Weird Wednesday: June 29, 2005
June 29th, 2005 by Laurie BarakLadies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s time once again for …
WEIRD WEDNESDAY
Where I look up some weird auctions on eBay and share them with y’all for fun.
Last week I asked for emails on what you wanted to see on WW. I got an email from Janine in Lubbock, Texas saying she had just watched a scary movie and wanted to see auctions about ghosts or haunted items. Here you go, Janine:
This object looks a bit like a bug zapper. I’m not sure quite what it is but according to the Seller, it is a Ghostmatic Ghost Trap/Collector. Apparently the Seller and their family had been experiencing strange happenings in their home. One day the Seller pulled this item out of the garage and turned it on. After it was turned off, the odd happenings abruptly stopped. I guess the Seller thinks the ghost is trapped inside the machine/object/bug zapper and warns the Buyer not to break the glass. If it is indeed a ghost catcher, you can catch a few ghosts yourself starting at 1 cent plus shipping.
Ever heard of a haunted rock? This Seller seems to think she has one from the infamous Elmira Civil War prison camp that was located near the Chemung River in New York. Many, many strange things happened to the Seller after bringing home what she thought was just a pretty rock for her garden. “[The rock] could be haunted by the spirit of one of the many poor souls who died there,” writes the Seller. “I choose to think that it is the spirit of a Confederate Soldier who just wants to go home.” Perhaps YOUR home would be a good home for this allegedly haunted rock. Bidding starts at $1.00.
Here’s an auction for a haunted bottle. The Seller’s grandfather was carrying it in his coat when he was struck by a car and killed. The bottle was perfectly intact even after being in the accident. The Seller’s grandmother insister her husband’s spirit inhabited the bottle. The Seller’s mother claimed to have seen a man’s face in the bottle and hear strange voices. Although the Seller is frightened by the bottle’s seeming ability to make rooms feel cold and to fall on the floor and roll off, she doesn’t want to just throw the bottle away so she’s auctioning it here on eBay. Surprisingly enough, it’s already gotten at least 1 bid. Creepy!
This friendly-looking clown doll isn’t friendly at all – the Seller says he’s haunted. The doll was brought to the Seller by a friend. The Seller thinks perhaps there’s a cranky ghost inside the doll. “We don’t believe he’s evil, just very unhappy,” writes the Seller. So what’s happened since the doll entered their home? Trash cans have fallen over and trash scattered everywhere. Sometimes the scent of burning wood permeates their house. A wall clock has stopped and started multiple times and many people who’ve come into their house have experienced goose bumps or cold chills. The doll has a wind-up mechanism in its back which plays music – but usually whenever the doll feels like it. “Please only bid on him if you have knowledge of angry spirits and how to deal with them,” warns the Seller.
Just so y’all don’t get too scared, here’s a funny one: The book Dear Dumb Diary, My Pants are Haunted by Jim Benton. Amazon’s book review says:
They were just a soft, ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans until Jamie Kelly tried them on…then they became a tight, scratchy, slightly smelly and utterly ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans with an embarrassing haunting problem. Do the pants have the power to soothe a vengeful beagle, vanquish The Prettiest Girl in the World, or make the wearer irresistible to the eighth cutest guy in the grade? Are the haunted pants so dazzling they can hurt and maybe permanently damage the eyes of onlookers? Or are the haunted pants just, well, haunted (which is kind of gross when you think about it)?
Folks who read the book and commented about it on Amazon said it’s just hilarious and that they thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The book is written for children ages 10-13 but can also be a good laugh for adults.
Suggestions for Weird Wednesday are always being accepted! Email me at laurie.barak@gmail.com!
That’s your Weird Wednesday report for June 29, 2005.
June 30th, 2005 at 10:51 am
The first one reminds me much of an auction I once saw… something like, selling the ghost of one’s grandfather trapped in his walking stick. Pretty weird and funny.