Weird Things Up For Auction
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189820)
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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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Mar
@JudyEv .......What tricksters you two are.
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@JudyEv (381905)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Mar
@celticeagle I've no idea. We just found it in a $2 store and bought it to play tricks on our friends.
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@Ineeddentures (34021)
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27 Mar
Well people will spend money on some strange stuff
Britney,s chewing gum, the mind boggles
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Mar
Wouldn't surprise me. They don't last forever.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Mar
Yes, and others just like to act like they do.
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
27 Mar
@celticeagle Those people who can pay that kind of money do have lots of money. I don’t know anyone who acts like they have money. They either do or don’t, even if it’s not in the multi millions.
@Deepizzaguy (122105)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Mar
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.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Mar
Yes, it does. I can see antiques being worth it but not these trivial items.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
28 Mar
I remember hearing about the banana piece of "artwork".
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