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Questioninggeller
4th December 2004, 11:36 PM
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=10&u=/ap/20041205/ap_on_re_us/ghost_auction

Woman Auctions Father's Ghost on EBay

Sat Dec 4,11:11 PM ET U.S. National - AP

HOBART, Ind. - A woman's effort to assuage her 6-year-old son's fears of his grandfather's ghost by selling it on eBay has drawn more than 34 bids with a top offer of $78.

Mary Anderson said she placed her father's "ghost" on the online auction site after her son, Collin, said he was afraid the ghost would return someday. Anderson said Collin has avoided going anywhere in the house alone since his grandfather died last year.
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Anderson makes one special request of the winner bidder: "I would like to ask you to write a letter after you've received the cane (and the ghost) to my son letting him know that he's there with you and you're getting along great."


The bidding is due to close Monday afternoon.

Nex
4th December 2004, 11:45 PM
The returns on an eBay (USA) search for "ghost cane." (http://search.ebay.com/ghost-cane_W0QQfromZR8QQsokeywordredirectZ1)

Wow. As of this moment (2:45 am EST) there are 3 listings over $10,000, one over $3,500, and a number of them in the hundreds of dollars.

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Why am I in college again? :nope: