A Chicken McNugget is being sold on eBay for thousands of US dollars. Behind it is a game that has become known primarily through streamers.
What is this Nugget? A McDonald’s customer known on eBay as Polizna ordered a BTS meal (a promotional item for the South Korean boy group Bangtan Boys) at the local branch. The meal included a few Chicken Nuggets.
One of them strongly reminded him of a well-known character from the game “Among Us”. The game became really successful when numerous streamers started playing Among Us. The hype has somewhat subsided now, but many people still play the game.
The Chicken McNugget seems to be reviving the hype among people in a metaphorical sense. Because the final bid for the piece of meat is far above the actual price one would normally pay at the counter of the branch.
The starting bid is 99 cents, in the end the nugget is sold for $100,000
The seller listed the Chicken McNugget as a joke for 99 cents and was surely not expecting what would happen next.
Because the price had already reached around $40,000 a few days ago. Meanwhile, the auction is over and the bid has more than doubled again.
How did the auction go?
- A total of 45 people bid for the special shaped meat.
- After 184 bids, the Chicken McNugget went to the highest bidder.
- The highest bidder now wants to pay $99,997 (around €82,190) for the shaped meat.
What happens next? In the product description, the seller states that he will ship the McNugget before the expiration date. He will also freeze the nugget before shipping and vacuum pack it to preserve its freshness and edibility.
As a bonus, there is a can of “Szechuan Sauce”, since the official Twitter account of Xbox complained that this sauce should not be missing at this price:
Crazy bids are not uncommon in the digital world
The bid of almost $100,000 seems pretty crazy at first glance, but there are also other items being auctioned for a lot of money.
For example, the beat ’em up Kizuna Encounter from 1996 was sold for more than €70,000. It was an extremely rare video game for the PlayStation (via Netzwelt.de).
Pokemon cards are currently extremely popular and have caused quite a hype. A YouTuber has now spent $2 million on Pokemon cards. In comparison, the $100,000 for the Chicken McNugget seems almost small.
Console games and Pokemon cards can at least be stored in the cupboard in the long term. With the Chicken McNugget, this is probably less feasible.
