'This is 100% real and possibly a very bad idea': Cards Against Humanity is selling used cars, medieval weapons, TVs, and even $100 bills for 99% off

• Black Friday 2018 is upon us, and that means a new marketing stunt from Cards Against Humanity, which has repeatedly satirized the retail holiday.
• The company behind the popular card game launched 99percentoffsale.com, a website that sells items such as a $20 bill, a 17th-century spear, a life-size cutout of Orlando Bloom, and a mahogany casket for 99% off.
• The company's cofounders have not been shy with their hatred of Black Friday and have pulled off incredibly successful pranks in the past to commemorate the holiday.

"Holy f--- have we got some deals," a new website from the makers of Cards Against Humanity reads. "Don’t be frightened by the deals. Just click and let the savings wash over you."

While many of the items sold on 99percentoffsale.com could be seen as prank gifts — like a life-size cutout of Orlando Bloom, a portable sauna, or a medieval weapon — the site is also selling some pricey items: a marked-down used car, 85-inch smart TVs, and an engagement ring.

This has, of course, raised some questions on social media about the legitimacy of the sales (and whether the items exist in the first place), but the FAQs found at the bottom of the website insist the products are "actually available." 

Cards Against Humanity's cofounder, Max Temkin, also confirmed the legitimacy of the deals in an email to Business Insider.

"We have most of these items in hand at the office here (and our office is filled with crazy stuff right now)," Max Temkin said in an email to Business Insider. "This is 100% real and possibly a very bad idea."

The items sold on the website are available in extremely limited quantities and, in some cases, are "one-off" items, Temkin said.

Every 10 minutes, a new product goes live on the website. Here are some of the items that have been sold so far for Black Friday:

A creepy geriatric medical doll.

A royal throne for important business.

For when you need to churn your own butter like they did back in the day.

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