Not long after Hostess Brands, the makers of junk-food classics like Ding Dongs and Twinkies, filed to liquidate its assets in bankruptcy court this morning, the rest of America began to panic: Will we lose our beloved Twinkies? Although the New York Times doubts that, the Internet, being what it is, found a way to turn the news into a two-second meme. People took to Amazon and eBay to auction off Twinkies, some for thousands of dollars, deeming them collectibles. Here are some of the best ones:
Product: Single “collector’s item” Twinkie
Price: $8,000
Product: 10 count box of Twinkies
Price: $1,000
Product: A Hostess Twinkie Cake Adult Costume
Price: $46.69
Product: Box of chocolate cream filled Twinkies
Price: $550.00
Product: Partially eaten box of Twinkies
Price: $10.00
Product: One of the last boxes for the Zombie Apocalypse
Price: $10,000
