Online auction for disputed 9-11 flag on again

Ah the Goldmine that is Ebay. Once again we see an ordinary, almost everyday item imbuded with mystical power and fortune simply becuase it happened to be in the right place at the right time. The place this time? Hanging from a construction crane on 9-11 at the time the WTC was hit.

Really, for gods sake - someone actually offered over 300k for this item.. WTF, why, what makes it so special??? What makes it different from a normal flag???

From CNN

Bidders on the Internet auction site eBay offered as much as $371,300 for the flag earlier this week. But families of those killed in the al Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington objected to the sale, and the winning bidder withdrew after lawyers for the construction company questioned whether the flag was ever at the Pentagon.

Maybe if it was Jimmi Hendrix' guitar...

-KiwiDave

I really don't see why these families have any say in this. The guy is dying. He wants to raise money so he can live and his family can be provided for. IF the 911 families are so concerned with the flag, then they should buy it.