Real Human Skeleton - Where to sell?

From my medical days (from way back), I have a genuine real human skeleton which I would like to sell.
I've found an online shop in the usa which sells them for abt £2,000 and there are a few human bones for medical study currently on ebay which i'll keep an eye on for price valuation. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts? I've just realized setting a reserve price on ebay is non-refundable at 2% so do you think maybe my best bet is an auction house rather than ebay? all advice welcome!
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  • cyberbob
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    You cant sell Human bones on ebay.
    ebay wrote:
    Humans, the human body or any human body parts may not be listed on eBay. Examples of prohibited items include, but are not limited to: organs, bone, blood, waste, sperm, and eggs.

    http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/remains.html

    I gave a skull I had for my Osteology exams to a local medical school.
  • soolin
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    Try the big medical schools, the new intake start around now so you may get some takers.
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    http://completed.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?rt=nc&LH_Complete=1&_nkw=human%20skeleton&_fln=1&_sop=7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m283&_rdc=1
    completed listings have a few, not sure if they are real or not.
    Today & tomorrow is free listing so start it on auction at the lowest price you'll accept for it, all the new students are just starting, so it could be a good time to sell.
    How would you post it?
  • soolin
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    hermum wrote: »
    http://completed.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?rt=nc&LH_Complete=1&_nkw=human%20skeleton&_fln=1&_sop=7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m283&_rdc=1
    completed listings have a few, not sure if they are real or not.
    Today & tomorrow is free listing so start it on auction at the lowest price you'll accept for it, all the new students are just starting, so it could be a good time to sell.
    How would you post it?

    As per Cyberbob's post, this cannot be sold on ebay:

    http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/remains.html
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  • hermum
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    Yes I saw that after I'd posted, I was obviously looking on the completed listings.
    Do you know then if USA has different rules as there's been several real skulls sold on the American site.
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    I don't think there are different rules, possible that some choose to ignore them and manage to get away with it.
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  • ah, thats so sad! would have thought a nice burial might be better !!
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  • Crowqueen
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    Some people used to donate their bodies to medical science, so this is where they end up.

    Still creepy to be buying and selling them, but having benefited enormously from the good old NHS this last year, I guess it's either that or have few people understanding the human body, and at least they don't grave-rob now, at least not in this country.
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