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Well-worn shoes, some vintage soft drink cans and a date with a rhinoceros - or a Shortland Street star - these are some of the top purchases Kiwis were considering on Trade Me this year.
"We've seen everything from one-of-a-kind sporting memorabilia to opportunities like meeting a rhino calf," Trade Me spokesperson Tiana Barns said.
The top-viewed marketplace listing of the year was - well, a pair of old shoes, but not just any old shoes.
They were the spikes worn by Tauranga 15-year-old Sam Ruthe when he became the youngest runner to break four minutes for the mile in March, with a 3m 58.35s performance at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium.
"One young owner," declared the advertisement.
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