Weird Things Up For Auction
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (187082)
Boise, Idaho
March 26, 2026 4:33pm CST
I have heard of some huge amounts of money being paid at auctions for memorabilia and such but not these ridiculous amounts for these items:
* In 2024 $6.24 Million was paid at an auction for a banana stuck to a wall with what looks like duct tape.
* Chewing gum reportedly chewed by Brittany Spears went for $14,000 on eBay.
* In 2004 a gaming establishment paid $28,000 on eBay for a grilled cheese sandwich that bore the burnt image of the Virgin Mary on it.
* A fleece sweatshirt worn by Princess Diana went for $221,000 and some other items of her clothing all totaled $5 million at an auction in Beverly Hills in 2025.
* Buford, Wyoming nicknamed "the smallest town in America" sold for $900,000 in 2012. Only one person lived there.
* The violin played on the Titanic as it was sinking went for $1.7 million in 2013.
Pretty weird what some people will pay money for.
There are more. Read about them and the reasons behind many at the URL below:
Subscribe History History 3 min read How much would you pay? Image: Towfiqu barbhuiya Sure, we can all understand why people bid high sums for historical artifacts or invaluable pieces of art. But would you pay any money, let alone millions of dollars, for
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@JudyEv (375515)
• Rockingham, Australia
Just now
I have to wonder how that violin survived being doused in water.
We have a plastic mould that you can push into a slice of bread. When the toast it, the image of the Virgin Mary appears.
@Deepizzaguy (119556)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2h
I can understand an item like a rookie card of a sports star being placed up for auction or their work clothes. This post shows some very odd item up for auction.
@Ineeddentures (24192)
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2h
Well people will spend money on some strange stuff
Britney,s chewing gum, the mind boggles
