Bus Stop
East German Village Sells Tokio Hotel Bus Stop
All future superstars aboard: A bus shelter in the hometown of twin stars Bill and Tom Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel is for sale on Ebay for €14,600.
It's not often that Ebay customers bid thousands of euros for bits of an old, vandalized bus stop from small town eastern Germany. But this week, the roof and the walls of a shelter in the tiny settlement of Loitsche are up for auction (German only) -- and combined, the six pieces are going for €14,600.
It's not just any bus stop of course. The shelter stands outside the childhood home of twin Tokio Hotel stars Bill and Tom Kaulitz and it has long been something of a pilgrimage site for thousands of pen- and paint-wielding fans. The shelter has been divided into six parts, with one of the side walls -- the one emblazoned with the message "Tom & Bill - all the best" scrawled over a large, black heart -- going for €4,000. For bargain hunters, a piece of the roof is currently priced at €500. The auction can best be found by searching under "Loitsche."
All of the pieces are available under Ebay's "buy it now" option and so far, no offers have been made and none sold. According to a town spokesperson on Sunday, around 100 people have come to the town to inspect the sections up for sale. One complained about the high price of the dubious souvenirs.
If the bus stop parts aren't sold within 10 days, they will be sawed into even smaller pieces and auctioned off separately to the highest bidders. Locals seem happy to be rid of the memorial to the pop stars: "A lot of fans came to visit and immortalized themselves in graffiti, drawings, and text, much to the distress of the community," reads the sale Web site.
All future superstars aboard: A bus shelter in the hometown of twin stars Bill and Tom Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel is for sale on Ebay for €14,600.
It's not often that Ebay customers bid thousands of euros for bits of an old, vandalized bus stop from small town eastern Germany. But this week, the roof and the walls of a shelter in the tiny settlement of Loitsche are up for auction (German only) -- and combined, the six pieces are going for €14,600.
It's not just any bus stop of course. The shelter stands outside the childhood home of twin Tokio Hotel stars Bill and Tom Kaulitz and it has long been something of a pilgrimage site for thousands of pen- and paint-wielding fans. The shelter has been divided into six parts, with one of the side walls -- the one emblazoned with the message "Tom & Bill - all the best" scrawled over a large, black heart -- going for €4,000. For bargain hunters, a piece of the roof is currently priced at €500. The auction can best be found by searching under "Loitsche."
All of the pieces are available under Ebay's "buy it now" option and so far, no offers have been made and none sold. According to a town spokesperson on Sunday, around 100 people have come to the town to inspect the sections up for sale. One complained about the high price of the dubious souvenirs.
If the bus stop parts aren't sold within 10 days, they will be sawed into even smaller pieces and auctioned off separately to the highest bidders. Locals seem happy to be rid of the memorial to the pop stars: "A lot of fans came to visit and immortalized themselves in graffiti, drawings, and text, much to the distress of the community," reads the sale Web site.
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