Man auctions off his life, sale price disappoints

Spiegel · 07-01-2008, 01:39 PM

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - A man who put his life up for auction on eBay found it wasn't worth quite as much as he thought when he settled for around A$100,000 (48,000 pounds) less than his target price.

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Ian Usher, 44, held the seven-day auction of all his belongings, including his three-bedroom home in the west Australian city of Perth and a trial for his job at a rug store, after the break-up of his five-year marriage.

Bids had reached as high as A$2.2 million, only for Usher to discover there had been a glitch on eBay's system which allowed the participation of non-registered bidders who had put in bogus offers.

In the end, the winning bidder agreed to pay A$399,300 (190,656 pounds) for all of Usher's worldly goods, which also include his friends, a motorcycle and a jetski. According to the eBay website, the mystery buyer, whose user name is "mslmcc", is in Australia and has a 100 percent feedback score.

Usher, who gave regular updates on the auction on his Web site www.alife4sale.com, now plans to travel in search of a new life.

He's not the first person to put his life on the block.

American John Freyer started All My Life For Sale (www.allmylifeforsale.com) in 2001 and sold everything he owned on eBay, later visiting the people who bought his things.

Adam Burtle, a 20-year-old U.S. university student, offered his soul for sale on eBay in 2001, with bidding hitting $400 before eBay called it off, saying there had to be something tangible to sell. Burtle later admitted he was a bored geek.

($1 = A$1.05)

(Reporting by James Thornhill; Editing by David Fogarty)

Makes me wonder how much I'm worth.

UchihaTaijiya · 07-02-2008, 09:31 AM

How can you sell your friends? o.o

I suppose I can see why someone might do this after having a mental breakdown or something... and they just needed, without a doubt, to get away...
Kinda exciting, to drop everything and leave, with just you and pocketful of cash. lol.

Anyway, strange story to say the least.

Minamoto4444 · 07-02-2008, 01:36 PM

Dude... for a hundred thousand dollars Id tear off my skin and sell it to the homeless.

Wave · 07-02-2008, 03:58 PM

lol i saw this on the news two weeks ago =S
but yeah..i guess he really didnt like how his marriage fell apart and whatnot..oh wells whatever gets ya to start a new direction in life~

kikuri · 07-31-2008, 10:53 AM

well, i wouldn't sell my life. i mean, it's not that eventful.

and i wonder if i get a good appraisal. hmm.. maybe not.

fox maiden · 07-31-2008, 11:16 AM

I guess thats one way to restart your life. I don't think its exactly the best way though. =/

Sasame · 07-31-2008, 11:33 AM

I am not really surprised he gets ripped off. These deals usually do not go the way they were originally intended and also basically makes it easier for people to mess with him by making bogus offers and raising his hopes only to crush it later on when he finds the million dollar bid was just a fake.

anbu110 · 08-04-2008, 11:49 PM

he sold his friends? hell i wouldn't sell myself for less then 4 million dollars and each friend would cost 500,000 more dollars per friend now theres a good deal well atleast for me lol

kikuri · 08-06-2008, 12:10 PM

i can't sell my friends. i get to go on movies for free with my friends. ans they also treat me. why would i sell them? lol ♥

07-02-2008, 09:31 AM	#2
UchihaTaijiya sublimis ab unda Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,777 Thanks: 7,387 Thanked 3,312 Times in 1,249 Posts	Re: Man auctions off his life, sale price disappoints How can you sell your friends? o.o I suppose I can see why someone might do this after having a mental breakdown or something... and they just needed, without a doubt, to get away... Kinda exciting, to drop everything and leave, with just you and pocketful of cash. lol. Anyway, strange story to say the least. __________________ If the elephants have past lives yet are destined to always remember It's no wonder how they scream Like you and I they must have some temper And I am dreaming of them on the plains Dirtying up their beds Watching for some sign of rain to cool their hot heads And how dare that you send me that card when I'm doing all that I can do You are forcing me to remember when all I want is to just forget you If the tiger shall protect her young then tell me how did you slip by All my instincts have failed me for once I must have somehow slept the whole night And I am dreaming of them with their kill Tearing it all apart Blood dripping from their lips and teeth sinking into heart And how dare that you say you'll call When you know I need some peace of mind If you have to take sides with the animals Won't you do it with one who is kind And if the hawks in the trees need the dead If you're living you don't stand a chance For a time though you share the same bed There are only two ends to this dance You can flee with your wounds just in time or lie there as he feeds Watching yourself ripped to shreds and laughing as you bleed So for those of you falling in love keep it kind Keep it good Keep it right Throw yourself in the midst of danger but keep one eye open at night

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Minamoto4444 Genin Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: At your Girlfriends house. Age: 19 Posts: 242 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Man auctions off his life, sale price disappoints Dude... for a hundred thousand dollars Id tear off my skin and sell it to the homeless. __________________ those who shoot first, shoot last

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Wave Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,204 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Man auctions off his life, sale price disappoints lol i saw this on the news two weeks ago =S but yeah..i guess he really didnt like how his marriage fell apart and whatnot..oh wells whatever gets ya to start a new direction in life~ __________________ !?

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kikuri Genin Join Date: May 2008 Location: hell? Age: 24 Posts: 132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Man auctions off his life, sale price disappoints well, i wouldn't sell my life. i mean, it's not that eventful. and i wonder if i get a good appraisal. hmm.. maybe not. __________________ nee, shinde miru? ♥Fan's Clubs♥ Member: Akatsuki FC Petitioning: Team 7 FC ♥ ♪♫Owner of the Vampire Knight FC♫♪

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fox maiden Vixynn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: inna box fulla stuff Age: 21 Posts: 119 Thanks: 25 Thanked 29 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Man auctions off his life, sale price disappoints I guess thats one way to restart your life. I don't think its exactly the best way though. =/ __________________ fan clubs: @>-->- Ouran High Host Club Queen Owner of the Black Cat fc Co-Owner of The Official Vampire Knight FC.

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Sasame Academy Student Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Where Wolves Roam For Blood Age: 23 Posts: 46 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Man auctions off his life, sale price disappoints I am not really surprised he gets ripped off. These deals usually do not go the way they were originally intended and also basically makes it easier for people to mess with him by making bogus offers and raising his hopes only to crush it later on when he finds the million dollar bid was just a fake. __________________ Fan Clubs (I Belong To):

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anbu110 Academy Student Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sacramento,CA,USA Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Man auctions off his life, sale price disappoints he sold his friends? hell i wouldn't sell myself for less then 4 million dollars and each friend would cost 500,000 more dollars per friend now theres a good deal well atleast for me lol __________________ "if you never try you will never know"

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kikuri Genin Join Date: May 2008 Location: hell? Age: 24 Posts: 132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Man auctions off his life, sale price disappoints i can't sell my friends. i get to go on movies for free with my friends. ans they also treat me. why would i sell them? lol ♥ __________________ nee, shinde miru? ♥Fan's Clubs♥ Member: Akatsuki FC Petitioning: Team 7 FC ♥ ♪♫Owner of the Vampire Knight FC♫♪

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