eBay: The State-Shaped Nerd
November 22nd, 2005 by Laurie BarakSource: Journal Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana)
“OH MY GOSH!” writes James Franklin. “I was just munchin down a box of Nerds candy and guess what I found - A HUGE NERD SHAPED LIKE INDIANA.”
Fourteen-year-old Franklin, from Victorville, California, was shocked to find the state-shaped candy and decided to put it up for auction on eBay. “Indiana is where my Dad grew up,” he writes. “[We] just spent 3 whole weeks there this summer. Is that bizarre or what.”
Franklin thought collectors of Indiana collectibles might like this sweet treat to go with their tchotchkies. Franklin is including the original box he found it in. “My mom is also going to carefully package the candy for display,” he writes.
So far lots of folks have looked at the auction but there has only been 1 bid. Hopefully that will change soon! Good luck, James!
Click here for James’ eBay auction site.
James Franklin and his Indiana-shaped Nerd candy.
