We haven’t covered one of these in a while, but check out this strange and unusual auction for a telephone number made famous by Tommy Tutone. When “Jenny” was released in 1987 her number instantly became the top target of crank callers. According to the eBay listing and snopes.com the phone companies throughout North America have been grandfathering the number and now very few remain. Sadly, it appears as though Jenny’s days on the telephone are numbered.

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This week’s strange and unusual eBay auction comes from a very creative and witty eBayer who goes by iloveseverus. So witty in fact, that I don’t even have to do the usual break down of how absurd the listing is, this one speaks for itself.

What does this have to do with vintage clothing? Not a heck of a lot. Well, that dress Ken’s wearing isn’t exactly modern day, but I have already said to much. Let’s face it, Ken’s been riding on Barbie’s coattails since their first mold was made. Some might even say he’s Barbie’s bitch, but that’s obviously a title he’s learned to live with, and even appreciate.

Check it out here, and do it quickly! It has some questionable content so eBay might pull it.

This week’s strange and unusual eBay auction comes from an entrepreneurial eBayer who goes by twiceconnected. But for the sake of this post, chalked full of toilet humor, let’s just call him John. His story begins while a church is being remodeled and the pastor decides it’s time to lay the old outhouse to rest. That’s when John uses his head and decides not to let this old dump to go to waste. He strikes a deal with the devotee, snaps a few pictures, and starts the bidding at $9.99. Hey, that’s the opposite of 666, nice one John!

And this isn’t any regular crapper – it has a few great selling features. First of all, it has housed at least 50 years of sacred stools. It’s also a double header – with two toilets inside, for added convenience. Yes, this means at one time or another two nuns had simultaneous miraculous movements. 

Think the whole thing is a little hard to digest? View the full auction by clicking here.

This week’s strange and unusual eBay item comes from the operator of a women’s vintage clothing store called MSFIRECRACKER’S VOGUE COLLECTION. For a mere $100,000 you can purchase a large quantity of her pin up clothes, dresses, coats and shoes. You can view the listing here. 

The listing is pretty scarce on details given the hefty price tag. One of my rules of thumb – if I’m going to drop $100,000 I’d like to see a photo…or two. What could she be thinking? The subtitle of the auction, “~BABY, I’M A STAR!~” provides a little insight and paves the way to the even bigger oddity.

Apparently MSFIRECRACKER has manufactured herself in to an eBay celebrity, if there is such a thing. She has posted over 170 videos to one of her youtube accounts, some of which appear directly in her listings. While on camera she parades around in vintage clothing, dances to suggestive music and usually ends up in a bikini, swinging around on a chair or wriggling around on a bed. These videos aren’t total amateur either, they’re all cut, edited, feature the odd special effect and are fused with everything from classical music to classic rock.

Rumour has it she’s been seen on the party circuit with both Smith and Pooter.

This week’s strange and unusual eBay auction comes from the operator of an odds and ends collectibles store called Fancy Thangs.  It all began days ago when the proprietor of the store purchased a 1960s cooler from a dude at a garage sale. Here’s the kicker: dude’s leg was broken because he tripped over the cooler weeks earlier. All he wanted was to break off his relationship with it. The price tag is never disclosed in the auction details, but let’s assume it didn’t cost an arm and a broken leg. 

Once the cooler landed at its new home, it immediately started raising hell. It killed roses, freaked out the family dog and caused a big black ant infestation. The unhappy new owners investigated further and discovered the cooler had a manufacturing date of June 1966. If I have to spell it out for you, that’s, six six six. If you still don’t get it the cooler was born on 666. For god’s sake, pay attention, it’s the sign of the devil!

The Coleman company couldn’t ask for a better free celebrity endorsement. Who better to represent a product hell-bent on maintaining its cool than a being who hangs out in the extreme temperatures of hell.

The opening bid is $9.99, which is 66.6$ when rotated 180 degrees, which is the precise temperature of hell. And when I subtract the two I’m left with a number that has absolutely no relevance at all. Freaky.

This week’s strange and unusual eBay auction comes from an entrepreneurial Motley Crue fan (left) who claims her tank top is detailed with Nikki Sixx’s saliva. It all began at a Crue concert in 2005 while she was rocking out from the third row. After turning her head for only an instant Sixx launched his corn syrupy secretion with pin-point accuracy. 

Despite the detailed account of the event, the story is still hard to swallow. With thousands of eye witnesses, nobody saw a thing, including the people beside her…or even her for that matter. We shouldn’t rule out the possibility of a second spitter, Keith Hernandez better have a rock solid alibi.  

The best part is that she believes auction could raise enough money to purchase a Sleep Number bed. I wonder if you can set those things to 666? That’s the only way she’ll be able to sleep at night knowing she purchased it using the proceeds from sham spit.

The opening bid is under a dollar! View the full auction by clicking here.