• July 04, 2005
• Vol. 64
• No. 1

You Paid Money for That?

Since Its Birth 10 Years Ago, Ebay Has Become the Go-to Place for the Weird, the Wonderful—and the Just Plain Wacky

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From PEOPLE Magazine

$81*
ANGELINA BREATHED HERE
Still up for grabs, this jar of "celebrity air" was captured at the Los Angeles premiere of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. (*high bid at press time)

$28K
HOLY CHEESE!
"I took a bite and she was staring back at me," says seller Diana Duyser of her grilled-cheese sandwich with an image of the Virgin Mary.

$405
TINKERBELL LOST—AND FOUND
Paris Hilton (left) plastered West Hollywood with lost-pooch posters like this one in '04. The good news: Tinkerbell was returned unharmed.

$202.50
SUPER FRY
Simon Holland, 47, spotted this superlative spud in Wisconsin in '03: It was too good to eat.

$3,850
HIS EX'S BRIDAL GOWN
Larry Star, 43, never got his check—but he did make it onto the Today show twice.