Just a note...
to family and friends. I never purchased any body parts from Brian Sloan. Everything we have is plastic.

According to eBay's Web site, "humans, the human body, or any human body parts" are banned from sale, with certain exceptions. "Items that contain human hair (such as lockets) as well as skulls and skeletons that are used for medical purposes may be listed on eBay," the policy states. "eBay does not permit the sale of Native American skulls, bones or other Native American grave-related items, as the sale of such items may violate federal law."

I have something of an inquisitive nature - hence the evening we spent with a 'real' skull that was visiting from the UIC dental school. But I think a problem with human parts sold for medical purposes on eBay is that a legit purchaser cannot know a part's 'provenance' and a seller with a legitimately acquired part has no way of knowing what purpose a purchaser may have. I think plastic is the way to go. And there is more than a bit of injustice in the skulls of Native Americans being accorded more respect than other skulls.

(That being said, there is an exquisite beauty in a real skull. For example, years of liquid pressure etch a pattern in the cranium. So, if you get a chance to respectfully examine a real skeleton, I would suggest that you not pass it by. We are wonderously made...)

Brian Sloan was also selling mannequins. I wonder if he will be liquidating his stock. (and I did not mean that as a bad pun) A mannequin might have the je ne sais quoi that the living room needs.