where you can buy normal things but if you want something really unusual, go to an online auction site, like eBay. EBay started in the USA but now operates in thirty different countries. It celebrated its twentieth birthday in 2015. Here are some of the amazing things people sold on the site.

Bridgeville

In 2008, the small town of Bridgeville in California was for sale and someone paid 1.25 million dollars for it! It’s a very small place and in 2008 it had only thirty people, eight houses, a post office, a cafe and a cemetery. The town needed a lot of money and work and the new owner sold it again a few years later.

A life

Ian Usher was very sad after his wife left him. He decided to put his whole life for sale on eBay! He sold everything that he had - his house, his car, introductions to his friends and his job. Someone paid 300,000 dollars and Ian started a new life with the money.

Forehead

Karl Smith sold her forehead for advertising space! A company paid her 10,000 dollars to tattoo the name of their company on her forehead!

A yacht

One of the most expensive things for sale on eBay was a big yacht. Roman Abramovich (who owned Chelsea football club) bought it for 168 million dollars. It had a gym, a cinema, a spa and lift.

Have you got something unusual you would like to sell on eBay?