Keeping the Opportunists at eBay
Aussie Dave | Aug 08, 2005 | 2 comments
A few weeks ago, the original eye patch worn by former Israeli defense minister and chief of staff Moshe Dayan went up for sale on eBay.
Predictably, another opportunist has decided to sell Ariel Sharon’s bloodstained bandage.
The bloodstained bandage that wrapped Ariel Sharon’s head after he was injured in fighting during the 1973 Middle East War has been offered for sale on eBay with the bidding starting at $10,000.Sharon, the current prime minister, was a top general on the Egyptian front during the war. He was wounded when his armored vehicle was damaged by Egyptian forces at the Suez Canal, and pictures of Sharon meeting with officials and planning strategy with his head bandaged were among the most widely circulated images of the war.The seller, who refused to be publicly identified, said he was the son of an army medic who treated Sharon’s wound. The medic kept the bloodstained bandage when he put a fresh one on Sharon’s head, the seller said in a message on the internet auction site.The seller said his father had kept the bandage as a souvenir in a closet.By Monday afternoon, after more than two days on the site, no one had bid on the bandage.
What next?
The facial mole that was removed from the face of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak?
Bibi’s resignation letter?
Autographed Shimon “Cosmo” Peres photograph?
Update: A few more suggestions from Miriam.
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An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.Filed Under: General
Pieces from blown-up buses.
Perhaps they could auction off Yasser Arafat’s tea towel or Sheik Yassin’s wheelchair. I’m told the wheelchair is in several bits, so a series of auctions could see that initial investment pay off significantly.