Posted on 06/29/2008 10:00:33 AM PDT by goldstategop
A Briton living in Australia has agreed a bid of more than £192,000 after putting his "entire life" up for sale following a split from his wife.
Ian Usher, 44, who left Darlington six years ago, included his house, car, job and friends in the online eBay auction, in an effort to make a fresh start.
The lot attracted a peak offer of 399,300 Australian dollars (£192,276) when bids closed early on Sunday.
Despite expecting higher bids, Mr Usher said he had "no regrets".
At one point offers on the "life lot" rocketed to over two million Australian dollars (£1m) within hours of the sale's start last Sunday.
However, Mr Usher and eBay were forced to introduce a registration system to weed out what were revealed as hoax bids, many of which were from the UK.
Up for auction was his three-bedroom home, in Western Australia's capital Perth, and everything inside it, including his Mazda car, motorcycle, jet ski and parachuting gear.
Ian Usher from Darlington put his life up for sale after breaking up from his wife
He also sold an introduction to his friends and a trial run at his sales assistant job at a rug shop.
After the auction closed Mr Usher said: "I am relatively pleased but I thought it would go a bit higher, if I'm honest.
"But I've no regrets. What's done is done and I'm looking forward to sorting this all out."
Mr Usher said he would not reveal the identity of the buyer before he had made a telephone call to him.
He added: "It was open season for 18 hours or so and people got a bit over-excited. I was a bit disappointed by the fake bidding, but it didn't surprise me."
Mr Usher decided to cut ties with his current life after realising almost everything reminded him of his relationship with his wife of five years.
He said: "I've got some ideas. Once it's finished and confirmed, I'd like to do some travelling. I'd like to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower, it's one of a huge list of things I want to achieve."
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
“I’d like to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower, it’s one of a huge list of things I want to achieve.”
Um.........this guy needs help.
Selling your life would be if he let people bid on his organs.
Or if he sold himself into indentured servitude.
A little greedy here if you ask me. I never thought it would go as high as it did. I'm shocked.
‘Get a life.’
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I am willing to sell all my positions that do not involve my Laz-E-Boy chair .
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25416138/>1=43001
Here’s another one. “Single mom selling home, heart online.”
I do not have title to any humans and my dog (only friend) goes where he wants . All my ex-wives are paid off btw .
A broken in Laz-E-Boy is like a broken in pair of jeans. It may be a little frayed around the edges but it is so comfortable you don't care.
I think that would be a crime in most states , must be a sting .
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Unless, of course, EVERYTHING GOES?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
On a whim, I went to an auction. It was listed in the paper as a being a house and all its contents; kitchen ware, dishes, furniture, hand tools, power tools, etc. My ex mostly wanted to go to check out the tools.
We figured it was an estate sale but it turned out the house belonged to an elderly gentleman whose wife had recently died. It was his life long dream to live on a boat and presumably a dream his wife didn’t share.
It would be funny if he found out that they “buyer” was actually a group of guys at a gay bathhouse who saw the listing and pooled their cash.
...but does this mean that you're leaving me???
Reminds me of when Bart Simpson sold his soul and Milhouse bought it.
He’s selling a house - worth something. Car, furniture, even a start at a job. All he walks out with is maybe a suitcase of personal stuff.
This saves packing, avoids bad memories, and maybe helps him pay off any and all alimony, child support, or division of assets per his divorce.
Yup, misleading title. He just had a big garage sale.
yep it sure did.
his friends were in on it
The last thing I want is someone else's old used STUFF.
I’d hate to be one of his friends, and find out I’d just been sold to someone I didn’t know on eBay! Makes me think more closely about who my friends are...
Well, this does kill two birds with one stone. If the guy who bought the house, etc., is looking to make a fresh start in a new place, he's already set up. No scrounging around for toilet bowl cleaner and kitchen towels, all he has to do is leave his old place and move into the new one.
Sounds like a dream come true for someone who wants to relocate without having to pack and move.
““I’d like to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower”
He should just Stay at the Paris in Vegas.
It’s cheaper and doesn’t come with an authentic smell.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.