Sounds a little flaky, but someone has offered more than $200,444 on eBay for a piece of breakfast cereal that is touted as a lookalike to the US state of Illinois.
Two sisters listed "The Great Illinois Corn Flake" on eBay, promising it has undergone no alterations.
Emily McIntire, a 15-year-old sophomore in high school from Chesapeake, Va., said she was grabbing fistfuls of cereal on her way to class .
"It was almost to my mouth, it didn't look like Illinois at first because it was held the wrong way," said McIntire, but then she noticed the resemblance and said, "Oh my goodness, it's Illinois."
Her 23-year-old sister, Melissa, said their parents suggested selling it for fun and also they offer free shipping to the US.
"At the moment it's residing in a fine jewelry box with a lot of cotton wrapped around it to keep it safe," said Melissa McIntire.
Well, there are people with deep pockets.
Note: as the bidding time is ended, this item is no longer available on eBay.
Two sisters listed "The Great Illinois Corn Flake" on eBay, promising it has undergone no alterations.
Emily McIntire, a 15-year-old sophomore in high school from Chesapeake, Va., said she was grabbing fistfuls of cereal on her way to class .
"It was almost to my mouth, it didn't look like Illinois at first because it was held the wrong way," said McIntire, but then she noticed the resemblance and said, "Oh my goodness, it's Illinois."
Her 23-year-old sister, Melissa, said their parents suggested selling it for fun and also they offer free shipping to the US.
"At the moment it's residing in a fine jewelry box with a lot of cotton wrapped around it to keep it safe," said Melissa McIntire.
Well, there are people with deep pockets.
Note: as the bidding time is ended, this item is no longer available on eBay.
