Google Cache Extends To 1860 eBay Auction?

Just in time for MLK Day, a friend emailed us this WTF? moment, brought to you by the automated internet. He's been researching old advertisements for slave auctions, and a Google search brought up this text ad for eBay:

Negroes For Sale
Looking for Negroes For Sale?
Find exactly what you want today.
www.eBay.com

eBay, you may want to inspect that text ad-generating algorithm a little more closely. For balance on our internet reporting, here's Green Day and U2 to raise your consciousness via the YouTube:

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