The American seller - who goes by the name 'The_Heppcat' - claims he was challenged by a friend to write a book on a loo roll after joking that they should come with instructions.
And he's only decided to put them up for auction now in a bid to prove his end of the deal. The seller explained: 'My friend and I once joked that toilet paper should have instructions printed on them for certain people.
'One day, the conversation grew from there and turned into a wager that I couldn't (or wouldn't) be able to type out a novel on toilet paper.'
The 1851 book, which tells the story a sailor hunting a giant sperm whale, was meticulously typed out on 'clean' 2-ply toilet rolls. Described by the seller as a 'mod oddity', the works of art have been stored in a box in a cool, dry place for the last ten years, in typical eBay style.
He goes on to say they're in good condition and have 'been handled very gingerly and infrequently.' The auction runs off in 12 hours and so far the quirky toilet paper has has no bidders.
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