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After high-profile court cases and emotional breakdowns, it's been a year when Britney Spears and Paris Hilton have never been far from the headlines but still some people can't get enough of the controversial celebrities.
Bidders at online auction site eBay this year wanted more items associated with Spears than with Hilton.
EBay said the number of Spears-related items sold at the site totalled 34,345, compared with 27,377 items associated with Hilton.
Items associated with Spears ranged from signed CDs to disposable lighters featuring her likeness.
Among the Hilton-related items sold: a toothbrush claimed to have been found in the hotel heiress' trash. Fragrances were the most popular product category sold for Spears and Hilton.
Both fared better than Lindsay Lohan, whose name was only associated with 8099 items sold.
However, baseball player Barry Bonds, who was pegged to 145,497 related items, including a grilled-cheese sandwich, which netted a winning bid of US$30 ($39), outslugged them all.
The seller claimed Bonds' 756th home-run ball bounced off the sandwich in San Francisco's AT&T Park.
- AP
