Saturday, September 25, 2010 8:35am ET by  
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The xx to auction off light boxes

Mercury Prize winners, The xx, are auctioning off light boxes which form part of their stage set on their current US tour on Ebay to raise funds for Amnesty International.  

The Ebay description states: "The light boxes will be sold as-is with scratches, sweat stains and any other accumulated markings of a much-used item that has been around the world".

The light boxes are currently on ebay.com with the auction closing next Saturday (October 2). The auction started on September 22 which was the first date of the band's North American tour. 

Rather than put the light boxes into storage after the tour, the xx have decided to "put them to good use" and raise funds for Amnesty International, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation.  

The auction can be viewed here: http://cgi.ebay.com/xx-lightboxes-/250699797598?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5edf545e#ht_807wt_1139