I'm usually not down for writing blog posts about the stupid crap that's on eBay unless it's something truly valuable, like a chick with big tits.  But as studly reader Patrick noted, I think this lovingly crafted four-foot ceramic trophy honoring Barry Bonds deserves the proper recognition.  Let's look at what the artist — nay, architect! — has to say about this thing of beauty:

You are witnessing the most electrifying piece of Barry Bonds sports memorabilia on the market.  I can guarantee without a doubt there is absolutely nothing like this anywhere in the WORLD!  This piece might even be worth more than Homerun ball #756!  …this is your chance to own a ONE of a KIND piece of art!!!   There aren't 755 other ones just like this = RARE = VALUABLE!

ABOUT THE PIECE:  This is my 4 foot tall "Barry Bonds Homerun King" trophy!  It is made entirely of clay, fired in a kiln, assembled since it was built in 4 seperate pieces (top, bottom and two columns) and hand painted.  I got the idea over a year ago and started this Febuary.  It  took 5 months to finish and over 400 hours of work.  It weighs approximately 200 lbs…

ABOUT THE ARTIST:  I graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2005 where I was an art education major with a focus in ceramics(go figure)… I taught last year at a school in OHIO outside of Pittsburgh.  I am currently going to be employed this year at a smaller school in Mid-OHIO… [Other works] included "Aggressive Mopeding", "National Paper Football Association", "Thumb Wrestling", "Cowtipping", and on and on… I draw alot of my ideas based on the idea of making an award of trophy for things there would not normally be an award or trophy!  I usually assign a place to each trophy, but never first place.  It kind of keeps you guessing like "wow thats a 6 foot trophy for thumb wrestling I wonder how big first place was!?" (get it).  So as you can see my ideas are infinite.

I urge all you beautiful readers to make a bid on this 200-pound ceramic trophy.  Without the NEA to support our young artists, we all need to chip in a little to ensure that Ohio kilns don't go cold.  I fear what young men in Ohio might do with an extra 400 hours of free time.

The current bid is $102.50, but seeing as how there are still another ten days before the auction ends, I could see this reaching the low six-figures.  In satang, that is.