June 30, 2008


I auctioned my life and all I got was $384,000

The man who put his life on ebay is disappointed it netted him only $384,000. He figures his house alone was worth that.

Ian Usher, a British immigrant to Australia, put everything he owned as well as introductions to his friends on the online auction site after a painful breakup with his wife prompted him to want a fresh start.

Usher said he had hoped to get at least $480,000 for his life — his house and all its contents, car and a motorcycle, a jet ski, skydiving gear, an introduction to friends and a trial period in his sales job — but that the final result was enough for him to make a new start in life.

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One Response to “I auctioned my life and all I got was $384,000”

  1. Kris on June 30th, 2008 at 11:25 pm

    This amused me to no end. This guy has been pimping himself out to every TV station, radio show and newspaper in the country for a while now, and, to be frank, comes across as a right wanker.

    As we say here in Australia, sucked in mate!

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