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Chewed-up Michael Vick cards rack up big bucks on eBayMonday, August 27, 2007Two days after putting her chewed up Michael Vick trading cards back on eBay, Cape Girardeau artist Rochelle Steffen has garnered international attention, sparked a trend of chewed up merchandise sales and earned $5,900 for "very good" things, according to the auction details. "I was hoping for 100 bucks to be honest with you," Steffen said. "This is just out of control." The lot of 22 Michael Vick cards were chewed on primarily by Steffen's Weimaraner Monte. Roxie, her Great Dane puppy helped as well. They were removed from the site Friday by eBay because they violated the company's rules for charity auctions, which require the person to choose from a list of site-approved charities to donate to. Steffen corrected the problems and reposted the cards Friday, changing the wording to say, "I will do 'very good' things with the winning bid ... hint hint ..." The bidding built with $5, $50 and $100 increases. The largest jump came Saturday afternoon with a $1,000 increase, bringing the total from $2,000 to $3,000. The auction has two days left and at 9 p.m. Sunday was at $5,900. "There's been 45,000 people that have looked at it and well over 2,000 watchers," Steffen said. One of her friends started a petition site against taking the second auction down, and more than 200 people from Argentina, the United States, Germany and other places have signed it. "I am absolutely in love with this worldwide response," Steffen said. She has been an advocate against animal abuse for years, she said. People have sent her messages saying that, though they couldn't afford to bid, they were donating money or supplies to their local shelters. Steffen said she still has to figure out the logistics of the donation, but intends on giving the money to the buyer's pick or Safe Harbor and the Humane Society in Cape Girardeau. She has had people ask her to design shirts for the cause and even created a MySpace account for Monte, the 6-year-old Weimaraner who has become the "poster boy for animal abuse," she said. Several other auctions are now posted to eBay with drooled-on Michael Vick paraphernalia. 335-6611, extension 246 Comments  Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on semissourian.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.
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I'm sure Rochelle was very surprised as to the amount of bids received. Rochelle has volunteered many hours at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, she understands that animals are at the mercy of humans. Our animals at HSSEMO, those from Safe Harbor or the many from other shelters always appreciate any & all help they receive.
Cheryle Dillon, Director
Humane Society of SEMO
Please help us raise money for the Atlanta Pet Rescue. eBay auction 330159722739. Michael Vick cards chewed on by my dogs and a graded rookie card ran over by my car. We are registered with missionfish on eBay and are very clear about our charitable donation. Thank you for looking.