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04-27-2016, 05:01 AM
Someone is trying to sell rainwater from the day Prince died
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Moments after news broke that Prince passed away (http://mashable.com/2016/04/21/fatality-prince-paisley-park/) on Thursday, people flocked to auction and trading sites like eBay to cash in on Prince records and memorabilia.
And that's to be expected, really. When a celebrity dies, there's a newfound or returning interest in their life and life's work. But one desperate eBayer may be trying a little too hard.
For the low, low starting bid of $100, someone is attempting to sell rainwater that fell, "from the day Prince left us." Naturally, they're marketing this water as Purple Rain. The auction was first spotted by*Maurie Sherman, who tweeted a photo of the auction.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/prince-rainwater-ebay/)
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Moments after news broke that Prince passed away (http://mashable.com/2016/04/21/fatality-prince-paisley-park/) on Thursday, people flocked to auction and trading sites like eBay to cash in on Prince records and memorabilia.
And that's to be expected, really. When a celebrity dies, there's a newfound or returning interest in their life and life's work. But one desperate eBayer may be trying a little too hard.
For the low, low starting bid of $100, someone is attempting to sell rainwater that fell, "from the day Prince left us." Naturally, they're marketing this water as Purple Rain. The auction was first spotted by*Maurie Sherman, who tweeted a photo of the auction.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/prince-rainwater-ebay/)
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