Folk singer Mary Travers of the group Peter, Paul and Mary has passed away from leukemia at age 72.
Patrick Swayze Dead
Hollywood legend Patrick Swayze has passed away at age 57. The Dirty Dancing star had been fighting a long battle with cancer.
Two High Profile eBay Auctions Go Unpaid
A crypt above Marilyn Monroe’s grave recently sold on eBay for over $4.6 million! It was sold by an elderly woman hoping to use the proceeds to pay her mortgage. Unfortunately, the winning bidder refused to pony up the money.
On a related note, a mom from Arkansas auctioned off the naming rights to her unborn son on eBay. She was hoping to raise $25,000 to pay her bills but the auction closed for only a little over $6,000. Once again, the high bidder failed to pay.
Unfortunately, this is an all-too-common experience for the average seller on eBay. With these high-profile auctions, eBay banned the non-paying high bidders for life. Unfortunately, they do not do the same for the average seller. For average sellers, non-payers can renege time and again with little-to-no consequences. This is a problem eBay could easily fix but chooses not to. Unfortunately, eBay makes a great deal of money off of fees from unpaid auctions so they have very little incentive to make this problem a priority.
Michael Jackson Memorabilia Missing
According to TMZ, a treasure trove of Michael Jackson memorabilia is missing.
Les Paul Passes Away at Age 94
Guitar legend Les Paul has passed away today. In addition to being a music legend, he was also a fantastic person and will be sorely missed!
Michael Jackson’s Prosthetic Nose Missing
According to the New York Post, Michael Jackson wore a prosthetic pitch and it’s missing! Expect the nose to turn up on eBay soon.
Apollo Photo Shows Armstrong’s Face
A fascinating new enhanced photo released by NASA shows Neil Armstrong’s face through his space suit visor. he image was shot by the movie camera mounted on the lunar lander. Of course, Armstrong is also one of the “holy grails” of autograph collecting.
Paula Abdul May Not Be Returning to Idol
Reports are that Paula Abdul’s days as an American Idol judge may be through. Her agent is stating that she is hurt and angry by stalled contract negotiations between herself and Idol.
Harry Potter Breaks Spiderman Records
The new Harry Potter movie smashed the opening movie record taking in nearly $400 million! The old record of about $380 million was set by Spiderman III.
