This week, anti-abortion activists staged an eBay auction to help raise a legal defense fund for Scott Roeder, who was charged with murdering abortion provider George Tiller back in May. With the auction, anti-abortion activists were hoping to capitalize on Roeder’s newfound notoriety by selling off a series of his signed, pro-life memorabilia.

But before the items could hit the virtual auction block, eBay announced that the memorabilia would be removed from the Web site. In a statement, the company said that it would “not allow listings that promote or glorify violence, hate, racial or religious intolerance, or items that encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity.”

St. Louis cartoonist Gary McCoy had a more personal beef with the auction: It totally ripped off his work.

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Betty, as usual, is not invited.

The Adrienne Shelly Foundation, a nonprofit organization benefiting female filmmakers, has wrangled a host of celebrities into offering up a lunch date for auction on Ebay. Bidding starts at $500.

Notables include Mad Men star Jon Hamm (lunch for two with Don Draper currently runs $660), Paul Rudd (current bid: $985), and David Schwimmer (will eat with you for $520).

It’s great that all these top male actors are volunteering their chowing services to a foundation that benefits women in Hollywood—though roping in Hamm and Rudd will, let’s face it, bring in mostly female dollars (the Schwimmer thing I can’t explain). Also volunteering their lunch hour to the foundation are a few females, including Felicity undergrad-turned-Bond girl Keri Russell (current bid: $560) and ER alum Julianna Margulies (currently unbidden at $500).

Don’t worry, Julianna: Nobody wants to eat lunch with Patrick Duffy, either.

Mad Men photo via AMC