Arm Cast Auction now at $10,200

Wow the Trade Me auction for John Key’s arm cast is now at $10,200.  What I find interesting is the number of people bidding. It’s not just two people fighting each other for the winning bid – each of the last ten bids is from a different person.

There have been 112 bids so far, and 41,645 page views. The Q&A, as usual, is quite amusing. Some extracts:

Can we get picked up in Winston’s (hopefully) soon to be returned government vehicle?

Sorry, no.

Will John swap it for a Holden Ute? Or a slightly-used socialist party?

No.

does the arm come with it?

No.

who is paying for the morning tea. John personally or me the taxpayer.

The morning tea will be John’s personal shout.

Would John have a left arm cast made so there is a matching pair?

John has said he hopes this to be a one-off event.

If I was successful with this auction do I also have ownership and rights to any genetic material that may left inside the cast and the right to clone if I choose to?

You may have to negotiate with John’s lawyers for that particular right.

Still five days to go.