Forget QVC and HSN; for the coolest (by 'coolest' I mean 'most disgusting') World Series memorabilia, head over to eBay and pick up this one-of-a-kind gem:

Yep- someone picked a wad of chewed bubblegum and tobacco up off the floor of the Red Sox dugout at Fenway, and is now selling the wad on eBay.

"YOU ARE BIDDING ON A VERY UNIQUE PIECE OF SPORTS MEMORABILIA. THIS IS AN ACTUAL GAME USED PIECE OF CHEWING TOBACCO CHEWED BY RED SOX MANAGER TERRY FRANCONA DURING GAME 1 OF THE 2007 WORLD SERIES AT FENWAY PARK VERSUS THE COLORADO ROCKIES. THE PIECE OF TOBACCO IS INTERTWINED WITH A PIECE OF BUBBLE GUM. SEVERAL PICTURES ARE POSTED BELOW AS PROOF OF THIS ITEMS AUTHENTICITY. THIS ITEM WAS TAKEN RIGHT FROM THE SEAT OF TERRY FRANCONA".

The seller includes pictures of the wad with the auction (which I refuse to post here, for fear of gagging). Even worse, there are three bids on the auction. I would love to know who would bid on an auction like this, why in the world they'd want to pay money for a chewed wad of tobacco and gum, and what kind of memorabilia display case they'd put that in.

Oh, but wait- the seller wants you to know that, "A PORTION OF ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO THE JIMMY FUND." Ah, yes, right.

And it's good to know that this particular wad is "game used". I don't want a wad that was chewed up and spit out during batting practice or anything.

No worries, though- if you win, the seller will be insuring it for shipment. Whew- what a relief! I just don't know how they'll be able to set a value for insurance purposes. Can you write in "priceless" on an insurance form?