Our Holy Lady of Grilled Cheese

Religious fervor has hit eBay by way of a 10-year old grilled cheese sandwich bearing the image of the Virgin Mary (owner and holy sandwich pictured above). And, lest you think I'm joking, rest assured that the folks at eBay thought this was a gag too. According to the Associated Press:

The Internet auction house eBay Inc. has changed its mind and bids are again being accepted for half of a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich that its owner says bears the image of the Virgin Mary.

Diana Duyser, of Hollywood, put the sandwich up for sale last week, drawing bids as high as $22,000 before eBay pulled the item Sunday night. The page was viewed almost 100,000 times before being taken down. It was back up on eBay by Tuesday morning.An e-mail Duyser received from eBay said the sandwich broke its policy, which "does not allow listings that are intended as jokes."

But Duyser, a work-from-home jewelry designer who has bought and sold items on eBay for two years, said the grilled cheese wasn't a joke.

"How could eBay do this to me?" Duyser said Monday, hours before the online auction was supposed to have ended...

...At first, she was scared by the image, "but now that I realize how unique it is, I wanted to share it with the world," Duyser said.

And, in Ms. Duyser's own (often misspelled) words on her re-established eBay listing:

You are viewing an extroidinary out of this world item!! I made this sandwich 10 years ago, when I took a bite out of it, I saw a face looking up at me, It was Virgin Mary starring back at me, I was in total shock, I would like to point out there is no mold or disingration, The item has not been preserved or anything, It has been keep in a plastic case, not a special one that seals out air or potiental mold or bacteria, it is like a miracle, It has just preserved itself which in itself I consider a miracle, people ask me if I have had blessings since she has been in my home, I do feel I have, I have won $70,000 (total) on different occasions at the casino near by my house, I can show the recipts to the high bidder if they are interested.

Bidding is currently up to $15,300.00. Personally, I think she could easily get double that figure, if she throws in a jar of Miracle Whip to seal the deal.

Comments

[Ana Lara-Ramirez]

I think it's a miracle! It is time for our World to change. These miraculous ocurrances that our happening are a sign for us to turn to God and away from our worldy ways.