© eBayThe wall allegedly bearing the hand of God
Paul Grayhek, 52, placed the rock on eBay after it appeared following a "rare" rockfall at his home in northern Idaho last month, CNN reports.
But the "Hand Of God Rock Wall", as he dubbed it, was this morning removed from the auction site despite attracting a recent high bid of US$2175.
There was no explanation for why the item was removed.
Mr Grayhek said he believed the 2.7m-tall, 1.2m-wide rock was a "sign" from God after he lost his job and hit hard times.
"I prayed between licking my wounds and looking for a job," he said.
"We rarely get rockfalls and this formation is 20 feet from my house. It's definitely a symbol of the hand of God in my life."
But Mr Grayhek said he wasn't prepared to part with the rock - instead the auction was to sell the "exclusive rights" to its reproduction.
This included the official rights to take pictures, scans, "literary and/or movie rights" and "other things I have forgotten to mention; just ask I'm easy", he wrote on eBay.
Mr Grayhek rejected suggestions his only goal was to profit from the sale.
"People think I'm some holier-than-thou person trying to get rich ... I'm not," he said.
"The purpose is to spread the story of God and eBay is just a vehicle."
Bidding for the rock was scheduled to close on Wednesday.
Earlier this month, a NASA image of what appeared to be a giant glowing hand in distant space was also speculated to be the "hand of God".
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This god should better find him a job rather than playing with the dirt