Best of Craigslist: Terrifying Triceratops, Must Sell Justin Bieber Tickets

Written by Darren McRoy

Terrifying Triceratops

"My two-year-old has never touched Kota because he is afraid of him," writes this Naperville seller. "He's been sitting in a closet since Christmas." So ... there really is a monster in his toddler's closet? If your kid is more of a dinosaur lover (or you want to guarantee them a life of therapy) you can pick up Kota the Triceratops for $200.

Must Sell Justin Bieber Tickets

You'd think that someone living fairly close to the edge wouldn't spend $500 on tickets to see a a tabloid-bait teenage singer, but this Elmhurst seller has to stop Beliebing because she (?) "need[s] some immediate cash." The two tickets to the sold-out United Center show in the "exclusive club section" are going for $290.

Failed Speedway's Winner Club Bar

For just $1,195, this Downers Grove seller is offering the Winner Club Bar (the actual oak-wood bar) from the former Chicago Motor Speedway at Sportsman's Park in Cicero, purchased at an auction. Seller calls it a "piece of racing history," though it is from the Winner Club of what Wikipedia calls "one of the largest failures in auto racing history in the United States." So, uh, good luck charm?

Flashing Street Light Bank

Some people keep a coin jar, but for just $3(!)  a Wheaton seller is offering this plug-in flashing street-light that doubles as a coin jar (or, as the seller somewhat oddly recommends, as a great place to put marbles.) "You can see the money stacking up!" Maybe the Justin Bieber ticket-holder up above could use one of these.

23 Years of Sunday Funnies

Everyone likes the Sunday comics, but here's a collection for anyone who really, really likes them: 1,100 issues of New York Daily News comics pages from 1973 through 1996, missing only 86. Bear in mind: that covers the entire run of Calvin and Hobbes, and seems like it should be worth the $800 out of Oak Brook for that reason alone.

Skyfall Cutout

This cutout celebrating by far the coolest Bond movie since Goldfinger (my opinion) is also bound to put Adele's brilliant Oscar-winning theme song in your head on a daily basis. Also, it's Heineken-themed, if you're a fan of that beer. It's going for $25 out of Villa Park.