Former baseball star Jose Canseco claimed Monday he would soon be listing on eBay his smelly severed finger and, perhaps in a package deal, the gun that shot it off. The finger would make a perfect gift for collectors of steroid-tainted MLB memorabilia or, as Canseco suggested, could simply be used "as a stirring straw for drinks."
Yet while both items could be in high demand ahead of the holiday season, Canseco can sell neither on eBay, which prohibits all sales of firearms and human body parts. The site does allow for the sale of "human scalp hair, and skulls and skeletons intended for medical use," though a finger that dropped off during a poker tournament doesn't seem to fit the criteria.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
Today's political cartoons - November 28, 2024Cartoons Thursday's cartoons - dinner table politics, turkey excused, and more
-
How the UK's electric car plans took a wrong turnThe Explainer Car manufacturers are struggling to meet 'stringent' targets for electric vehicle sales
-
Irish election: what's at stake?Today's Big Question Weakened centrist coalition of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil parties may have to share power with conservative independents
-
Nobody seems surprised Wagner's Prigozhin died under suspicious circumstancesSpeed Read
-
Western mountain climbers allegedly left Pakistani porter to die on K2Speed Read
-
'Circular saw blades' divide controversial Rio Grande buoys installed by Texas governorSpeed Read
-
Los Angeles city workers stage 1-day walkout over labor conditionsSpeed Read
-
Mega Millions jackpot climbs to an estimated $1.55 billionSpeed Read
-
Bangladesh dealing with worst dengue fever outbreak on recordSpeed Read
-
Glacial outburst flooding in Juneau destroys homesSpeed Read
-
Scotland seeking 'monster hunters' to search for fabled Loch Ness creatureSpeed Read
