Protect your banana

According to people from BananaGuard you have to protect your banana. And they have the right solution. Never have squashed or bruised bananas again.

Fart in a jar for $3

Inspired by others selling products made from poo, some creative soul decided to cash in on other by-products of his activity.

IT'S ON AGAIN THE FART IN A JAR!
FREE POSTAGE!!

Just imagine going out to your letterbox one day and finding a jar in your letterbox! But not just any jar, right before sending, I will fart in it. THAT'S A JAR WITH A FART for only... $2!! CHEAP!! THAT'S RIGHT PEOPLES, IT IS CHEAPER JUST FOR YOU!!! REVISED 7/9 BID FOR IT PEOPLE YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO! FART IN A JAR.

Buy it now and enjoy it sooner! Will send ASAP!!

Did you miss sale of Belgium?

So did we. Before eBay cancelled the sale of Belgium, this second-hand item had attracted an offer of 10 million euros.

"Belgium, a kingdom in three parts" was posted on the Belgian eBay site as offering "plenty of choice" despite the caveat that it comes with "300 billion of National Debt". Offered in three parts - Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia - the accompanying blurb said the kingdom "can be bought as a whole (not recommended)". The vendor also included as added extras "the king and his court (costs not included)". EBay spokesman Peter Burin said the site could not host the sale of anything virtual or "unrealistic", the Belga news agency reported.

It's painful enough to see your motherland auctioned off, calling it "virtual" or "unrealistic" is even worse.

The 'vendor' was named as a former journalist, Gerrit Six. Offering his lot at an initial price of one euro, he saw 26 subsequent bids culminating in the 10 million euro offer today before the auction was halted.

The spoof sale was offered while Belgium is mired in a political crisis which has led to discussion over the country's future as a federal state.

Tomorrow marks 100 days since the country's general election with no sign of a coalition government being formed by the political parties in Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia.

According to the eBay spokesman, it wasn't the first time Belgium had been put up for sale.

Due to the continuous political crisis, this might not be the last time either. I guess I'll be saving my euros for another sale.

Skull crusher from Ford

Ford Expedition got a starring role in the finale of "The Sopranos". Here's from The Detroit News:

The scene in question begins with a lingering close-up of the Blue Oval badge on the grille of an Expedition that carries Phil Leotardo, a New York mob boss locked in a deadly feud with series star Tony Soprano. Leotardo gets out of the passenger side and is promptly shot in the head by one of the latter's henchmen. The mafia don falls, his head landing right before the front wheel of the SUV as his wife leaps from the driver's seat, fleeing from the shooter.

The camera then shifts again to the Ford logo, this time emblazoned on the wheel of the Expedition. The wheel begins to turn, rolling slowly over Leotardo's head, which is crushed with a sickening crunch.

Despite the heavy use of Ford imagery, the automaker said it was as surprised by the scene as anybody else.

"The Expedition that appeared in the series finale of 'The Sopranos' last night was not a product placement deal," said Ford spokeswoman Whitney Drake, quoting a prepared statement.

Really? Someone really made sure everyone notices it is a Ford.

Do voodoo in the kitchen

This great Voodoo knife set will make a great present for someone who has to deal with a painful breakup. Might as well do it in the kitchen.

Crafted in rich red, ABS plastic, the highly stylish Voodoo has five strategically-positioned slots in which to place five quality knives,
which are also included.

Apart from its striking appearance the sturdy VOODOO is a brilliant kitchen companion, especially if you're used to using one crummy knife to chop, slice, fillet and dice.

Paper from panda poo

Creative use of panda poo is on the rise. Another zoo, this time in Thailand, make paper from the bamboo pulp extracted from the excrements of two resident pandas. Last year the zoo sold 300,000 baht (£4,330) worth of greeting cards, fans and bookmarks made from poo paper.

'We know that any kind of pulp can be used to make paper, so we have applied the 2,000-year techniques of making paper from mulberry tree in this rural neighbourhood to bamboo pulp from panda dung,' said the zoo's Prasertsak Buntrakoonpoontawee.

Dog and cat poo ideas anyone? Let me know.

Ghost in a wine bottle

You can't really make much money by selling air, so ghost in a bottle seems like a better idea.

This auction is for an unknown ghost that we capture the other day while using a Ouija table.

We saw the specter, completely hypnotyzed by an ancient song that a friend of mine found on the Internet. He slowly entered into the bottle.

We haven't let him out!

I will never forget that night.

We can feel that he's in there. When you hold the bottle you have this strange feeling. It seems to be heavier than a normal empty one. You have this strange attitude of being very careful manipulating it. You also have a strange feeling when looking throught the green glass.

Buy this Ghost at your own risk, we can't prevent what will happen to the person who will release it...maybe he will be mad and think this is you who trapped him. Maybe he will see you as the person who give him a chance to rest in peace. He can also have no idea of what happened and simply get out without boring with you. The only thing we know is that letting him out represent a huge risk. People can also buy it to prevent an idiot from opening it and avoid problems.

US $315.00 for a diary of someone's cheating girlfriend

Here's a handy way to get even with your cheating girlfriend and make some money in the process. This guy collected $315 for selling his ex-girlfriends diary on eBay.

Now, To all the ebay members who are wondering what in the world is going on here. My girlfriend decided to cheat on me with my brother, that's right MY BROTHER. I came home for lunch to find her doing the 69 with my brother. I am the one that works while she sits at home doing nothing. I pay all the bills and she lives with me. Can you imagine this happening to you? I dont care if the diary sells for .99 cents. When she sees this I am sure she will start commenting and I will be sure to post the comments. So if you are looking for a cheap used diary than here you go.

If you're as twisted as he is and have enemies or people you don't like, go and see the Revenge Guy.

A bottle of air £20.00

Think you could make money by selling air? Walesinabottle offers you to buy a bottle of air from Wales for only £20.00 incl postage.

If you just wish to be reminded of Wales, may we recommend our quality presentation of air which has been bottled for you in Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons.

So that you don't feel completely ripped off the air comes with a personal certificate stating that the air is real. It's no doubt the next best thing after bottled water.

Most expensive Amazon items

Rich Text blog took some time to find the most expensive and often quite unusual Amazon items. You might also want to read the comments on Amazon for extended entertainment. Too funny.

Books: Super Bowl Opus MVP Edition (Leather Bound), $40,000 (with free shipping!). The second-most expensive “book” is a $12,000 collection of 201 psychology books.

DVDs: Mapping Your Value Stream, $280. DVDs are the great equalizer, apparently. This is a business logistics course on DVD. I stand corrected: Essential Art House - 50 Years of Janus Films, a 50-DVD collection for $764.99. Still, that’s only $15 per DVD!

Music: Luminous Arc: Music from the game, $6,442.99. The soundtrack to a Nintendo DS game that’s going to be released later this year.

Magazines: Comprehensive Data Base of US Chemical Patents. 12 months for $71,722. I knew this would end up being something other than what normal people consider magazines.

Toys: A city-park-size playground system for $32,229.59. The most expensive toy for a single child is an electric monster truck for $13,800. For that I bet the kid would have more fun with a real, yet not monster, truck.

Video games: A Playstation 3 60GB bundle for $799. No surprise there.

Audio-Video Electronics: A grandfather clock for $12,463.50. You were expecting a big TV? You’re wondering why a grandfather clock is Audio-Video Electronics? How about that.

Camera and Photo: A high-speed sheet-feed scanner for $14,805. I’m really surprised there’s no actual camera equipment up in that range.

Musical Instruments: Gulbransen Bottle Organ, $33,150. Now that’s the kind of thing I want to see as the most expensive thing in a category! The runners-up here are big outdoor searchlights, like you’d expect at a theatre opening, and a $17,500 violin-playing robot.

Electronics: HP StorageWorks SDLT Tape Library, $351,816. 400 tapes, 16 drives, 3.2TB capacity.

Computers and PC Hardware: The same HP tape library. Clearly no-one is paying attention to the category names at Amazon, what with this and the grandfather clock.

Office supplies: The same stupid tape library. #2 is an online coffee and chocolate business for sale for $55,000 (one used or new, hah).

Computer software: Cisco Security Agent, 100-license pack, for $64,274.84. Please excuse the computer-related doldrums, it gets more interesting shortly.

Automotive: A JIC EK2D1-TI res Spartan DE Type 1 TI Exhaust System for a 2dr 1996-2000 Honda Civic for… $891,480. I don’t understand either. #2 is an actual physical auto parts store for sale for $750,000.

Industrial and Scientific: a 3-Axis CNC Milling Machine for $22,195. From the photo I see that this is the thing you strap Bond to when you expect him to die.

Tools and Hardware: The number 9, for $254,623. So far I’ve been leaving out things that were mis-entered but that one was too weird not to share. The most expensive correctly-entered thing in this category is a $81,890 Thawzall construction site heater, although there’s also a notable $60,000 chandelier.

Gourmet Food: 4 lbs Russian Beluga Caviar for $10,560. I was expecting something even more ridiculous, but ok.

Grocery: Skin cream for $340, but that’s boring. How about 25 lbs of Altoids for $337? 22 lbs of chocolate powder for $313? (Gourmet Food and Grocery? Classist!)

Pet Supplies: Giant parrot cage for $3886.61. The cage is big. Standard parrots.

Bed and Bath: Egyptian cotton eiderdown comforter, $9435.99.

Fresh Flowers and Plants: 12 months of roses for $495. I think they’d get old fast.

Furniture & Décor: “Goddard replica“, $9,999,999. I’m not sure what it’s a replica of, but I’m betting it’s not the entire space research complex. If that seems a bit too much, then there’s a $999,999 space rock paperweight. Incidentally Amazon themselves put the accent on the “e” in “Décor”.

(Right now I’m going “Holy cow, why did I start this? And why am I continuing?” But continue I do, for you, the reader.)

Home and Garden: Like a crazy top-ten list, this gets us the Goddard replica, the space rock paperweight, and the number 9! Other than those, there’s a $99,999 solar cell and an $85,000 antique 1840s Russian glass paperweight.

Outdoor Living: 10×18 Log Wedding Chapel with Wooden Roof, $20,319.97. Now this is the kind of ridiculous-but-not-impossible thing I wanted to find on a list of Amazon’s most expensive things. But a wedding chapel really ought to cost twenty grand, right? So there’s also a $14,662 barbecue grill that you could use beside your $13,997 tiki hut.

Apparel: Space suit, $999,999. I think they’re pulling my leg, though, so skipping over the jewelry that is in the wrong category, we have a $40,000 fur coat from WEBFURS. You know, if you’d asked me what WEBFURS was, I wouldn’t have guessed “fur coat company”.

Jewelry and Watches: This category got things started on IRC! #1 is a 7.12 carat diamond for $495,830. But that’s only potential jewelry, so there’s also a $225,000 Cartier tank watch with diamond band. Would you believe that the movement on that Cartier is quartz?

Shoes: Dolce and Gabbana boots, $1,596. That was disappointing.

Beauty: a Nicole Chignon Swarovski hairbun holder for $1700 which is clearly not a beauty product. #2 is a limited-edition 15ml bottle of Lalique Deux Coeurs perfume for $1600.

Health and Personal Care: 24-station home fitness centre, $39,999.

Kids and Baby: Grim Reaper on Skeleton Horseback Lifesize Prop, $2,995. In case your kids were turning out too well-adjusted.

Baby (which is apparently subtly different from “Kids and Baby”): Kensington traditional pram, $2,995. Boy, tough call between that and the grim reaper.

Exercise and Fitness: The same fitness centre as in Health and Personal Care. A bit down the list is a $25,187 jacuzzi spa with built-in flat panel TV.

Sporting Goods: Football arcade game, with real football-throwing, for $88,550. #2 is an extremely dorky golf cart for $77,988.

How to make money by selling shit

Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base, in Sichuan province, China offers for sale souvenirs made from panda poo. Previously they were spending 6000 yuan a month to get rid of nearly a ton of the excrements produced by 40 giant pandas. Now the droppings, sterilized at 300 degrees Celsius are used to manufacture a variety of souvenirs including Olympic-themed sculptures, with 'athletic pandas performing various Olympic sports' and even picture frames. As pandas are fed on a diet of bamboo the souvenirs reportedly don't smell that bad as almost 70% of the dung is undigested bamboo pulp.

$50 will get you a cup of coffee

Kopi Luwak sells for as much as $600 per pound, which makes it the most expensive coffee in the world according to Forbes magazine's Cup of Excellence awards. The coffee is made from coffee berries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet. The animals gorge on the ripe berries, and excrete the partially-digested beans, which are then harvested for sale. This process takes place on the islands of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago, in the Philippines (where the product is called Kape Alamid), and the coffee estates of south India.

The coffee is sold mainly in Japan and US, but it's becoming increasingly popular in other countries. If you're local Starbucks doesn't serve it yet you can visit the Heritage Tea Rooms, outside Townsville in Australia and order yourself a cup for A$50. Reportedly, it doesn't taste like shit.

Synagogue auctions off seats for $1.8 million

Naples Daily News reports that in time for the Jewish Holidays two lifetime front-row seats to services at the historic Temple Emanu-El synagogue are being auctioned off. If you're Jewish and have some spare cash you might be tempted with lots of inclusions:

Besides getting to schmooz up front with the rabbi, the lucky winner’s family name will be engraved on Seats 1 and 2 of Row 1, Section DD, and they’ll receive free parking, two custom-made prayer shawls and yarmulkes, and a hefty tax write-off. And it’s for life.