Is it their ego that drives them? To think that thousands of people will read and maybe even bid on their ridiculous offerings - is that it?
What sort of offerings can be categorised as 'strange' you might ask?
Well, this author has seen auctions for: virginity (this was removed because let's face it - that's prostitution and definitely not something that Ebay really want to promote!), a hilarious auction for a stick - yes a stick! The offending stick was part of a chair which broke when the seller sat on it! He was so outraged that he decided it would be a saleable item. And starting at .01c, he was right! He actually did sell it for close to $1.00