'Genuine piece of moon' on Trade Me

Back in 1969, as the hazy images beamed back to Earth from space, Neil Armstrong stooped and gathered some rocks from the lunar surface.

And now, one of those very moon rocks is for sale on Trade Me.

As a billboard for a popular beverage might say - yeah, right.

Nonetheless, some punters are prepared to put their money on the line for this sample of astronomical history.

Bidding this morning stood at $152 dollars.

As the blurb accompanying the auction explains, the seller was a taxi driver in Melbourne in the mid-1980s.

Into his cab one day walks none other than the great man