AP Panther Fan
01-04-2005, 11:30 AM
Can't believe I am even posting this but here goes.............
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Texas snow auctioned on eBay
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Some Texans are hoping to turn a rare snowfall into some cold cash.
A 23-year-old Brownsville man has put a three-pound snowball he collected during an unprecedented Rio Grande Valley Christmas snowfall on the eBay auction block.
Brownsville received 1.5 inches of snow Christmas Eve and Christmas morning, its first measurable snow since February 14, 1895, according to the National Weather Service.
"It's an amazing historical event," seller Oscar J. Garza said. "They've been selling so much stuff on eBay I thought I'd get a good laugh and if I make a little money out of it, oh well."
Garza's ball of snow was going for $20.50 early Tuesday -- plus a $20 shipping charge -- with bidding ending on Saturday. Seventeen people had placed bids so far.
Garza isn't the only one trying to cash in on the wintry wonderland. Another seller was asking $250,000 for a bowl of Christmas snow from Corpus Christi, sold "as is" without warranty. There were no takers as of early Tuesday.
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Texas snow auctioned on eBay
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Some Texans are hoping to turn a rare snowfall into some cold cash.
A 23-year-old Brownsville man has put a three-pound snowball he collected during an unprecedented Rio Grande Valley Christmas snowfall on the eBay auction block.
Brownsville received 1.5 inches of snow Christmas Eve and Christmas morning, its first measurable snow since February 14, 1895, according to the National Weather Service.
"It's an amazing historical event," seller Oscar J. Garza said. "They've been selling so much stuff on eBay I thought I'd get a good laugh and if I make a little money out of it, oh well."
Garza's ball of snow was going for $20.50 early Tuesday -- plus a $20 shipping charge -- with bidding ending on Saturday. Seventeen people had placed bids so far.
Garza isn't the only one trying to cash in on the wintry wonderland. Another seller was asking $250,000 for a bowl of Christmas snow from Corpus Christi, sold "as is" without warranty. There were no takers as of early Tuesday.