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Christ-like smudge on garage floor fetches $1,500 on eBay
Houston Chronicle ^ | 8/10/07 | (not given)

Posted on 08/10/2007 6:07:21 AM PDT by laotzu

FOREST, VA. — A smudge of driveway sealant resembling the face of Jesus Christ has fetched more than $1,500 in an online auction.

The family that found the image on its garage floor sold it for $1,525.69 on eBay Wednesday, more than a week after the slab of concrete was put on sale.

"I really never thought I'd get any, to be honest," said Deb Serio, a high school teacher.

"It's fun to see what people say and think about it," said Serio, who has gotten hundreds of messages from around the world.

The family has hired a contractor to remove the section of concrete. The chunk will be turned over to the winner, identified only as "islandoffthecoast."

An active Lutheran, Serio considers the smudge just an odd occurrence — not a sign or miracle.

"There are some people who need this kind of thing to sort of start them on their faith journey. I don't," she said. "That's why I don't mind parting with it."


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To: laotzu
"There are some people who need this kind of thing to sort of start them on their faith journey. I don't," she said. "That's why I don't mind parting with it."

If she didn't mind parting with it to help someone on their faith journey, she'd have given it away. Greedy hypocrite.

As far as the purchaser, well, there's one born every minute, I hear.

41 posted on 08/10/2007 7:08:45 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: BritExPatInFla

LOL!!!


42 posted on 08/10/2007 7:11:41 AM PDT by Calm_Cool_and_Elected (So many books, so little time!)
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To: laotzu

i feel sorry for eveyone involved.


43 posted on 08/10/2007 8:10:34 AM PDT by Disciplinemisanthropy (...and that, friends, is what grinds my gears.)
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To: Vision

>>Why is that?<<

Because people bid up the auction then back out.
A bit ago, here on FR there was a thread about someone selling a rock in protest for Ebay banning the sales of guns.
The person who was auctioning actually asked people not to bid up the item because he would pay the fees even if they backed out or were joking.


44 posted on 08/10/2007 10:25:09 AM PDT by netmilsmom (To attack one section of Christianity in this day and age, is to waste time .)
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