Man auctions life on ebay

[DisgruntledVirus]

Perth (Australia) - Are you sick of your life? I mean really really sick of it? Well, starting on June 22 you?ll be able to bid on another life - that of Ian Usher in Perth Australia. Usher is auctioning his entire life, possessions, job and even his friends to the highest bidder on eBay. He hopes to raise $500,000 to fund a new life which he says will include quite a bit of traveling (for $500K it better).

44-year-old Usher has set up a website, alife4sale.com, to detail everything you get in the auction. On the front page he assures buyers, "No, I?m not contemplating suicide, I am going to sell my life!"

Ok, so what exactly do you get? First off there is a 3-bedroom/2-bathroom house in Perth that?s been appraised at approximately $400,000. The house is fully furnished and you get everything inside. "All that is in the house, absolutely everything, is included in the auction," says Usher.

You also get an assortment of vehicles like a 1989 Mazda 979, 1996 Kawasaki NinjaZX6R motorcycle, a Kawasaki jet-ski and a bicycle. You also get an assortment of skydivingand surfing gear along with a spa and home entertainment system.

But perhaps the wackiest ?items? to be auctioned are Usher?s job as a rugstore assistant at a local mom and pop store and his assortment of friends. The job starts off as a two-week trial period and then extends into a full-time gig. Unfortunately, Usher isn?t publishing a picture of his friends so you might be in for a shock if you actually win this auction.

So far the website has received a fair amount of traffic and more than 2600 people have left comments in the guestbook - most have been fairly positive and congratulate Usher on the auction. And it certainly seems like Usher is serious about the whole thing.
"I have had enough of my life! I don?t want it any more! You can have it if you like!," he says.

The eBay auction begins on June 22 and will last one week. Usher says there will be a modest reserve price. But there?s two things you don?t get, Usher plans on keeping his wallet and passport.

We?ll check up next week and see how well the auction did.

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/au...ay-life,news-1737.html

 

[darkxshade]

I don't think I can afford to live 2 lives, esp if I spent 500k from my current life to buy the 2nd.

 

[meltdown75]

some other younger, cooler dude from Australia did this about a year ago.

 

[SpunkyJones]

How does a rug store assistant afford a $400,000 house? Dam, rug stores must be all the rage down under.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
some other younger, cooler dude from Australia did this about a year ago.

Yeah, I thought this sounded familiar.
And if you have a jet ski and you're unhappy with life, you're doing something wrong. Jet skis are awesome.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: meltdown75
some other younger, cooler dude from Australia did this about a year ago.

Yeah, I thought this sounded familiar.
And if you have a jet ski and you're unhappy with life, you're doing something wrong. Jet skis are awesome.

QFT. jetski owners are among the happiest people i know.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: meltdown75
some other younger, cooler dude from Australia did this about a year ago.

Yeah, I thought this sounded familiar.
And if you have a jet ski and you're unhappy with life, you're doing something wrong. Jet skis are awesome.

IIRC this guy came out with it and said he was going to do it last year, but is just now listing the actual auction. Maybe I'm wrong.