Submission + - Artwork literally re-sells itself on eBay weekly (wired.co.uk)
Lanxon writes: How much would you pay for an artwork that you could only own for a week? A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter, 2009, is a black, acrylic box that places itself for sale on eBay every seven days thanks to an embedded internet connection, which, according to the artist's conditions of sale, must be live at all times. Disconnections are only allowed during transportation, says the creator, Caleb Larsen. Larsen tells Wired: "Inside the black box is a micro controller and an Ethernet adapter that contacts a script running on server ever 10 minutes. The server script checks to see if box currently has an active auction, and if it doesn't, it creates a new auction for the work."