Elvis Car Causes eBay Mayhem

We’ve all been there. You’re innocently playing around on the internet when - whoops - you accidentally buy a car belonging to Elvis Presley.

Jason Shepherd from New York knows all about this. He’s won an eBay auction for an old Elvis car. But he says it’s a mistake, and now he won’t pay the $245,000.

Shepherd bought the 1969 Mercedes using eBay’s ‘Buy It Now’ feature.
But he didn’t want to buy it now. Or ever. He claims that his daughter
was mucking around on the computer and accidentally purchased the
Presley Merc. And he’s refusing to pay.

Now the car’s owner, Gene Epstein from Philadelphia, has filed a
lawsuit for Shepherd reneging on the contract. He’s after the full
$245,000 plus $150,000 in damages.

Epstein’s lawyer claims that "Once an item is removed from the active sale list on eBay and listed
as sold, its reappearance on the active auction listings creates the
impression that the item being sold is in some way unsaleable or
unmarketable."

It’s been reported, though, that the lawsuit will be dropped if
Shepherd offers a token amount of cash and issues an apology drafted by
Epstein.

Upset that you can’t buy the Elvis Mercedes? Don’t be sad - there are still 2219 other Elvis items on eBay. Here’s our pick…

Like Elvis? Like stabbing? Why not slap a bid on this two-piece Elvis Presley knife set?
Involve yourself in all kinds of back-alley skulduggery while holding
a knife handle with the words "King Of Rock" written on them, for only
£12.99.

Ladies! Think you look cool? Well, you’re not. Not until you’ve bought this Elvis Presley handbag,
anyway. It features an image of the king from his globally-broadcast
Aloha From Hawaii concert and - get this - features real rhinestones!
And it’ll only set you back $12.99!

We don’t know about you, but we won’t even look at a clock unless
there’s a picture of Elvis all over it. We don’t have an Elvis clock -
which means we perpetually never know what time it is - but now you can
buy your very own Elvis Presley wall clock. It’s a clock. With a picture of Elvis on it. And, um, that’s all. But it’s $4.50

[story by Stuart Heritage]