Falcons' McKinley says eBay removed his dreadlock for sale after reaching $11K

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Takkarist McKinley revealed that eBay pulled his lost dreadlock for sale, after bidding reached $11,000.

McKinley found out that an eBay user was selling his dreadlock that was ripped off during the Falcons' Week 3 game against the Detroit Lions. A fan found the lock after the game.

I'm dead ''''' I gotta buy my dread back pic.twitter.com/TeC23UcAC5

- Takkarist McKinley (@Takk) September 29, 2017

McKinley began to monitor the bids, tweeting updates as it reached $51, $1,025, and $5,000, before progressing to $10,000 over the course of the afternoon.

Eventually, eBay had enough.

Wow @ebay removed the dread it was at a 11k

- Takkarist McKinley (@Takk) September 30, 2017

McKinley was jovial about the entire encounter and said he's considering a new revenue stream.

The bid is officially at 1,025$ ^3 I think it's time to cut my dreads off and sell them "aTMi

- Takkarist McKinley (@Takk) September 29, 2017

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