# The most expensive thing I ever bought on eBay was... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 17, 2004, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-expensive-thing-i-ever-bought-on-ebay-was/255513 "2004-07-17T00:07:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-expensive-thing-i-ever-bought-on-ebay-was/255513/21 "2004-07-19T07:55:17Z")
My friend bought me a drum machine, on my account for $170 a couple years ago. Most expensive thing I ever personally bought on eBay was a book called [Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0399111867/qid=1090223680/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/104-0137287-0157559?v=glance&s=books&n=507846), last week for $2. ---
**Author:** ![Fiona\_Orange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7feea3/32.png) [@Fiona\_Orange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiona_Orange)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-expensive-thing-i-ever-bought-on-ebay-was/255513/22 "2004-07-19T09:52:01Z")
I paid about $55 for a Hedwig and the Angry Inch replica wig. It was a present for a friend, although I was mighty tempted to take it for myself. [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3489358123&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3489358123&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT) ---
**Author:** ![Martiju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Martiju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martiju)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-expensive-thing-i-ever-bought-on-ebay-was/255513/23 "2004-07-19T11:13:53Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > I paid about $225 for a saddle, pad, stirrups and leathers for my son last Christmas. It was a great deal, but the most I’ve ever paid on eBay for anything. Well I hope he looks good in it all… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-expensive-thing-i-ever-bought-on-ebay-was/255513/24 "2004-07-19T12:19:50Z")
$15 on a PC to Siemens Phone USB cable. Again, I’m one of the one’s who live dangerously. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-expensive-thing-i-ever-bought-on-ebay-was/255513/25 "2004-07-19T15:12:24Z")
$215.00 for a baseball autographed by the entire 1984 Kansas City Royals team. It was listed as having been autoigraphed by the 1985 World Champion Royals. But I decided not to protest it since the roster was almost identical, it wasn’t missing any of the most important members of that team, and what the heck, the 1984 squad was at least AL West Division Champions. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-expensive-thing-i-ever-bought-on-ebay-was/255513/26 "2004-07-20T13:11:46Z")
$125 for the Sarah Brightman promo CD of “Aspects of Love.” I wanted it so bad. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-expensive-thing-i-ever-bought-on-ebay-was/255513/27 "2004-07-20T15:06:18Z")
$1845 for a car. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-expensive-thing-i-ever-bought-on-ebay-was/255513.md?page=1)