slacker Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 People are just weird... I looked for this on eBay but all I could find were a couple dozen copy cat auctions. As if the first auction wasn't strange enough, why would you copy it??? HOBART, Ind. (AP) - A woman's effort to assuage her six-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 US. 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. In a description titled "This isn't a joke," Anderson told Collin's story on EBay: "I always thought it was just normal kid fears until a few months ago he told me why he was so scared. He told me 'Grandpa died here, and he was mean. His ghost is still around here!' " Lest the boy's fears scare off potential bidders, Anderson added, "My dad was the sweetest most caring man you'd ever meet." Some of the prospective buyers have posted their own messages. "Your story brought tears to my eyes," one bidder said. "I just wonder how this will turn out for your son. I'm sure his grandfather loved him very much." ... Full Story Quote Link to comment
gamecocks Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Wow......i wonder how much Shipping and Handeling is for a ghost. Probally quite a bit. Quote Link to comment
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