With the London 2012 Olympic Games over organizers now have to figure out what to do with a bunch of left over memorabilia and other random items.
So organizers are auctioning off a bunch of these things with the money going toward the cost of staging the games, as well as paying for costs associated with selling Olympic torches to many bearers at a discounted rate, according to the AP.
Most of the items are fairly normal Olympic fare: flags, replica memorabilia signed by athletes, small torches used over the last two weeks, etc.
Then there are some rather odd things you can bid on, like...
A used javelin, whose bid is already above $3,000
One of the nurse gowns/aprons used during that rather interesting opening ceremony (bids have passed the $400 mark)
A real farmer's hand sickle used in the homage to Britain's countryside during the opening ceremony (bid at $500+)
And perhaps the strangest, "why the hell would I ever need this?" item of all: a giant and uber-creepy Olympic mascot dressed like Sherlock Holmes (this bid is going well over $10,000)
The items are going quick! So head on over to the London 2012 Auction site to make sure you can grab a piece of these games and treasure the odd memory forever.
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