Atlanta Falcons defensive end Takkarist McKinley revealed that eBay pulled his lost dreadlock for sale, after bidding reached $11,000.
McKinley found out that an eBay user was selling his dreadlock that was ripped off during the Falcons' Week 3 game against the Detroit Lions. A fan found the lock after the game.
I'm dead 💀💀💀💀💀 I gotta buy my dread back 😂 pic.twitter.com/TeC23UcAC5
— Takkarist McKinley (@Takk) September 29, 2017
McKinley began to monitor the bids, tweeting updates as it reached $51, $1,025, and $5,000, before progressing to $10,000 over the course of the afternoon.
Eventually, eBay had enough.
Wow @ebay removed the dread😂😂 it was at a 11k
— Takkarist McKinley (@Takk) September 30, 2017
McKinley was jovial about the entire encounter and said he's considering a new revenue stream.
The bid is officially at 1,025$ 😳 I think it's time to cut my dreads off and sell them 🤷🏿♀️
— Takkarist McKinley (@Takk) September 29, 2017
