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Man Selling His Life On eBay

Posted by kdawson on from the but-wait-there's-more dept.

A number of readers have sent in the story of the guy in Perth, Australia who is selling his life on eBay. 100 days before the auction opened, he put up a site detailing all that was on offer: house, car, jet ski, friends, job, and so forth. (No wife.) The auction has five days to run and the bidding is up over $300K, supposedly from qualified bidders. The seller says: "Upon completion and settlement I will walk out of my home for the last time in just the clothes I am wearing, and carrying only my wallet and passport."

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  1. What's actually being sold? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    So what's he actually selling? His life and "identity"? erm no. It's a collection of his posessions and that's all. It would only be a good deal if the asking price is less than what the house and it's contents are worth. You can't buy friends or jobs, so if his friends or employer don't like you, you're actually going to get nothing from that side of the deal. And if they do, they didn't "cost" him anything in the first place, so he'll still profit. The only thing advertising stuff like this does is push up the asking price, and clearly that's worked out for him. Good luck to him i say. It proves either 2 things:

    1. He's very smart
    2. Anyone who bid on this is dumb.

    Or maybe it's both?

  2. begs the question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    if his life was so "bad" that he wanted to sell it, why would you want to buy it?