The instant fame of bikini streaker Lisa Lewis has proved no match for rugby star Marc Ellis in a quirky fundraising auction for the Auckland City Mission.
The three-week auction on Trade Me has raised $50,000 for the mission through bidding for 107 prizes ranging from private yoga lessons to a two-hour session with "Super Gran" Diane Levy on how to handle your children.
Ellis streaked ahead of the pack with 534 bids for a round of golf, lunch and "a couple of cold lagers" with him at Wairakei. The winning bidder paid $1999.99.
Ms Lewis, the Tauranga solo mother who streaked across the field in a bikini during the All Black test against Ireland in Hamilton in June, came in fourth with 211 bidders keen to race round the track with her in a Formula Challenge V8. The winner paid $1345 for the privilege.
She was pipped by 287 bidders for a painting by 24-year-old Auckland artist Misery (Tanya Thompson), which went for $1820, and 277 bids for a tour of the Shortland Street set with stars Laura Hill (Toni) and Nicole Thompson (Scarlett), at $1600.
The top individual bid was $2600 for an off-the-rack wedding dress by Auckland designer Kate Dowman. Another bidder paid $1310 for another Kate Dowman wedding gown made for Shortland St's Fleur Savill.
TV3 Campbell Live presenter Jacquie Brown attracted 191 bids with the winners paying $605 to have her come to their home to cook a roast, and 179 people bid up to $400 to have TV3 weather presenter Toni Marsh record a message on their answerphone.
The auction was not all about celebrities. There were 123 bids and a top bid of $815 to secure the services of carpenter Kevin Ross and electrician Kent Williams for a day.
The fourth-highest individual bid was $1757 for an under-12-year-old to spend a day with the Oceania champions Auckland City Football Club at their first home game of the season in October.
City Missioner Diane Robertson said the $50,000 raised would go towards food, clothing and other services for Auckland's most marginalised people.
Although the auction closed on Sunday, the mission's household envelope appeal continues until August 14.
Marc Ellis streaks ahead of Lisa in online charity stakes
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