Bidding on Bad

       I just read an article about the house where Adolph Hitler was born.  Officials are in a quandary over what to do with it.  The structure, located in Braunau am Inn, Austria is vacant, and the owner is in the tricky situation of finding a use for a building with a notable past.  One camp wants to highlight this past by turning it into a "house of responsibility," a place where people could coordinate social projects.  The other camp wants to close the book on the Hitler connection, and turn the house into a private residence.
http://news.yahoo.com/austrians-debate-baby-hitlers-home-155322216.html
     The story about Hitler's house reminded me of another story about, of all things, Hitler's toilet.  This historic piece of porcelain is still in use at Greg's Auto Repair located in Florence, New Jersey.  http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/22714  Anything belonging to Hitler causes a stir. His golden gun and his Swastika ring were taken as souvenirs by an American soldier named Ray Bily.  Mr. Bily kept these treasures in a bank vault for years.  Eventually, he sold the gun to the Military Academy at West Point.    http://www.editinternational.com/read.php?id=47a882ad5592a  The Fuehrer's desk went up for sale in May 2012.  http://www.bornrich.com/adolf-hitlers-desk-set-sale-nazi-military-memorabilia.html  A place called Snyder's Treasures advertises Nazi collectibles that include some of the artwork painted by Hitler.  http://www.snyderstreasures.com/   Besides inanimate objects, the dastardly dictator might have left behind an illegitimate son.  Jean-Marie Loret was born in 1918 and he died in 1985.  He wrote a book in 1981 titled Your Father's Name Was Hitler.  Mr. Loret's children might be entitled to the royalties that still pour in today from sales of Hitler's Mein Kampf.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9088865/Hitler-had-son-with-French-teen.html
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/02/did-hitler-have-a-secret-son-evidence-supports-alleged-sons-claims/
     Many people object to collectors and auctioneers (and grandchildren) profiting on the sale of items belonging to a demon.  Let's face it.  The Devil's pitchfork would fetch at fine price at Sotheby's.  Whether the individual is famous or infamous, there is somebody out there who wants their stuff.  I wouldn't touch Hitler's handkerchief with a ten foot pole; but oh, what I wouldn't give for a set of George Washington's false teeth.