Lara Croft fans from around the world are rejoicing, Eidos is auctioning off the original Lara Croft outfit worn by Nell McAndrew, who modeled it as Lara Croft in '98 & '99.  The 10 day bidding, launched on eBay (www.ebay.co.uk), reached $1,857 by this morning..  The outfit has hardly been worn, and has been retired, making it even more collectible.  A new outfit was unveiled last month by the new Lara Croft model, Jill de Jong.  Everything you've ever seen Lara wear has been included, the green rubber all-in-one vest, military-style shorts, trademark leather holsters and replica pistols.  For grins they also threw in Lara's circular sunglasses, calf-length socks and backpack.  The auction wil run until this Sunday, with proceeds going to UNICEF.

Oh, the person who wins this and wants to try it on better have the body of a super model, the rubber vest, for example, has to be inched into place using talcum powder..  Or a little petro jelly, whichever you prefer.