Tuesday, December 7, 2004 Posted: 9:07 AM EST (1407 GMT)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AP) -- A cane that belonged to a 6-year-old boy's grandfather soon will have a new home -- and, Collin Anderson hopes, so will his grandfather's ghost.
GoldenPalace.com will add the "ghost cane" to a collection that already includes a grilled cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary. The Antigua-based casino paid $28,000 last month for the sandwich, which it bought -- like the cane -- on eBay.
"It's just the new Americana thing," said Monty Kerr, a spokesman for the online casino that on Monday offered Mary Anderson $65,000 for her father's metal walking cane.
Kerr said the cane -- which Anderson auctioned to ease her son Collin's fears that his grandfather's ghost was haunting their home in Hobart -- likely will go on tour like the famous sandwich.
The cane -- and the story behind it -- attracted 132 bids, dozens of imitators and landed the Andersons on NBC's "Today" show Monday.
"It becomes a pop culture phenomenon," said Hani Durzy, an eBay spokesman. "It may be just a few days or whatever, but it's all everybody is talking about."
San Jose, California-based eBay Inc. does not allow sellers to offer intangible items such as spirits or souls where delivery cannot be confirmed, said Durzy. He said Anderson's auction made it clear that she was selling her late father's metal walking cane as a ploy to ease her son's fears.
Anderson made one request of the winning bidder: "I would like to ask you to write a letter after you've received the cane (and the ghost) to my son letting him know that he's there with you and you're getting along great."
Kerr said the company would do so.
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