Ooshie selling for same amount as Aus’s most expensive homes

A tiny Woolworths collectable has hit a figure usually reserved for Australia’s most elite homes, with one ultra-rare Disney Ooshie attracting more than $100 million in bids on eBay.The staggering number comes as households across the country continue to battle a cost-of-living crunch, making the listing feel all the more surreal.The item at the centre of the frenzy is a Flocked Bullseye Ooshie, this year’s major rare release in Woolworths’ Disney campaign.Just 125 are believed to be in circulation nationwide.By Thursday afternoon, the eBay listing had climbed to $100,000,019.15, with 184 bids placed and several hours still remaining before the scheduled 7pm close.The bidding history shows the auction opened at $100.MORE NEWSWaste authority quietly bans dog poo from green bins‘Devastating’: Nan forced to demolish family home‘I have nothing left’: Owner’s $64k strata ordealWould you pay $100m for an Ooshie? Some people would. Source: eBayThree days later, on August 3, a bid of $8,789.30 helped trigger a rapid rise, with the price reaching $50,090.30 later that day before surging into nine-figure territory.It is an extraordinary sum for a supermarket giveaway, and one that places the...