Jewelry worth up to $63,000 was stolen from one of the world's top museums and sold on eBay for as little as $50, report says

• Several jewelry items worth up to $63,000 were stolen from the British Museum in London.
• Items later appeared on eBay, priced for as little as $50.
• A museum curator suspected of being behind the thefts was fired, and police are investigating.

A curator has been fired from the British Museum in London after stolen jewelry was found being sold cheaply on eBay, a report says.

Some of the items were worth up to £50,000, or approximately $63,000, and were listed on eBay for as little as £40, or $50, according to British newspaper The Telegraph.