> I remember when the Earth was put up for auction on eBay by someone claiming to be God, who had gotten bored and dissatisfied with this project and wanted to start a new one somewhere else. The page had a picture of Earth taken from a satellite, and statistics such as approximate population, size, and so forth. It was pretty funny--I think the going rate was 10 billion dollars or so, and several bids had been placed.
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> I have to assume that in cases where the seller cannot produce the featured item, there is no legal obligation placed on the would-be buyer, either. Surely it must work out that way somehow.

If I want to pull off that type of auction one of these days, I'd want to check up on the precise details for sure :-)


> Iss " 'Truth' was once put up for sale on eBay, as was 'the immortal soul of [somebody-or-other]' " achar

Under which category or subsite do you find out about these "Earth/Truth/Souls for sale" auctions of intangibles, anyway? I'm intrigued.

Wolfspirit