Grease Smudge Of Jesus’ Face Fetches Over Fifteen Hundred Dolla On eBay

That was the winning eBay bid Wednesday for a slab of concrete with a driveway sealant smudge with a pattern of Christ.

The Serios – Deb and John, and their daughters Natalie and Kelly – of Forest put the stain up for auction more than a week ago.

Word spread far and wide via the Internet. The family has received hundreds of messages from around the world.

“It’s fun to see what people say and think about it,” said Deb Serio, a teacher at E.C. Glass High School.

The winning bidder used the moniker “islandoffthecoast.” He or she has been an eBay user since February 2003.

In describing the stain on eBay, the Serio family wrote: “It does not change, cry, or manifest itself in any other way. It is an uncanny icon of Christ.”

Serio has hired a contractor to excavate the marked section of concrete from the garage floor. The auction winner will receive that chunk.

Serio said she has no plans yet for the money.

“I really never thought I’d get any, to be honest,” she said. “I know that sounds sort of naive, but I put it up there as sort of a lark, thinking, ‘Well, who knows who’s out there.’ I’m surprised.”

She said some people have told her she shouldn’t profit off Christ’s likeness.

But to Serio, an active Lutheran, the mark on the garage floor isn’t a sign from above – it’s just a smudge.

“I don’t consider myself someone who needs a Christ-like image to fortify my beliefs. … There are some people who need this kind of thing to sort of start them on their faith journey. I don’t. That’s why I don’t mind parting with it,” she said.

JOKESTARTERS:

• Look closely at the photo of the smudge – doesn’t this look more like a Picasso than a Christ?
• Ironically, this grease stain was the end result of a grilled cheese sandwich eaten by a local mechanic.
• In a related development, the grease-stained image of Satan sold for .50 cents after being found under Dick Cheney’s Hummer.

SOURCE:

• Newsadvance.com