Golden Palace Gobbles Up Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese

. ST. JOHNS, ANTIGUA, NOVEMBER 22, 2004 – In a perfect example of Americana pop culture phenomenon, a grilled cheese sandwich that bears the image of the Virgin Mary has been sold on eBay to Internet casino Golden palace.com for $28,000 USD.

'I would like all people to know that I do believe that this is the Virgin Mary Mother of God,' says Duyser, a work-from-home jewelry designer. 'That is my solemn belief. People ask me if I have had blessings since she has been in my home. I do feel I have, I have won $70,000 on different occasions at the casino near my house.'

The grilled cheese sandwich sold for $28,000 on eBay.

Duyser has received widespread media attention and maintains that her good luck is attributed to the iconic image in the bread. The paranormal nature of the sandwich is mainly due to the fact that millions of people are able to see the same holy icon on the bread, not to mention that a ten-year-old sandwich has remained remarkably free of mold. Oddly, no special care has been taken to preserve the sandwich. Duyser claims that she has placed the sandwich in a simple plastic case, not 'a special one that seals out air or potential mold or bacteria.'

Given Duyser's success at her local casino, it is fitting that a casino ended up with the good luck charm that helped Duyser win big. Golden palace.com has become familiar with eBay auctions, having recently purchased several items and using them to raise over $200,000 for various charities. Since this 'slice of heaven' has affected so many people worldwide, Golden Palace intends to do the same with the sandwich by taking it on tour around the world and allowing people to see the icon, hear Duyser's story, and share in the good luck that it brings.

The sacred sandwich has received over 1,700,000 visitors since being posted on eBay. A Google search on the sandwich returns an incredible 89,000-plus matches, and a search on Diana Duyser's name alone returns over 3000 matches.

'We will definitely use the sandwich to raise money for charity, and we hope it will raise people's spirits as well,' says Richard Rowe, CEO of Golden palace.com'With the massive amount of hits on the eBay site and thousands of search engine queries, it is obvious that this is something people want to know more about…and Golden Palace will help spread the word. We believe that everyone should be able to see it and learn of its mystical power for themselves.'

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The Actual Auction Listing Description On Ebay

THIS IS A SERIOUS AUCTION!
THE WINNING BIDDER WILL RECIEVE THIS PHYSICAL ITEM!! EBAY PLEASE DO NOT PULL THIS AUCTION OFF, IT NOT A HOAX OR A JOKE OF ANY SORT, A GENUINE ITEM!!! THIS IS A PAYPAL AUCTION ONLY!!! PAYMENT MUST BE RECIEVED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF AUCTION CLOSE! NO EXCEPTIONS!! NO BIDDERS WITH A ZERO FEEDBACK RATING!!
You are viewing an extroidinary out of this world item!! I made this sandwich 10 years ago, when I took a bite out of it, I saw a face looking up at me, It was Virgin Mary starring back at me, I was in total shock, I would like to point out there is no mold or disingration, The item has not been preserved or anything, It has been keep in a plastic case, not a special one that seals out air or potiental mold or bacteria, it is like a miracle, It has just preserved itself which in itself I consider a miracle, people ask me if I have had blessings since she has been in my home, I do feel I have, I have won $70,000 (total) on different occasions at the casino near by my house, I can show the recipts to the high bidder if they are interested, I would like all people to know that I do believe that this is the Virgin Mary Mother Of God, That is my solem belief, but you are free to believe that she is whomever you like, I am not scamming anyone, I would like all potinetal bidders to know that this has gained alot of attention from media personell around the country, On Tuesday November 16, 2004 the Miami Herald will feature a story in thier paper on this phenomon, Also Today which is November 15, 2004 The story of The Virgin Mary In The Grilled Cheese will be aired on Channel 4 News here in South Florida, The story has been told nationwide on radio stations ect. I also would like all onlookers to understand why I am choosing to keep the high bidders ID private, I listed this once before and had all kinds of emails some were nice and funny comments but many were cruel intended, and vindictive, I ignored them but, I do not wish to subject potiental buyers to this form of invasion, The last time this was listed there were over 80,000 viewers, Like I said I recieved alot of emails that were down right cruel intended, I do not care I will not read them anyhow, but you should not waste your time being vindictive, I am asking that only serious questions about the item be emailed to me, not jokes or ridiclous comments, If you have a genuine question please do feel free to email, I am not scamming anyone I am selling this item proivided that there is a serious bid with a payment, SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLY! DO NOT BID IF YOU INTEND TO RETRACT THE BID OR FOOL AROUND, THERE IS NO RESERVE ON THIS AUCTION!! I AM STARTING IT OUT AT THE BOTTOM LINE PRICE THAT I INTEND TO SELL THIS ITEM FOR!!
On Nov-16-04 at 20:31:56 PST, seller added the following information:

I would like all bidders to know that this item is not intended for consumption, it is intended for collectable purposes only..All bidders must be on a pre approved bidder list, to get on that list you must email me prior to bidding, eBay is not allowing you to bid unless you do so, eBay is watching this auction very closely and veryifying all bids, An eBay official will be calling you, if you are bidding! if you bid and you retract the bid, you may be subject to concequences at eBay's discretion! Also I would like to add that this item has been featured in newpaper articles, and tv interviews, and radio stations worldwide, One of those radio stationsis WFTL Ft. Lauderdale on live 80.

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