For a brief time, a new category of collectible appeard on eBay called Popular Breakfast Food Partially Consumed by a Democratic Candidate for the Presidential Nomination
Barak Obama just wanted to eat his brekkie in peace, but the Philadelphia Diner, crammed with reporters and secret service agents proved too chaotic. After only about half the waffle and a few nibbles on the accompanying sausage, Obama gave up, leaving his unfinished breakfast as he went off to sign some autographs, pose for pictures, and receive his very own Glider Diner souvenir T.
The unfinished waffle was spirited away by a member of the Diner wait staff, who passed it off to another patron who listed it on eBay, where it was bid up to an unbelievable $10,000 before eBay pulled the plug.
Glider Diner proprietor, Charles LeStrange said, “the remains of the breakfast were wrapped up and given to a patron. I think they must have had an agreement between them.. . . Maybe they just wanted to see what would happen (on eBay)” LeStrange said, adding, “I felt it wasn’t right.” He asked eBay to end the auction, and eBay officials complied, citing their policy that prohibits the auction of perishable food items.
Source: The Columbus Dispatch 27 April 2008
