Mystery Auctions on eBay

Mystery Auctions on eBay have become so popular that eBay itself has created a sub-category named "Mystery Auctions" under the Everything Else Category. Here are some ongoing and past mystery auctions.

Mystery Sound Auction - The First Ever

Says seller shaekelem:" YOU ARE BIDDING ON A BOX, ONLY ON A BOX, AND THE MYSTERY ITEM THAT IT CONTAINS IS ABSOLUTELY F-R-E-E! Within this auction is a SOUND WAVE that is a CLUE to the MYSTERY Item.

Here is the KICKER! The MYSTERY ITEM'S VALUE ranges at least $X,XXX.XX and no more than $XXX,XXX.XX!!!!!

Throughout the auction, I will give:One (1) HINT every NIGHT about the MYSTERY item!

Ends May-20-05 10:50:43 PDT
Start time: May-13-05 10:50:43 PDT

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Mystery Toilet Paper Auction on eBay

(Image copyright of seller stansoft)

Auction Details:

Seller: stansoft
Winning bid: US $3,050.00 (Reserve met)
Ended: Apr-30-05 21:26:32 PDT
Start time: Apr-20-05 21:26:32 PDT
History: 99 bids (US $1.00 starting bid)
Winning bidder: katie420

The Mystery Toilet Paper on eBay received 99 bids and had 13,882 hits during the total run of the auction.

Less than a day after posting this weird mystery auction, the seller had 22 Bids, almost 30 watchers, more than 500 hits

Seller's description: "That's right, don't let your eyes fool you, you are bidding on a toilet paper that has, what you see on the picture, inside, for those who still think that their eyes are playing tricks on them, I have a hint: cold hard cash!"

Why was the seller doing this? He says: " I'm doing this, because I absolutely love the excitement, mystery auctions create and I can already feel the excitement, intrigue and the amount of imagination involved this auction will generate! I can sense the emails and questions coming in and nothing excites me more!"