An unwanted Christmas gift of $100 has sold for $257.50 on Trade Me.
The listing attracted more than 260,000 page views and Trade Me scrutinised and removed numerous bids when they went over $5000.
The winning bid was from the account of stu178. Stuart, from Christchurch, had his own unusual listing - a used red paper clip. A photo shows the paper clip sitting on a diary with the page opened on January 1. 2016. The goal scribbled on the page is to be a millionaire within the year.
The $100 note seller, Robbie Shefford, of Ashburton, put the note on the auction website as a joke on Boxing Day.
He was surprised by the attention and had spent his work lunch breaks answering more than 500 comments on the listing.