# Auctioning Ghosts on eeeeeee!Bay **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 6, 2004, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auctioning-ghosts-on-eeeeeee-bay/278407 "2004-12-06T19:43:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auctioning-ghosts-on-eeeeeee-bay/278407/21 "2004-12-07T10:38:35Z")
I think the casino that bought the Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Sammich also bought the Evil Grandfather’s Ghost and Cane. ---
**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auctioning-ghosts-on-eeeeeee-bay/278407/22 "2004-12-07T12:38:03Z")
Um … is this family really going to get $65,000 for the “haunted” cane? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auctioning-ghosts-on-eeeeeee-bay/278407/23 "2004-12-07T12:50:23Z")
Now I’m really hacked off. Nutjobs auction ghosts and decade-old toasted sarnies and that’s OK, but I get my eBay account suspended just cos I listed a promotional CD on there. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Phelan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Phelan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phelan)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auctioning-ghosts-on-eeeeeee-bay/278407/24 "2004-12-07T13:00:07Z")
Now they’re almost guaranteeing a visit from granddaddy’s ghost, but instead of a light tapping of a cane once in a while, they’re going to get a very loud voice yelling through the house “WHERE’S MY CANE!!!”. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auctioning-ghosts-on-eeeeeee-bay/278407/25 "2004-12-07T13:04:07Z")
Aren’t there USPS regulations regarding sending spirits through the post? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auctioning-ghosts-on-eeeeeee-bay/278407/26 "2004-12-07T13:34:16Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > … > > As for those wondering about this mother’s methods in easing her son’s fears, I theorize that the family is devoutly religious, and saying “there are no such things as ghosts” would conflict with their spiritual teachings. So it’s better to let the kid think that grandpa was a mean evil man who decided to torment his poor 6 year old grandson after he died, who’s soul is just a disposable commodity that doesn’t matter to his family at all except for it’s monetary value. Instead of telling him that his grandpa was essentially a good man who was probably a bit cranky in his last years and unfortunately that’s the way the kid will remember him. Instead of helping the kid deal with his feelings after his grandpa’s death we’ll just show him that everything can be solved with money. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auctioning-ghosts-on-eeeeeee-bay/278407/27 "2004-12-07T17:00:20Z")
Let’s cut the kid a break. He’s only six years old. He’s allowed to believe in ghosts, monsters, angels, Santa Claus, and that his puppy was sent to live on a farm in another state. ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auctioning-ghosts-on-eeeeeee-bay/278407/28 "2004-12-07T18:55:30Z")
My Mom sent me an e-mail to tell me about this auction. You see, I grew up in Hobart and she still lives there. All I have to say is that for $65,000, I wish I had thought of it first. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auctioning-ghosts-on-eeeeeee-bay/278407.md?page=1)