April 19, 2004

Weird Stuff on Ebay Yes, you too can now own a piece of history. A piece of Abraham Lincoln's hair from the night he was assassainated. Most likely fake, but still creepy and fascinating.
posted by Irrawaddy 20 years ago
  • When I read the description, but before I saw the photo, I thought it might be a hank of Lincolnesque hair, glued together with old, dried blood. But it's not even a whole single strand. $1.00 seems too much to me.
  • "Several years ago some small lengths of Lincoln's hair sold for $8600"-- I guess that's one way to make money. Divide it into a thousand fragments and sell 'em piece by piece.
  • 1/16th of an inch and you're basically going on your word that what they say is true, and it's already up to $300...for a piece of a hair. It blows the mind.
  • THE GREATEST AND MOST PRECIOUS GIFT IN THE WORLD IS THE GIVING OF OF HISTORICAL HAIR. I CANNOT THINK OF A FINER GIFT TO GIVE ANYONE. Thanks, but I'll just have the Amazon gift certificate and be on my way...