posted on May 22, 2004 04:32:25 PM new
By The Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A seller on eBay tried to auction off a cough drop that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (news) allegedly used, then tossed into a trash can — listing the item under the heading "Schwarzenegger's DNA."
But the ad posted on the popular Web site Friday was quickly yanked after eBay decided it fell into the category of "body parts," which the Web site will not list for sale.
The original listing was accompanied by two photos of a half-consumed cough drop and the words, "Own a piece of DNA from the man himself." The seller indicated she or he had seen Schwarzenegger discard the lozenge at a recent public event and had retrieved it.
"Like many people who collect items from international stars this is a must have," the ad stated.
The California governor's office confirmed Schwarzenegger routinely sucks on cough drops, but would say little more.
An eBay spokesman said the seller, identified only as "AMF814," could put the item back up for sale if he or she reclassified it as a collectible. As of Saturday, it was not among the 115 Schwarzenegger collectibles listed.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
