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eBay Finds: Ronnie James Dio's childhood home and a Protest the Hero monkey suit

by Tyler Munro

Are you one of those people who’ll argue the merits of Dehumanizer over Vol. 4 until you’re blue in the face? Have you always dreamt of living in the house that shaped Ronnie James Dio’s formative years? Of working in the garage where he allegedly first took up music? Then head over to eBay, where Ronnie James Dio’s 1000-square foot suburban New York childhood home is currently being auctioned off. With fifteen days left on the auction, bidding doesn’t seem to have started yet with the opening offer sitting pretty at $90,000.00.

And hey, if that strikes your fancy, why not toss out a couple hundred extra bucks to bid while wearing one of the flying monkey suits from Protest the Hero’s “Heretics and Killers” music video. The band says the stumbled across the Oz-inspired costume while cleaning out their practice space, and with its auction set to end in just under a week, it’s not unforeseeable that you could try to win one auction while wearing the prize from another. Just be aware that the purple paint seems to be sold separately.