Original sentence: It was later listed on eBay
Edited sentence: His court appearance for his vandalism devolved into an absurd rambling monologue, in which Smith sought to justify all his actions on the grounds of 'ligitmate racial protest'.It was later listed on eBay..  The malcontent who made the second attack on the tree - Mike Smith - remains unrepentant about the attack, despite the overwhelmingly negative reaction from the New Zealand public to his actions