disturbingauctions.com

With Christmas just around the corner (as of today, countdown minus 108 days!!), we all need as many present ideas as possible. Come on, we all know that one person that’s a complete nightmare to buy for; the one who has everything, from the most expensive techno-craze gadget to the trendy South Park remote sensor that sits on top of your telly and shouts obscenities at you! (Everyone we know, including us, got one of those last year!) Oh, they had their Buzz Lightyear toy in June, and their Furby was imported from the States just so they had one before everyone else! We all have at ... more

Disturbing Auctions is a hilarious web site which immortalises the most kitsch, tacky, bizarre and tasteless items offered for sale at online auction sites. The main site has the following categories: 1. Art? 2. Clothing and Accessories 3. Emotionally Scarring Toys 4. Figurines 5. Home Furnishings 6. Literature 7. Miscellany 8. Shakers (ie salt and pepper sets) 9. Terrifying Dolls Each item is listed together with a picture, the price and some comments by the site owner. As a taster, I list one sample from each category. 1. Golfing Dead Frog - yes, a real dead frog holding a miniature golf ... more

If you've never visited Disturbing Auctions (www.disturbingauctions.com), then go there right now! It contains the cream of the internet auctions - all the stuff that should NEVER have been put up for sale. As the home page says, internet auctions are based on the idea that one man's trash is another man's treasure, but sometimes one man's trash really is just trash. Steve Frank has collected his choice of this trash and presents it as a freakshow of products. The website is simple in design, presenting a photo and Steve's comments on each item. This means it loads quickly even if your ... more