Today's eBay Prop-Watch hurts, and for a variety of reasons. Like a lot of you out there, I'm pretty bummed about the loss of Michael Jackson. This is just one more reminder of the lasting impact the pop sensation will leave on all facets of entertainment. Around the time that Steven Spielberg unleashed "E.T." on the world, this companion record set was released with Jackson serving as the narrator.

I had this record. I used to listen to it nightly on my clunky, plastic Fisher Price turntable. Over the years it became more and more warped until eventually it was just another item to be discarded in the next move. The outrageously high $2,000 asking price on this auction isn't even what's upsetting here; I just miss hearing Jackson's "E.T." narration. Read more...