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Man Auctions Forehead Advertising on eBay

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thought-you-can't-sell-body-parts dept.

Sammy at Palm Addict writes "According to the BBC, a 20-year-old US man is selling advertising space on his forehead to the highest bidder on website eBay. "Andrew Fisher, from Omaha, Nebraska, said he would have a non-permanent logo or brand name tattooed on his head for 30 days. "The way I see it I'm selling something I already own; after 30 days I get it back." Mr Fisher has received 39 bids so far, with the largest bid currently at more than $322 (£171).""

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  1. It's a stunt... by Jhon · · Score: 4, Informative

    His auction.

    It looks like the ebay trolls are going to kill his auction, though. I think this is more of a 'stunt' by someone desperately seeking attention. Kinda funny... but still a 'stunt'.

  2. Just goes to show by Ridgelift · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here's the auction here (which of course is up in the high bid ludicrousphere), but it looks like he won't be the first.

    I predict there will be several hundred of these within 24 hours on eBay. Just goes to show that whatever great heights mankind can reach, stupid people can stoop much lower.

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  3. RentMyChest.com by PieEye · · Score: 3, Informative

    Chris Pirillo (of Lockergnome fame) started something similar a few years back. Check out Rent My Chest for more info. Basically, PayPal him 20 US bucks, and he'll write on his chest and put the 640x480 shot up on the web for people to see. Granted, it's not 30 days, but just showing the concept isn't new.

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