Angry Balloon being sold as Egyptian artefact

eBay prankster selling 'angry balloon' on eBay as ancient Egyptian artefact

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Full of hot air ... the prankster claims the balloon is either from Ancient Egypt or the Howard era / eBay

AN EBAY prankster is trying to sell a balloon with an angry face scrawled across it with marker pen.

"I don't know where it came from but one night I heard a knock on my door and it was sitting out the front," the eBay ad says.

"I am not exactly sure but some people believe that it came from the ancient king Bobo the Clown's tomb in Egypt. This thing is freaking me out and I need to get rid of it fast."

The prankster, "vwcamper745," claims it is either a cursed artefact from Egypt or a relic from Australia's Howard era.

"It is possible that it is ancient Australian," the ad says.

"What makes me think that it might be from the Howard period is that I initially was not going to charge GST but I later changed my mind and now I will."

The balloon has been listed in the antiques section of the auction website, and the prankster claims it is cursed.

"I am not sure if this is relevant or not but if I hold a crucifx (sic) near the balloon it starts to cough up feathers. So far I have filled three cushions and one doona."

The user appears to have resurrected an account last used in 2007 to sell the prank item.

He has offered to send it deflated, or by filling it with helium and releasing it.

"Hopefully it should find its way to your place and it should save you some cash on postage."

With a starting price of $10, there have been no bids so far.

(http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,25180625-5014239,00.html)