Rob Ford puts crack tie up for auction on eBay

Now eBay bidders can get a crack at Rob Ford.

Toronto’s former mayor, who withdrew from his reelection race last September after being embroiled in a crack cocaine scandal, is selling some of his memorabilia online — including the National Football League tie that he wore when he famously admitted to taking the drug.


The tie was posted on the auction website on Wednesday around 2 p.m., alongside a photo of Ford sporting it. By Thursday at 10:30 a.m., bidding had gone up to $1,949.

The description for the tie calls it an “original piece of memorabilia from former Toronto Mayor, and current Toronto Councillor Rob Ford … once again, this is the original piece, not a reproduction — there is only one of these in existence.”

The tie comes with a signed certificate of authenticity from Ford.

The description makes no mention of the fact that it was worn during the Nov. 5, 2013, news conference where Ford admitted to using crack while in a “drunk stupor.”

The scandal was just one of many bizarre moments in his political career. In 2013, the Toronto Star listed 42 “remarkable moments” that plagued Ford’s tenure.

After the admission, Ford insisted that he would continue running for reelection, but later dropped out of the race, he said, to have treatment for a tumor in his abdomen. According to the Toronto Sun, the former mayor is donating 10 percent of the profit he makes through his eBay sales to cancer research.

Other items for auction include a pair of pants that Ford wore during a Walmart shopping trip which drew a recent bid of $204.99, a personalized Saskatchewan Roughriders jersey for $1,024 and a “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster that was displayed in his reception area when he served as mayor at $178.