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Many unusual items have been listed for sale on auction website eBay. Some sold while other auctions were stopped by eBay because the listing breached their policies. ==Buildings and land== * Bridgeville, California (pop. 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale 3 times since. * In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was $3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. * The city of Carlotta, California was up for auction on eBay in February 2003.〔(North Coast Journal - February 20, 2003: IN THE NEWS )〕 * In September 2004, the Indiana Firebirds arena football team was auctioned off, first in a regular auction that failed to reach the reserve price,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AFL's Indiana Firebirds for sale on eBay - Operation Sports Forums )〕 and again as a "Buy it Now" item for $3.9 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Indiana Firebirds for sale on eBay [Archive] - OurSports Central Independent and Minor League Sports Forums )〕 * In late November 2005, the original Hollywood Sign was sold on eBay for $450,400.〔 〕 * In May 2006, a man from Brisbane, Australia, attempted to sell New Zealand at a starting price of A$0.01. The price had risen to $3,000 before eBay closed the auction. * In May 2006, the remains of U.S. Fort Montgomery, a stone fortification in upstate New York built in 1844, were put up for auction on eBay. The first auction ended on June 5, 2006, with a winning bid of $5,000,310. However, the sale was not completed, and the fort and lands surrounding it remain for sale and have been relisted on the site several times since.〔''Fort Montgomery for sale on eBay'' Plattsburgh Press Republican, Plattsburgh, New York, June 2006〕 * In October 2008, amidst the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis, one seller put up Iceland for sale. The auction started with a bid of 99 pence and reached 10 million pounds (US $17.28 million). However, singer Björk was "not included" in the sale. The notice read: ''Located in the mid-Atlantic ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland will provide the winning bidder with — a habitable environment, Icelandic Horses and admittedly a somewhat sketchy financial situation''. Bidders' questions included: "Do you offer volcano/earthquake insurance?" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Unusual eBay listings」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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