For those who have a knack for both the word and the weird and those who just happen to have the cold hard cash to splurge, and the thirst for shopping expensive to satiate, Abebooks is the best place to be.
The online bookseller recently put up for grabs some of the most bizarre and sky-high steals yet. The items are reputed as such because they basically are everyday stuff. But it's the people that owned them that give the items some, massive eye-popping price tags.
Abebooks lists a baby rattle as the most unusual item put up for sale. The device was once owned by author Edith Wharton, who is best known for her timeless classic "Age of Innocence." The baby rattle was described to have hailed from the 19th century, a time the item was a big thing for rich families.
The baby rattle costs a monstrous $16,700. It may be deemed the most atypical but there certainly is something in the list that is wackier and far more extortionate. According to Entertainment Weekly, the toilet that was once owned by "Catcher in the Rye" author JD Salinger was sold for $1 million.
Apparently, subsequent to death of the literary laureate, his toilet was sold on eBay. For those skeptical if the toilet was really the one in the bathroom of the beloved novelist, there's a letter of authenticity from the person who lived at Salinger's home after him.
For those who are against the idea of totally breaking their bank, there's a cheaper option (cheaper as compared to the others in the list) but definitely at an over-the-top weirdness. For $1,750, one can be the new owner of "A Long Day's Journey" author Eugene O'Neill's underwear.
The boxer shorts, which one would know was his as he had his initials E. O. N. in it, was found inside his previous home in Marblehead Neck, Mass.
Meanwhile, for those who have doubts that "Breakfast at Tiffany's" author Truman Capote was from this world and not anywhere else, perhaps they can rest their case by buying his birth certificate. That's right, for $35,000 someone can get a hold of the author's proof of existence.
Last but definitely not the least, Abebooks has something for Edgar Allan Poe fans. While he was best known for shaping the art of horror and mystery fiction, many also adored his on-point tresses. No shelf will look better than one that has the author's locks, which costs $96,000.