eBay Halts Bids on West Virginia

Auction item number 2372779353 was described on eBay as:

. . . the ENTIRE STATE of West Virginia. Please note that this auction does not come with governing rites, nor the inhabitants of said property. You also may not change the state flag, bird, or so on. This is merely for bragging rights, or to hang a sign in your garage that says, 'I own West Virginia.' Also please note, you will have every right to succeed from the union, but that has been tried in the past without much success.

Starting at $1, the bids reached almost $100,000,000 before eBay officials stopped the auction. A spokesman for eBay stated that they finally realized that the seller did not have the goods to sell. Some frequent eBay buyers stated that the opening bid was too high which accounted for a low number of bidders participating.

Hat tip: Wizbang