A woman who participated in a blind auction got a real surprise when she bid on a mystery box and found a human skull inside. The Phoenix, Ariz. woman, whose name has not been released, bid on the box Tuesday at an Apache Junction woman's treasure hunt when she accidentally discovered the human skull and then turned it over to police.

A music equipment technician got the best bargain ever when he unknowingly purchased a rare, 184-year-old copy of the Declaration of Independence at a Nashville thrift shop for $2. 48. However, the experts are now estimating its price at about 100,000 times the price it was bought for. The bargain hunter - Michael Sparks, is now selling the document in an auction March 22nd at Raynors' Historical Collectible Auctions in Burlington, North Carolina. According to AP reports, he has earmarked a price of $125,000 for the opening bid but historians say there are chances it might sell for nearly twice that.

In the ongoing list of strange auctions, the Wisconsin forest department is selling off a 100-foot fire lookout tower; opening the bidding up at just $1. The only catch is the state wants the tower moved off its land before it's put to any other use. According to full-time forest specialist and part-time tower salesman Gary Vander Wyst of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, taking the tower apart shouldn't be too much of a problem, "It goes pretty quick. It's like taking apart a set of Tinkertoys. "

A Malaysian man topped records when he paid $54,300 for a car license plate bearing his surname. It is the highest bid for such an item in the country. Road Transport Department director-general Emran Kadir said the "TAN" license plate was taken by an ethnic Chinese businessman, identified only as Tan.

The state of Florida is stepping in to help buyers who were duped into buying worthless swampland in Florida on the online auction site, eBay. Florida officials say "paper subdivisions" in places like Osceola, Polk, Volusia and Brevard counties contain land which is unsuitable for any construction, yet with names like University Highlands and Suburban Estates, buyers are paying thousands for the lots.