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| The Grilled Cheese Madonna and 99 Other of the Weirdest, Wackiest, Most Famous eBay Auctions Ever | 
 enlarge | Author: Christopher Cihlar
Publisher: Broadway
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 440765
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 076792374X
Dewey Decimal Number: 381.177
EAN: 9780767923743
ASIN: 076792374X
Publication Date: May 9, 2006
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For sale:
The state of West Virginia
Britney Spears’s Pregnancy Test
A Spare Kidney
Bob Dylan’s Childhood Home
The World’s Longest French Fry
Black Betsy
The Meaning of Life
There is only one place you can get all of these under one roof. In addition to being one of the world’s largest retailers, eBay is also home of some of the most notorious, creative, and just plain weird items to ever hit the virtual auction block.
This comic celebration of the spirit of free enterprise brings together the full stories of one hundred of the most hilarious eBay auctions ever. From the “Ghost in a Jar” auction that recorded more than a million page views, to the woman who auctioned off her virginity before eBay shut her page down, to the saintly grilled cheese sandwich said to portray the face of the Virgin Mary and contain special powers, to the man who modeled his ex-wife’s wedding dress, sold it for more than three times its original purchase price, and received several marriage proposals to boot, this book chronicles the listings that have made the site such an integral—and entertaining—part of our culture. The Grilled Cheese Madonna is a salute to capitalism in its most ridiculous form.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Quirky December 1, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a quick read of quirky eBay auctions. This book was part eBay users manual on how to create infamous auctions and part catalogue of some of the strangest items ever put up for sale on the website. It got a bit redundant after a while when it seemed that all these notorious auctions were pulled before the final sale due to controversy or questions of legitimacy or ethics. I'm not an eBay user, but I'm sure anyone who is part of that community will really enjoy this book.
 Surprisingly insighful June 22, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Frankly I read this book - a gift from a semi-warped friend - expecting some cheap thrills and a few laughs. I got plenty of both. However, I didn't expect such a well-written, insightful look into just why these crazy auctions "work." Moreover, author Chris Cihlar has put some creative energy and novel thought into modern American promotion, and in doing so gave me some new ways to think about my own future marketing of "normal stuff" on eBay.
But the book is mostly a lot of fun to read and there's enough substance to read it more than once - especially if you like to laugh out loud. P.T. Barnum would have loved this one.
I can't wait to see the movie.
 just .... AskDanna.com June 14, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found out about this book from someone posting a link to it on my website! When I saw that I knew I just had to have my own copy! I bought it on Amazon, And started to read it as soon as it arrived. I love the book! I think Mr. Cihlar did a brilliant job to show the true eBay celebs and not the "self-Proclaimed" wanna-be's! It's awesome that Mr. Cihlar put together ORIGINAL auctions that were first brought to eBay by the original sellers. The funny part was that so many have copied each of these auction ACTING like they were the first one to think of it! What a crazy world we live in! I have been selling on eBay since 1997 and have seen many sellers call themselves EBAY CELEBRATIES. The title came from THEM giving that title to themselves! Begging for members to watch them, to notice them to buy stupid items from them. This status was not earned , it was created by the sellers. Knowing all this I felt it was a pure pleasure to read about the REAL EBAY CELEBRITIES that created auctions with original ideas!!! I highly recommend this book! Blessings, Danna .. <>< .. .
great fun read June 8, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you are looking for the great American novel this is not it,,,,but if you are looking for a fun read with wry humor that comments on pop culture this is it. It is much more than just a rehash of famous ebay auctions,,,nice commentary and insight with a touch of humor. You will enjoy this whether you are an ebay addict or have never looked at it.
Hard to put down once you pick it up May 31, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I heard about this book and originally intended to make it a gift for a friend but I ended up keeping it for myself. We have been passing it around the family and everyone is getting some pretty good laughs out of it. It's funny how a book about Ebay auctions is so hard to put down, particularly by the non-Ebayers in the family. I highly recommend this book to keep around the house / gift for anyone / or for those in love with modern pop culture.
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