Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Funny Item on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/USA-President-ABRAHAM-LINCOLN-HAIR-lock-autograph-COA_W0QQitemZ160233958177QQihZ006QQcategoryZ33774QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
This website will take you to an Ebay page to buy a lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair. That is disturbing on so many levels! The really good part is that there are nineteen bids on it, and the current bid is $280! The fact that there are people that would want someone else's hair, especially someone who has been dead for over a hundred years, is very creepy.
It probably is not even really his hair. Who would collect that before he was buried? "Oh, wait we have to collect his hair so someone can buy it for $200 someday." Wow. I also saw one down the page a little for George Washington and Princess Diana's hair. They were all in a frame with a photo and an autograph. If these people were to actually see this, I think they would be freaked out too.
The following few sentences are included as selling points on the page. "According to this site the price for ONE ¼” strand of Authentic Abraham Lincoln hair is $1900.00. The item up for bid consists of a FEW STRANDS of Authentic Lincoln hair obtained during his Presidency and is elaborately custom framed. Hair will last forever and can be handed down to future generations where autographs fade through the years. You will have an actual piece of an admired historic person in this very special framed display. You will own one of the most historic artifacts of this person to ever be made available." Hair will last forever and can be handed down for generations. That's just what I want to inherit from my family!

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