Oh No! I Have To Sell My Kids! Quiz

Answer: "I'm a collector of broken laser pointers."

The programmer was Pierre Omidyar, his consulting firm was Echo Bay Technology Group. In 1997, he wanted to change the name of the site to be echobay.com, but that domain was already in use, and so, his second choice was eBay.

Answer: Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom

The original book, published by Friendly Planet, measures five feet by seven feet and weighs 133 pounds. A smaller edition of the book was published in 2004 which measures approximately seventeen by thirteen inches and weighs about seven pounds. This book is spectacular not just because of the large size, but the images captured.

Answer: New Zealand

This one was stopped because he couldn't show ownership? There are many places "sold" on eBay. Bridgeville, California was sold twice on eBay within three years, in 2007 it sold for $1,800,000. Albert, Texas sold the town and the title of Mayor.

Answer: No

The nickname for this product is Donk. According to the description these will be built separately for each purchaser. The description is funny, but the customer reviews are hilarious. For example, "I'll admit it. Shopping for a personal tank can be a bit daunting."

Answer: Justin Timberlake

This auction went up on March 9, 2000, after an N*SYNC interview at Z100, New York City. The partially eaten French toast, the fork he used, the plate and extra syrup sold for $3,154 to Kathy Summers, age 19. Articles after the sale quote her saying that she plans to freeze dry the lot and keep it on her dresser. The proceeds went to charity.

There are articles that claim that the items only sold for $1025 (only?), so not sure of the final total.

Answer: 50 pence

The articles say the car was worth £25,000 and sold for 50 pence in five minutes and three seconds. Many of the articles quote the following from the auction description:

"I need to get rid of this car immediately - ideally in the next 2-3 hours before my cheating [jerk] husband gets home to find it gone and all his belongings in the street. I am the registered owner and I have the log book. Please only buy if you can pick up tonight."

Answer: UFO detector

Depending on where you decided to purchase this item, the models I found went from $95-$135. One model has a series of flashing LED lights, at least, if you remember to charge the battery. There are also kits that you can purchase and customize your own.

Answer: Brammo, Inc.

There was no consistency to the number of interns that this involved. Some articles said 40, some 28, and one which says 38. Truly, this was an advertising campaign that seemed to pay off. Crispin Porter & Bogusky and Brammo, Inc., were mentioned in many articles concerning the auction.

Then, I found one article at AdAge BLOGS which included the following: "UPDATE: While the contest wasn't rigged, turns out it wasn't quite as straightforward as it was originally cast, either. From a Crispin spokeswoman, after our story came out: 'I have to correct something I told you. I did not realize that Alex [Bogusky] had suggested to a number of our clients and to other companies to bid in support of our interns. Brammo was one.'"

Answer: red paperclip

This is a truly interesting story. The trades were as follows: one fish pen, a doorknob, a Coleman stove, generator, instant party, snowmobile, trip to Yahk, a cube van, a recording contract, a year's rent in Phoenix, an afternoon with Alice Cooper, a KISS snow-globe, a movie role, and the house. Incredible. The house was donated to the Town of Kipling.

Answer: GoldenPalace.com

According to the many reports, this auction was initiated in February and Golden Palace Benedetto was born on April 30, 2005 at 3:34 am. This was Heuschkel's fourth child, and will apparently be called Goldie. What I found really interesting was that there was no consensus from the many reports as to whether this was a boy or girl child.

GoldenPalace.com has purchased many eBay items, they claim that it's for the advertising value.