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eBay Find of the Week Season
It’s been a while since we featured an eBay Find of the Week (who has the time to shop, even online?), so consider this our eBay Find of the Season (that’d be Hallowthanksmas): a Boeing Jet Limo.

This 2000 Mercedes bus has been converted into a street-legal Boeing 727 Jet Limo. It seats up to 50 people, and, at 24,000 lbs. (fully fueled), it features a big-screen TV, full bar, fog machine, dance floor, ceiling mirrors, “aerodynamic” seats, heart-shaped bed and a fireplace.

Who said disco is dead?

Current bid is US $269,900. Click here for bidding information. Bonus points for pics of the seller. (via TechEBlog)

Runner-up: eBay-Assist in Discovery of 3 New Planets
A British-led team of scientists recently discovered three planets that are hotter and heavier than Jupiter — with some help from the Internet auction site.

As the scientists assembled their powerful instrument fitted with 16 cameras to produce the new images, they realized they were 13 lenses short and that the camera’s manufacturer had discontinued the product. So the scientists tracked down the crucial