Man Auctions Life, But Disappointed At Sales Price

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Man auctions life, but disappointed at bid price

AP

Posted: 2008-06-30 02:35:15

PERTH, Australia (AP) - A man who auctioned his life - his house, his car, his job, even his friends - on eBay said Monday he is disappointed with the selling price: almost $384,000.

 

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.

 

Bidding closed Sunday and reached nearly $384,000 - an amount Usher said his house in the western city of Perth was worth on its own.

 

"I guess I'm a little bit disappointed at the final price, I'd hoped it to be a little higher than that," Usher told Nine Network television on Monday. "But I am committed to selling and moving on and making a fresh start."

 

He declined to reveal the buyer's identity, or what his next step would be.

 

Usher said he had hoped to get at least $480,000 (a half-million Australian dollars) 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.

This guy had a few neat things but who needs an introduction to his friends and a trial period in a freakin' sales job? He should be happy he got that much.

Edited June 30, 2008 by Kor37