(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-11-05 19:46

A tiny town of 13 acres in Texas is now on sale at eBay, and the minimum price in the online auction is 2.5 million bucks.

Bobby Cave, owner of the Texas town called Albert, says his property also has the "cleanest public restrooms in Texas."

No one lives there permanently, but the tavern that Cave created from the frame of the old general store is open on weekends.

There is also a pavilion, an 85-year-old dance hall, a tractor shed and three-bedroom house. All of that, plus peach and pecan orchards, come with the land.

Cave had intended to turn it into a tourist destination, but has decided to move on to other ventures.

He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to clean up and restore the town.

"It's a concept. It's one of a kind," said Cave, 47, a real estate agent. "It's more like a piece of art than it is a real estate property. That's why eBay sounded so good to us. It's quirky."

Eric Meissner, Cave's friend and co-listing agent, said Albert qualifies as a town, or at least was once a town, because it used to have a post office. Albert dates to the late 1800s and is now unincorporated.

"There is a road sign with a name on it. It's indicative of an area," Meissner said. "Just because the post office goes away the town doesn't go away."

Hani Durzy, an eBay spokesman, said listing an entire town for auction is very uncommon.

"We always like it when these kinds of things appear on the site because it's fun," Durzy said. "We wish them luck."

The eBay auction closes November 23. On Wednesday, about a week after bidding opened, offers topped $300,000.