Perspective, anyone? ... Bueller?
When Buzz first heard a TV report about Dell dirt for sale on eBay, we were a bit upset. After all, a close relative of Buzz actually brought home some sand and rocks from the Normandy beaches a few years ago. That's dirt that was paid for with thousands of allied lives!
This red-clay is billed as "Actual Dirt from the Dell Plant Groundbreaking Ceremony in Winston-Salem, NC 2/23/05". And yes, you can buy the dirt, along with a lovely maize Tupperware container.
Then the haze began to clear,(Buzz was enjoying the buzz of two Diet Cokes)and we realized it's a local radio friend,FM TALK 101.1 WZTK, raising some money for charity and having some fun.
It was already fetching well above $200 when we checked in.
So go there, bid if you must, and remember:
Dell incentives from North Carolina: $240 million
Dell incentives from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County: About $30 million.
Historic dirt from the plant site: priceless