A fully equipped supermarket, an antique mummy foot or an entire fleet of ships? Anyone looking for extravagant objects this year found what they were looking for on eBay classifieds. In addition to everyday things, there are also some curiosities and fun stories among the more than 50 million ads available.
Here are ten particularly quirky ads from this year.
A shop is and remains a real classic that probably reminds us of our own childhood. In Senne near Bielefeld, a buyer was able to make this dream come true, in XXL format.
There you could just buy your own supermarket and even get a real bargain for only 35,000 euros: inventory and furnishings were included in the price. In addition, there was an unbeatable location in a top residential area.
Those who wanted to take it easy in 2022 found what they were looking for here: in Baden-Württemberg, a 130 square meter air raid shelter was offered for 45,000 euros. There are many ways to use the property: for example as a bunker, warehouse or exquisite wine cellar.
Because it never gets warmer than ten degrees underground, the bunker would also be ideal for growing mushrooms or ripening cheese. Who ultimately acquired this curiosity is uncertain. We are curious what the buyer intends to do with it…
You can not only entrench yourself underground, but also at dizzying heights. In North Rhine-Westphalia, a very special object was for sale in 2022: a high-rise bunker, built in 1940, with eight floors and a total area of 1,360 square meters.
And since the situation in the real estate market is known to be tense, it may be worth considering an alternative to the classic single-family home. This offer will not have been cheap either, but you will get a spectacular building and a lot of space in return, in addition to a large piece of history.
In any case, this advertisement also has a bit of history: an original mummy foot from Egypt caused hilarity on the internet last year.
A man from Krefeld near Düsseldorf wanted to offer a mummified lower leg with foot for sale on the online classifieds market. The Krefeld police found this suspicious and started an investigation.
The analysis showed: The foot comes from Egyptian antiquity. However, the exact age and origin of the object could not be determined. The seller did not commit an offense by placing an advertisement on Ebay classifieds, but the foot was probably illegally smuggled into Germany. An immediate return was therefore prepared together with the Egyptian embassy.
After the early end of the World Cup by the German team and continued criticism of Qatar as a venue, someone promptly advertised the DFB team’s bus for sale. “The bus can be sold cheaply, only used three times,” the provider jokingly headlined his ad, adding to the description: “Needs to be picked up in the desert.”
The ad immediately went viral on social media. The seller probably didn’t get any money for his ad, but he probably had a few laughs.
It not only makes children’s eyes light up: a discarded firefighter’s rotary ladder can also fulfill the child’s wish of some adult. This complete package with rescue cage, ladder segments and slewing ring was offered on Ebay ads in 2022 for only 17,990 euros.
But if you actually want to use the ladder for your own firefighting work, you have to be careful: you need the right permits for this. Of course, the vehicle can also be used for many other activities. Maybe the gutter needs to be cleaned again?
The traditional Hamburg ship “Seute Deern” has been in the port of the Hanseatic city for many years. It is 64 meters long, ten meters wide and can accommodate more than 500 passengers.
It’s just one of 12 ships a seller has put up for sale on eBay in 2022. But there are also conditions: buyers must appreciate the history of the ships and have a feeling for Hamburg’s maritime history.
The plan worked. In addition to the “Seute Deern”, an interested party has also acquired the drinking water supply vessel “Hadersleben”. The price? A condominium in Hamburg and a small sum of money. Undoubtedly a trade that does not happen every day.
For a very special atmosphere, a former church with a winter garden and a large swimming pool was for sale in the Münster area. The object is the former Michaelis chapel of the Everswinkel-Freckenhorst evangelical parish.
The chapel was inaugurated in 1960, deconsecrated in the autumn of 2016 and sold a year later for a symbolic euro. The chapel, which has been converted into residential use, is now for sale for 664,000 euros: five bedrooms, a large living-dining room, winter garden, swimming pool and sauna make this special property a divine highlight.
Live like in a fairy tale? That is possible in the water tower Brunsbüttel. The 38-meter tower, built in 1911, is a cultural monument of special importance. It served to supply water to the city north of the canal, but has since closed and was put up for sale on Ebay classifieds in 2022 for €750,000.
The renovated tower has a lot to offer, including fantastic views and plenty of space – ten storeys of 75 square meters each enable individual living in the cultural monument. It is not known whether the water tower has since been sold.
Last generation climate activists have caused quite a stir this year with their tape-tape campaigns. A seller on Ebay ads saw this as an opportunity and offered a Playmobil set called “Glue Kids” for only 75,249 euros.
At the bottom of the package the note pops “with REAL glue!” out to you. in the eye. As announced by the manufacturer, this set is of course not original. The joker’s ad has now been removed. Nevertheless, the set went viral, mainly because of its careful design.
Source: Blick
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