1) In September 2007 the item “Belgium, a kingdom in three parts” was posted for sale at a starting price of one Euro by former journalist Gerrit Six. It attracted an offer of 10 million Euros but was pulled down by eBay.

2) Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson put a dirty, germ-ridden handkerchief on eBay after revealing that her co-star Samuel L Jackson had given her a cold while filming new movie flop Spirit. The tissue raised £4,000, but Johansson gave the money away to charity.

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