A crisp worth a packet: World's longest Hula Hoop snapped up for £712 after bidding war on eBay

Oct 31, 2014

Bidding started at just £1 but shot up overnight with the final offer topping the £700 mark

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One man is set to make a packet on a crisp after he sold a single Hula Hoop for £712 - if the bidder pays up.

In what has been dubbed the longest Hula Hoop in the world, the snack measures three inches and has been snapped up for the price of 1,300 bags of the salty snacks.

Artist and musician Stuart Hampton, 31, decided to sell the unusual salt and vinegar flavoured find on eBay to fund the hippie commune he has always dreamed of.

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World record: The crisp measures three inches

Bids began at just £1 and then shot to £140 overnight, with the final bid coming in at the close of play, reports the Manchester Evening News.            

Stuart, from Darnhill, Manchester, wrote under the description for the item's condition: "Well, it's out of the packet, but I will put it in a sealed plastic bag for you."

“I can’t be sure whether it’s a genuine bid or not," said Stuart.

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Used: Stuart describes the item as 'out of the packet' but he will send it in a sealed bag
 

“Legally the bidder has to pay up I think but I won’t pursue it if they don’t, it’s only a crisp after all.

“If he or she doesn’t pay within the next few days I will get in touch with the other people and sell it to one of them.”

In response to the recent discovery of an even longer five-inch find by four-year-old Vincent Green from Edinburgh, Stuart said: “I’ve heard that the owner of that one has eaten it, which makes mine definitely the biggest.

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Winning bid: Stuart is set to pocket over £700 - if the bidder pays up

“It is all just a bit of a laugh though to be honest.

“I was walking down the street just cracking up laughing about it but if I do get the money it is definitely going towards my commune.”

The kooky crisp-cruncher’s only worry then will be how to transport the hula hoop without it breaking.

It is not the first odd item that Stuart has put up for sale on the bidding site, you can buy 'Love', priced at £5, for which Stuart promises to "sit quietly somewhere and send you 'good vibes' and love."           

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