The stegosaurus, over 29 feet long and described as “housebroken,” is selling for $1,260. The adult triceratops? $2,230. A life-size T. rex, 39 feet long, 18 feet tall, “slightly used” and “well loved,” will cost you $2,700.
A dinosaur theme park in Leonia, N.J., is closing next month, and with it has come an unusual opportunity for dinosaur enthusiasts and anyone else interested in adding a bit of prehistoric panache to a boring backyard.
Thirty-one animatronic dinosaurs on display at “Field Station: Dinosaurs” — including some that growl and roar — are for sale. If social media is any guide, the prospect of owning an enormous man-made dinosaur, even a used one, has captured the imaginations of people far beyond New Jersey. Screenshots of Facebook Marketplace posts advertising the creatures have been widely shared.
“That’s a good price for a used triceratops,” one person noted on X.
“I have the money, but I don’t have the means of getting them to Australia,” wrote another.
More than a few people seemed interested in purchasing a dinosaur to taunt their homeowners’ associations.
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