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Saturday, 19 November 2005

Top ten most unusual items sold on eBay at The Selling Block in 2005

/UCWE/ - 10: Dirt from the Mound at Busch Stadium ($75)
This cup of dirt from the mound at Busch Stadium was donated for the Ultimate World Series Charity Auction.

9: Rare 1902 Rookwood Vase signed S.L. Laurence ($6,765)
This rare Rookwood Vase came from a prominent estate in St. Louis.

8: Franz Lehar Signed Photo with Musical Notes ($213)
Franz Lehar (30 April 1870 - 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer, known for his operettas, which included The Merry Widow.

7: Antique Prattware Pot Lid of Bears Reading Newspaper ($2,210)
This antique Prattware pot lid was estimated to sell between $50 and $75, but the auction became much more interesting when it turned out to be one of the first Prattware pot lids ever created. By starting the auction at $9.95, a bidding war resulted in a final winning bid of $2,210.

6: 1958 Harley Davidson in Mint Condition ($20,799)
The 1958 Harley Davidson had low miles and all of the original parts. It was a rare treasure for Harley fans and ended up being sold and freighted to Germany.

5: Original St. Louis Blues Brownschidle Hockey Jersey ($731)
One of the St. Louis Blues doctors originally owned this hockey jersey. It sparked interest from bidders on both coasts and in St. Louis.   

4: German Prussian Spike Helmet ($418)
This World War I German Prussian spike helmet was an unusual consignment and resulted in bidding wars between Europeans and Americans.

3: Albert Pujols UPS Bat Box from Fenway Park ($250)
The Ultimate World Series Charity Auction included this UPS box that carried Albert Pujols’s bat to Fenway Park.

2: Vintage Dan Patch Horseshoe ($355)
Dan Patch earned the title of being the "World's Champion Harness Horse" and the “greatest harness horse in the history of the two-wheel sulky”. He repeatedly broke the record for the fastest mile by a harness horse, finally lowering it to 1:55¼ in a time trial in 1906.

1: Haunted 1958 Plymouth Belvedere ($14,600)
This 1958 Plymouth Belvedere had been restored to resemble the ’58 Plymouth in Stephen King’s novel, Christine. Included in this auction was the original key fob that was in the movie.


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