GoldenPalace.com Adds Runaway Bride's Wedding Invitation to Collection

DULUTH, Ga., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- In what is quickly becoming a Jennifer Wilbanks scrapbook, GoldenPalace.com has added another piece of the infamous Runaway Bride's puzzle to their collection -- the wedding invitation.

After the ill-fated nuptial was cancelled, the seller decided to auction off his parents' wedding invitation to the highest bidder, which ended up being the Internet casino notorious for making major headlines with their outlandish eBay purchases. GoldenPalace.com paid $355 for the invitation.

Only a few days ago, GoldenPalace.com won the auction for the Jennifer Wilbanks Runaway Bride Kit, a collection of items intended to help any runaway bride make a clean getaway. Although the seller of the gag kit misled buyers into thinking they were buying from Jennifer Wilbanks herself, it was just an attempt to capitalize on a popular news story. Some of GoldenPalace.com's most recent press has come from their purchase of Britney Spears' used pregnancy test and the Volkswagen Golf formerly owned by Pope Benedict XVI.

GoldenPalace.com Wins eBay Auction For Michael Jackson Puppet Theatre From MSNBC Hit Show

May 13, 2005, USA (Press Release) -- Live the drama of the Michael Jackson trial in the comfort of your own home without locking up your children. GoldenPalace.com has won the auction for the Keith Olbermann Michael Jackson Puppet Theatre for $15,099.

The “puppets” are actually the Popsicle sticks used on the Michael Jackson Puppet Theatre skit featured on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann, and are autographed by the popular TV personality.

The money generated from the auction will go to The Celiac Sprue Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with Celiac Disease and Dermatitis herpetiformis, of which Olbermann has a mild case.

“This was a great opportunity to help a worthy cause as well as generate some attention,” said GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe. “We are fans of Countdown and enjoyed the Michael Jackson Puppet Theatre in particular. It was a hilarious satire. When we heard about the eBay auction, it was a done deal.”

GoldenPalace.com has become a household name as a result of the enormous media coverage received from such auctions as the Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Britney Spears’ Pregnancy Test, and Pope Benedict XVI’s previously-owned Volkswagen Golf.

Check out MSNBC’s Countdown With Keith Olbermann tonight for more on GoldenPalace.com winning the Michael Jackson Puppet Theatre auction. (Photo Gallery and Video at GoldenPalaceEvents.com )

GoldenPalace.com Wins eBay Auction For One-of-a-Kind Religious Icon

ST. JOHNS, ANTIGUA, NOVEMBER 22, 2004 – In a perfect example of Americana pop culture phenomenon, a grilled cheese sandwich that bears the image of the Virgin Mary has been sold on eBay to Internet casino GoldenPalace.com for $28,000 USD.

Seller Diana Duyser made the sandwich ten years ago, and after taking one bite out of it, noticed the Virgin Mary's face staring back at her. She put the sandwich in a clear plastic box with cotton balls and kept it on her night stand. Duyser, 52, believes the sandwich has brought her luck over the years and is truly convinced of its divinity.

'I would like all people to know that I do believe that this is the Virgin Mary Mother of God,' says Duyser, a work-from-home jewelry designer. 'That is my solemn belief. People ask me if I have had blessings since she has been in my home. I do feel I have, I have won $70,000 on different occasions at the casino near my house.' (Photo Gallery and Video at GoldenPalaceEvents.com )