Illinois State Center Wiki: Illinois Shaped Cornflake Auction Cancelled By Ebay

Illinois-Shaped Corn Flake for Auction On EBay

Bidding on a cornflake shaked like the state of Illinois passed $100,000 before being cancelled by eBay due to their policy against allowing the auction of food. Emily & Melissa [McIntire]Create?, listed "The Great Illinois Corn Flake" after their parents thought it would be funny to try selling the cornflake.

What they said:

Melissa [McIntire]Create?: "At the moment it's residing in a fine jewelry box with a lot of cotton wrapped around it to keep it safe."

"We've got to replace the one we've already sold. We like cereal."

Emily [McIntire]Create?: "It was almost to my mouth, it didn't look like Illinois at first because it was held the wrong way." When she noticed the resemblance she said, "Oh my goodness, it's Illinois."

References:

Google News, AP Story By CARYN ROUSSEAU -- 3 days ago

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