For sale, demonic antique mirror that brings ‘bad luck, misery, financial problems and illness’

Antique hunters, look no further. A seller on eBay has made available a beautiful Victorian style mirror, complete with the demonic powers of its previous owner.

"For sale. Large antique mirror. Origins unknown. Very possibly haunted," reads the description on an advertisement posted today by a seller in London, U.K.

For only £100 (about $155 Canadian), this piece of terrifying history can be yours. The description on the advertisement says the sellers feel compelled to tell potential bidders about the misfortune they've encountered since placing the mirror in their apartment.

"Many times since putting up the mirror, both myself and my flat mate have woken in the early morning hours screaming in pain. We both experienced what I can only described as intense sharp stabbing pains throughout our bodies," the post says.

Excruciating stabbing pains? Oh, well in that case, consider it sold.

Other side-effects apparently include feeling zapped of energy and falling sick without any clear cause. The advertisement says items began disappearing from the apartment, paintings fell from the walls and items would be inexplicably strewn across the floor.

The description includes an image of mysterious scratches on someone's body, which one of the sellers claims as proof of the mirror's malevolent powers.

"Truthfully, we both love the look of the mirror, but since we put it up in our flat we have had nothing but bad luck, misery, financial problems and illness," the description says.

Nonetheless, they've deemed it worth waiting for a willing buyer instead of chucking the thing.

Of course, this is the Internet, and the eBay ad could be nothing more than a silly hoax. But at least it's an interesting advertising strategy.