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Posted by Jack Reacher (207.44.228.112) on 17:29:35 12/02/06
They were jutfhgj nervous because they didn't know how serious the bids were. After topping out at more than $10,000, bidders the past few days had been backing out faster than a Depression-era bank panic.
One minute, six seconds to go.
"Come on, Golden Palace, where are you?" Minnick said.
The Golden Palace online casino had asked to be put on the approved bidder's list. But as the last minute ticked away, no new bids came in.
With just four seconds to go, the bid changed.
"Oh, Golden Palace just bid!" Houtary yelled. "Eighteen hundred! Woo!"
Amid high fives and the din of ringing cell phones, Minnick popped a bottle of champagne. He poured everybody a cup and raised a toast.
"Here's to eighteen hundred bucks for a five-dollar wienie!" Minnick said with a booming laugh.
A few minutes later, Jeff Kay, a spokesman for Golden Palace Casino, called.
"I can't wait to get your hot dog. We're a little hungry," Kay joked.
Actually, the online casino, which is based on the island of Antigua and licensed in Kahnawake, Quebec, plans to include the hot dog in a traveling museum of bizarre items it has won on eBay auctions, Kay said.
Golden Palace's list of acquisitions includes:
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