Having dinner in front of the camera for $10,000 –
In South Korea, eating in front of a camera and posting it on YouTube is currently getting a ton of online traffic. They call the vids, Mukbang and there are actual Mukbang celebrities cashing in. For example, @hyuneeEats has over 400k followers and makes approximately $10,000 a month by just eating in front of a camera.
An old sweater for $43,000 –
An elderly couple, Sean and Rikki McEvoy, purchased an old sports sweater from a second-hand clothing store for 58 cents. They soon learned that the sweater belonged to NFL legend, Vince Lombardi back in the 50’s. The couple then sold the sweater in an auction for a little over $43k.
Potato salad for $55,000 –
A guy named Zack”Danger” Brown used Kickstarter to collect money for a batch of potato salad. He set the bar super low at only $10 but the Kickstarter subscribers ended up collecting an impressive $55,442 for him.
Justin Bieber’s right shoe for $62,000 –
During a show in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Justin Bieber threw one of his Yeezys into the audience. The lucky who caught the show immediately listed it on eBay where it sold for a whopping $62,000.
A printout of a post from off Internet for $90,900 –
The printout a post off the Internet saying,”Anything could be art. This post is art,” has been sold on eBay for $90,900 just 36 hours after the start of bidding.
A blob of dried glue resembling the head of Homer Simpson for $239,000 –
Simpson’s sells. An Englishman, Christopher Herbert, found a blob of dried glue resembling the head of Homer Simpson. He put it up for auction on eBay where it eventually sold for $239,000.
Pixels on an Internet site for $1,000,000 –
A clever student named Alex Tew wanted to earn money for his studies and created a site where every pixel was on sale for one dollar. The minimum order was 100 pixels and whoever bought it could place their own advertising on it with a link to their site. Alex ended up earning one million dollars within less than six months in addition to becoming world famous.
The body as an advertising medium for $1,000,000 –
Jason Sadler has been earning money for the last five years by wearing T-shirts with the names of different brands on them and posting about it in social media. His first round of T-shirt advertising went for just one buck, but the price kept increasing over time. Eventually, it wasn’t just him wearing these T-shirts, but he had four more employees who were wearing them too. Not only did Jason himself earn one million dollars, but he also became internet famous for his idea.
A photo of a potato for $1,240,000 –
Photographer, Kevin Abosch, made a quick million very easily. In 2010 he shot a potato on a black background and the sold the image to an acquainted collector. I imagine why someone would pay that much for the photos, but Abs=osch did it again with he sold an image of a rose for a million in crypto-currency.
