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...problem with running an auction site where anybody can put anything up for sale is that sooner or later they will. So it was that eBay officials found themselves Thursday confronting a particularly cringe-inducing entry: item #153213066, billed as a "Fully functional kidney for sale." "You can choose either kidney," the description read. "Buyer pays all transplant and medical costs. Of course, only one for sale, as I need the other one to live. Serious bids only." The listing had been up since August 26 and the bidding had been intense, running from $25,000 up to $5.7 million...
...serious? It's still not known, though eBay wasn't sitting around waiting to find out. Such offers are against their rules - not to mention a federal law, designed to prevent the exploitation of poor people, which makes selling your organs a felony punishable by up to five years in prison or a $50,000 fine. EBay says it has no system for filtering what people put up, and acts only after members alert them to a problem (the company banned firearms this spring after a public outcry). With close to 6 million users posting to the site, the company...
...want to get rid of it, now is a good time to clean house. The memorabilia market runs hot and cold. In the early '90s, only truly special mementos brought big money. In today's bull market, though, collectors recently had a chance to bid via online auctioneer eBay for a McGwire jockstrap with a listed price of $1,500. Game-used bats, balls and uniforms tend to be the hottest items. Baseball cards are back. Signed balls and photos...
...that should I so choose, cashing in without getting ripped off is easier than you might expect. Do not take collectibles to the neighborhood memorabilia dealer, who will give you half of retail value. For items worth a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, online auction sites like eBay or Amazon.com are a great place to sell. For more valuable items, sports auctioneers, such as Leland's, Mastro and Superior Sports, are worth...
...tried to auction his "virginty" (sic) online was shut down, but most auction websites don't get nearly so interesting. Listing an item has become so easy and inexpensive that users are beginning to hock anything. Here's a sampling of items recently put up for sale on ebay, Lycos and other auction sites. Just...