In honor of Halloween, here are three of the most compelling haunted items sold on eBay. Take some inspiration from these sellers and get your spook on! Who knows...maybe you'll come across one of these items at the next storage auction!
The eBay Haunted Painting
This painting, entitled “The Hands Resist Him”” was created in 1972 by artist Bill Stoneham, and is arguably one of the most publicized haunted items sold on eBay. Its story is undeniably creepy: originally making its debut in a California gallery after its creation, it was bought by actor John Marley (of Godfather fame). After Marley’s death (and the subsequent death of both the gallery owner and the art critic who reviewed the painting), this spooky artwork mysteriously ended up in a dumpster behind a brewery, where a young couple picked it up.
From there, things started getting creepy. The couple’s 4 year old daughter claimed that the children in the painting would wordlessly come out of the painting during night and fight with each other, so the father set up a camera to record the painting. He allegedly caught images of the children moving (though no video has ever been seen), and after that they decided to sell the painting on eBay.
From there, the eBay listing caught fire and thousands of people flocked to the page to catch a glimpse of the haunted painting. People who looked at the image supposedly fell ill or fainted, and just the mere sight of the image made children cry hysterically (but who can blame them, it’s CREEPY!). After 30 bids, with the initial bid at $199, the painting finally sold on eBay for $1,025.00.
This painting, entitled “The Hands Resist Him”” was created in 1972 by artist Bill Stoneham, and is arguably one of the most publicized haunted items sold on eBay. Its story is undeniably creepy: originally making its debut in a California gallery after its creation, it was bought by actor John Marley (of Godfather fame). After Marley’s death (and the subsequent death of both the gallery owner and the art critic who reviewed the painting), this spooky artwork mysteriously ended up in a dumpster behind a brewery, where a young couple picked it up.
From there, things started getting creepy. The couple’s 4 year old daughter claimed that the children in the painting would wordlessly come out of the painting during night and fight with each other, so the father set up a camera to record the painting. He allegedly caught images of the children moving (though no video has ever been seen), and after that they decided to sell the painting on eBay.
From there, the eBay listing caught fire and thousands of people flocked to the page to catch a glimpse of the haunted painting. People who looked at the image supposedly fell ill or fainted, and just the mere sight of the image made children cry hysterically (but who can blame them, it’s CREEPY!). After 30 bids, with the initial bid at $199, the painting finally sold on eBay for $1,025.00.
The Dibbuk Box
This wine box was bought by an unknowing patron of an estate sale held by the family of a 103 year old Jewish woman who had passed away. The granddaughter called the wine box a “dibbuk box” (dibbuk is the Hebrew word for “a ghost or disturbed soul that possesses the body of a living person”) and warned the new owner not to open it. The box seemed to bring misfortune to everyone who owned it: one owner’s mother had a stroke after holding the box, another owner lost all of her hair, and what might be most remarkable is the similar nightmare many owners have had.
Several owners of the dibbuk box claimed to have had the same reoccurring, violent nightmare in which a family member or close friend transforms into a disturbing, gruesome “old hag” that violently attacks them. Some have even claimed to have woken up with bruises and cuts.
The box has had many owners over the years and has been sold on eBay several times. It was sold for $280 the first time it went up for auction. Since then, it has been researched by paranormal investigators and Jewish Rabbis alike. In fact, the dibbuk box is even the subject of a few books and a major motion picture, The Possession, which was released in August of this year.
This wine box was bought by an unknowing patron of an estate sale held by the family of a 103 year old Jewish woman who had passed away. The granddaughter called the wine box a “dibbuk box” (dibbuk is the Hebrew word for “a ghost or disturbed soul that possesses the body of a living person”) and warned the new owner not to open it. The box seemed to bring misfortune to everyone who owned it: one owner’s mother had a stroke after holding the box, another owner lost all of her hair, and what might be most remarkable is the similar nightmare many owners have had.
Several owners of the dibbuk box claimed to have had the same reoccurring, violent nightmare in which a family member or close friend transforms into a disturbing, gruesome “old hag” that violently attacks them. Some have even claimed to have woken up with bruises and cuts.
The box has had many owners over the years and has been sold on eBay several times. It was sold for $280 the first time it went up for auction. Since then, it has been researched by paranormal investigators and Jewish Rabbis alike. In fact, the dibbuk box is even the subject of a few books and a major motion picture, The Possession, which was released in August of this year.
The Haunted Rubber Ducky
You didn’t think you could get away without a good laugh, did you?
This story comes from 2004 when a man listed an allegedly haunted rubber ducky on eBay. According to his story, his toddler son received the duck as a gift and the two became inseparable at bath time. The whole thing seemed strange to his parents, however: he never showed any affection towards the toy yet he insisted on it being around at all times or he would start crying hysterically.
Eventually the boy began to claim that the duck was fighting with him, but no matter what his parents tried, the boy refused to give up the duck. Then one fateful night, things took a turn for the worse when the rubber ducky started melting all of the other toys in the bathtub. When the son tried to knock the duck away, it bit his hand, leaving a cut.
So naturally, the best thing to do in this situation is to sell your child’s tormentor on eBay. Don’t call a priest, don’t throw the thing away—put it up on eBay and make a couple of bucks off of it. Amusingly enough, the duck quickly sold for $107.50….but the buyer never paid. Who knows…maybe the buyer was really the angry ghost of the rubber ducky.
You didn’t think you could get away without a good laugh, did you?
This story comes from 2004 when a man listed an allegedly haunted rubber ducky on eBay. According to his story, his toddler son received the duck as a gift and the two became inseparable at bath time. The whole thing seemed strange to his parents, however: he never showed any affection towards the toy yet he insisted on it being around at all times or he would start crying hysterically.
Eventually the boy began to claim that the duck was fighting with him, but no matter what his parents tried, the boy refused to give up the duck. Then one fateful night, things took a turn for the worse when the rubber ducky started melting all of the other toys in the bathtub. When the son tried to knock the duck away, it bit his hand, leaving a cut.
So naturally, the best thing to do in this situation is to sell your child’s tormentor on eBay. Don’t call a priest, don’t throw the thing away—put it up on eBay and make a couple of bucks off of it. Amusingly enough, the duck quickly sold for $107.50….but the buyer never paid. Who knows…maybe the buyer was really the angry ghost of the rubber ducky.
So do you think any of these items are actually haunted? Who knows....but it's certainly true: there's a market for everything out there, even the spooky, haunted, and downright bizarre.
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