Oskar Schindler as photographed in Argentina after World War II.
Oskar Schindler as photographed in Argentina after World War II. Creative Commons

Schindler's List is being auctioned off on eBay and now you can own a piece of history for as low as $3 million! If you ask me, the price is surprisingly low considering this is the only one of the 4 remaining original lists that will ever go on open market. The other three original Schindler's Lists are housed in museums. Although the sellers of Schindler's List, California collectors Gary Zimet and Eric Gazin, are hoping it will go for as high as $5 million.

The listing on the public bidding site, instructed bidders to "enter US $3,000,000.00 or more," if they are the highest bidders, the proud new owners on Schindler's List can then proceed to "Israel" for "Free Local Pickup." And while it may seem surprising that such an important piece of history has found itself on eBay alongside discarded iPods and Blackberrys, the sellers sought out eBay's all-reaching platform. "We decided to sell the list on eBay because it has over 100 million worldwide members, and this is a global story," Gazin told The New York Post. Gazin, while also being an avid collector is the president of AuctionCuase.com believes that the right buyer for Schindler's List is on eBay. "There are billionaires using the site, wealthy celebrities," said Gazin.

If you are not a history buff, or haven't seen the renowned Steven Spielberg directed, 1993 film entitled "Schindler's List," we will give you some context to why exactly this document is so valuable and significant.

Oskar Schindler was a German industrialist, who later become a member of the Nazi party in 1939. While first becoming involved in business, Schindler took advantage of the German occupation program that sought out to "Germanize" Jewish-owned businesses, he purchased Rekord Ltd., a Jewish-owned enamelware manufacturer. This factory later become known as "Emalia," through bribes and connections with SS officials Schindler went on to save 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust. Schindler listed the names of his workers on the known famed "Schindler's List" stating they were necessary for work in his factory, however he was simply saving them from execution and brutal concentration camps.

"Schindler's List" was typed on onion-skin paper by his accountant, Izhak Stern. The total list amounted to 14 pages in length, and is dated in pencil April 18, 1945.

Watch this iconic scene from “Schindler’s List” below:

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