Network IT Week, 07 Sep 1999
In a macabre manifestation of ecommerce, online bidding for a human kidney last week soared to more than $5.7m before officials at auction site Ebay closed it down.
Ebay officials pulled the item which was advertised for sale as a "fully-functional kidney". Company officials said it was impossible to tell if the offer, or the bids, were genuine.
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