Are YOU brave enough to own the ‘cursed picture’? Haunted portrait that was returned twice to charity shop for being evil goes to eBay auction for £460 after last owners were chased by ‘shadowy figures’
Are YOU brave enough to own the ‘cursed photo’? Ghost portrait returned to charity shop twice for being malicious goes to eBay auction for £460 after last owners were chased by ‘shadowy figures’
- The ‘Haunted’ painting went viral after it was pictured in an East Sussex charity shop
- The eBay auction ends in five days and has generated 20 bids and a bid of £460
A ‘cursed’ portrait of a little girl who has been returned to a charity shop twice for being ‘haunted’ has been put up for sale again.
The painting, which went viral after being pictured in an East Sussex charity shop, will now fetch a much higher price than the £20 the shop cost it for.
There is a bid on eBay for the painting, which depicts a stern-faced little girl in a red dress. Shortly after it went on the market, an offer of £460 was made.
The auctions end in five days, on Tuesday morning, and twenty bids have already been placed.
The painting’s owner told This Morning last week of her terrifying ordeal with the painting, which included being chased by a “dark figure” and his eyes following her around the room.
There is a bid on eBay for the painting, which shows a stern-faced little girl in a red dress. Shortly after it went on the market, an offer of £460 was made.
The painting, which went viral after being pictured in an East Sussex charity shop, will now fetch a much higher price than the £20 the shop cost it.
Zoe Elliott-Brown, from East Sussex, bought the portrait last month from the shop of the Hastings Advice Representation Center (HARC) in St Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex.
The 36-year-old told the ITV show that a series of strange events happened to her after she bought the painting.
After being chased by an unknown “black figure,” Zoe said she returned the painting to the thrift store the next day.
However, she said the man in the store didn’t want it back and so placed it in the back of the store.
Intrigued to see if anyone had been brave enough to buy the “twice returned” painting, Zoe returned to the charity shop, but once there she felt compelled to take it home again.
Zoe says that while there is a signature in the artist’s corner, she can’t find any information about the painting.
The store’s manager, Steve, noted that the “creepy” little girl had “eyes that follow you around the room.”
Zoe Elliott-Brown, from East Sussex, bought the portrait last month from the shop of the Hastings Advice Representation Center (HARC) in St Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex
The store’s manager, Steve, noted that the “creepy” little girl had “eyes that followed you around the room.”
Steve explained, “She said ‘I need to get rid of this picture’ and that it had an ‘aura’ to it, so we put it in the window (with a sign) that said ‘possibly cursed’.”
The marketing tactic worked and the image was soon sold again to a new woman, who immediately returned “shaky and sad” and said, “She never wanted to see the damn thing again.”
This led to the store again posting a warning on the photo: ‘She’s back!!! Sold twice and returned twice! Are you brave enough?’
Now a new buyer could be left with the “cursed image” where the eBay listing says “the seller will not return this item.”
Despite astonishingly high bids for the picture, the film has yet to meet its reserve price, suggesting that its owner hopes his newfound notoriety will bring them a good return.
Delivery of the expensive photo is not included, but the seller says it must be picked up in person in St. Leonards-on-Sea.