There's a site called Trade Me and a New Zealand newspaper says (at 4:33pm 26 Dec 2024) that more than 4600 unwanted Christmas presents have been listed for sale by mid-morning.
A banana taped to a wall was among the gifts posted - not "THE" banana - he ate it already. And how did it fare? The duct-taped banana - believed to be an homage to the famous piece Comedian by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, which recently sold for $US6.2m ($NZD10.98m) - had a top bid of $14.50 by late morning on Boxing Day. The seller described it as "Unwanted Gift. Just not a big fan of yellow."
Other presents that missed the mark included: a Christmas ham for a vegan family, chocolates for diabetics and petrol vouchers for someone without a car.
