The most wacky news item you will read today

What would you think if you saw an ad on eBay offering a whale carcass to the highest bidder?  
The Mayor of Cape St. George in Newfoundland, Peter Finvik, who placed the ad, must have said to himself: "If shit gets sold on eBay, why not a dead whale?"

The bidding started at 99 cents and reach $2000 ... but eBay removed the ad citing "marine mammals" cannot be put up for sale. Now, sadly, Cape St George not only missed making some money, they will have to spend lot more in getting rid of the carcass.

From CBCNews:
...An eBay ad offering the sale of a sperm whale carcass from the western Newfoundland community of Cape St. George was pulled Monday afternoon after the online auction site learned the town was trying to sell a marine mammal.

Mayor Peter Fenwick said earlier Monday the town had no idea how to dispose of the carcass, which had washed ashore in the community about a week ago.

Fenwick said the roughly 12-metre long-carcass hadn't begun to deteriorate much, and the town wanted to get rid of it as quickly as possible.

This is the fourth whale carcass that has washed ashore on western Newfoundland this spring after severe winter ice on the island's coast.

Two blue whales washed ashore in Trout River and Rocky Harbour, both near Gros Morne National Park.

Another sperm whale carcass washed ashore near Trespassy in Biscay Bay in early April.

Fenwick told CBC News the town wasn't looking to make a big profit on the carcass, and just wanted to get rid of the whale...