26Piero Manzoni's Fecal Art
In 1961, Italian artist Piero Manzoni filled 90 tin cans with feces, named the collection 'Artist's shit,' and sold them for up to €124,000 per tin. In August 2016, at an art auction in Milan, one of the tins set a new world record, selling for €275,000, including auction fees.
27. A Tool To Deceive And Slaughter is a modern art piece-a black box that perpetually attempts to auction itself on eBay. Every ten minutes, the box pings a server to check its eBay status. If sold, it creates a new auction, and the cycle repeats. Failure to plug it into the internet makes it worthless, and leaving it unplugged violates the purchase contract.
28. In April 2023, Dubai once again set a record for the world's most expensive license plate, selling "7" for $15 million at auction. Some countries, like Hong Kong (where "R" and "W" fetched $3 million), auction rare license plate numbers to wealthy individuals. In the U.S., such plates typically go for $60.
29. There are at least three known sets of Auschwitz tattoo stamps. While two sets reside in museums, one set caused significant controversy when it was sold at auction in 2021. It includes stamps with interchangeable needles for permanently branding numbers onto the skin, accompanied by an original Nazi instruction booklet.
30. The character Alex, who made a single appearance in South Park's episode "Red Man's Greed," was voiced by Alex Glick, the highest bidder at a charity auction benefiting AIDS research.
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31Yubari King Melon Extravaganza
Yubari King melons, renowned for their extraordinary sweetness, fetched a staggering ¥3.2 million (almost $30,000) at a Japanese auction in 2018. Frequently, people present Yubari King melons as lavish gifts due to their extraordinary sweetness.
32. Kanyao durians from Thailand often fetch prices of up to USD $600 each, with the highest bid for one exceeding $9,000 in 2017. These elusive fruits are challenging to find in stores, and gaining access to the durian farms that cultivate them requires influential connections.
33. A man raised $275,000 for disabled veterans in 1864 by repeatedly auctioning the same sack of flour over and over again.
34. In 1999, a Florida man auctioned his kidney on eBay. The post read, "You can choose either kidney. The buyer pays all transplant and medical costs. Of course, only one is for sale, as I need the other one to live. Serious bids only." The bids reached $5.7 million before the company abruptly ended it.
35. In 2012, a 20-year-old female and a 23-year-old male auctioned off their virginity. Her highest bidder bid was $780,000, while his highest bidder bid was only $3,000.
