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Man Auctions His Life on Ebay

news.yahoo.com — From Sunday, June 22 for one week, Usher's life is up for sale on eBay with the package including his $420,000 (US$397,000) three-bedroom house in Perth, Western Australia, a trial for his job at a rug store, his car, motorbike, clothes and even friends.

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  • Rubab, on 06/21/2008, -44/+2phuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
  • allowners, on 06/21/2008, -14/+207On a related note: US government auctions country.
    • Jenovaside, on 06/22/2008, -2/+70That country being iraq.
      • comptonstomp, on 06/22/2008, -1/+27press release: 12 hours after united states government places iraq up for auction, still no interested buyers
        • aptanalogy, on 06/22/2008, -1/+51It only costs $29.95, but the shipping and handling is a bitch.
      • sublingo, on 06/22/2008, -0/+8Won't happen, we're just now starting to drink their milkshake.
        • soden240, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3dugg for There Will Be Blood reference
      • jessenoob, on 06/22/2008, -1/+24BREAKING: Apple buys Iraq, naming it iRaq.
    • deviouskoopa, on 06/22/2008, -1/+29(WMD's and oil not included.)
      • turpenine, on 06/22/2008, -2/+11what wmds?
        • redfox2600, on 06/22/2008, -1/+6The ones that no one that no one could find.
        • aptanalogy, on 06/22/2008, -0/+7Doesn't that increase their theoretical value?
    • P8ntBal1551, on 06/22/2008, -0/+14you guys are so much in debt you could buy your country
      http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/
    • AshamedAmerican, on 06/22/2008, -0/+13Blackwater currently the highest bidder.
    • shakbhaji, on 06/22/2008, -1/+10Old news, this country was bought and paid for in 1913.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Act
      • gak001, on 06/22/2008, -7/+3I thought you guys went away after Ron Paul withdrew... aren't you busy building a colony somewhere?
        • sarixe, on 06/22/2008, -2/+3yer outta here!!!!
        • jzuska, on 06/22/2008, -5/+2They are supporting nObama now, and pissing and whining about the fact they can't get the president impeached.Go ahead, put your Obama in. We'll impeach him too.

          waaaah but Clinton just got a blowjob
    • dlllb, on 06/22/2008, -1/+1LOL that was bought and paid for a looooooong time ago.
    • CrazedLeper, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2You mean the North American Union and the Amero? That's old news. Oh, wait. The k`news doesn't talk about that too much, does it?
    • topgigmedia, on 06/22/2008, -1/+2We have a winning bid - OPEC!
    • vickers500, on 06/22/2008, -1/+18A+++++ GREAT COUNTRY. WOULD BUY AGAIN.
    • CalamariAce, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3Whatever happened to that one dude who tried to auction Belgium on Ebay....
    • DavidGX, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2China already won.
    • Nescirian, on 06/23/2008, -0/+0Free Tibet!
      (Plus shipping and handling)
  • sleepyjjk, on 06/21/2008, -1/+56Wow, that article read a lot more optimistically than I thought.

    Best of luck to him - I hope he gets a good amount of bids to at least pay off all his stuff and live a good life somewhere else.
  • mentallyinhell, on 06/21/2008, -1/+29What does he do then? Take the money and start a new life? Buy another? It's an interesting concept that you can sell your life and just buy a new one.
    • skratchnerd, on 06/22/2008, -0/+12I want to know what happens to the person who buys his life. Is some bored rich millionaire going to buy up this dudes *****? I can't believe this would actually work. If somebody has enough money to buy his life they obviously don't need it. Very weird indeed. The picture of him sort of looked like that Jared fellow from the Subway ads.
    • ThisCommentSux, on 06/22/2008, -3/+9The guy is not selling his "life" at all, just his material possessions - house & contents, car & extras - all in one sale rather than separately. The buyer will simply be someone who is looking to buy a house in Perth already.

      The whole "selling my life" thing is just a marketing gimmick... it's a house sale, for a guy leaving a country who doesn't want the hassle of selling off or relocating all his accumulated crap.

      Title should be, "Guy auctions house, and all the crap inside he doesn't want anymore"
    • known, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1I think he will become http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage_slavery of the buyer.
  • fudged71, on 06/21/2008, -2/+49that would be cool to make enough money, then buy this guy's life, and give it to a homeless guy. Imagine how they would feel
    • maexus, on 06/22/2008, -1/+29Or.. you could just give the homeless guy 400k, I'm sure they would just as happy.
      • sovietninja, on 06/22/2008, -1/+21BEER AND HOOKERS FTW!
      • fudged71, on 06/22/2008, -0/+16give a man a fish he eats for a day...
        • macbookhair, on 06/22/2008, -2/+28give a man a hooker he eats for a day....
        • appleseed1234, on 06/22/2008, -3/+16Teach a man to hook and he eats for a lifetime.
        • Ephemeralnode, on 06/22/2008, -3/+44I always thought it was "Give a man a fire warm him for a night, light a man on fire and warm him for the rest of his life."
        • mecharabbit, on 06/22/2008, -1/+18Hook a man on meth and he won't live much longer.
        • Silentnite85, on 06/22/2008, -1/+4Careful which hookers you pick up, some of them are men.
        • mecharabbit, on 06/22/2008, -1/+6If they are men, they don't smell like fish.
        • AnOMNOMymous, on 06/22/2008, -1/+3Give a dog a bone and it will die and it's anal muscles will contract around your dick.
        • fudged71, on 06/22/2008, -1/+1WTF is your problem?
    • ijwhelan, on 06/22/2008, -0/+4That is a good idea, I would really want to see what happens. I have never really thought of that.
    • shaun1018, on 06/22/2008, -0/+12Sounds like a GOOD idea for a reality TV show. I with my profound hatred of them I don't say that often.
    • mecharabbit, on 06/22/2008, -0/+7See Trading Places, with Eddie Murphy and Dan Akroyd.
      • fudged71, on 06/22/2008, -3/+1That's not the same at all.
        There is no real emotion in that.
        Trading Places is a fictional, hypothetical switching of lives.
        This would be a real-life account of just the one man, trading into the other guy's life, with little emphasis of the other guy (he is content, remember).
  • Sanduu, on 06/21/2008, -4/+16Crazy people, crazy world.
  • indian24, on 06/21/2008, -0/+18Anyone know where the auction is on ebay? I looked, but couldn't find it.
  • rationalbeats, on 06/22/2008, -7/+7I read about this guy last night went to his website, read his sob story, and still don't get it.

    Whatever
  • ChiffX, on 06/22/2008, -2/+97Girlfriend not included...? :(
    • krisscofield, on 06/22/2008, -38/+2he's gay. The article refers to his "partner".
      • alexgap, on 06/22/2008, -1/+30"His decision followed the break-up of his five-year marriage and the end of a 12-year relationship with Laura. He has declined to give details of the break-up but Laura is now with someone else. She has not commented publicly on the auction."
      • daviddiaz, on 06/22/2008, -0/+17RTFA.
    • Miamisun, on 06/22/2008, -0/+12If he decides to stay in the house than you can be his girlfriend.
  • victor22, on 06/22/2008, -7/+1Nice Guerrila Marketing
    • skratchnerd, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1That is exactly what I was thinking. I just can't figure out why this dude needs publicity. Rug sales slow this time of year?
  • ssn697, on 06/22/2008, -11/+2Usher has a home in Perth? The drinking capitol of the world? Wow, did he just move WAY up in my book!

    /obligatory sarcasm tag for the humor impaired...
    • Myonosken, on 06/22/2008, -2/+1/obligatory moron tag for those unable to tell its not USHER.
      • ssn697, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1Jesus. I put in the ***** sarcasm tag, just so people would know I was joking, and realize it isn't the "real" USHER, and STILL some witless ***** replies with a lame "it's not USHER" comment!

        Digg really is crumbling fast...
  • Croecop, on 06/22/2008, -15/+3Can I stab his throat if I buy him?
  • ShadowFoxxx, on 06/22/2008, -11/+0Boy, you really CAN auction everything on Ebay. I hope he can do better with the money, the U.S. economy isn't merciful.
  • g00dbye, on 06/22/2008, -5/+135I always wanted the life of a rich and famous hip hop star!!!!!


    Oh....wait....
    • JakeyG14, on 06/22/2008, -4/+6I always wanted the life of a loser!!!!!

      Oh....crap....
  • D14BL0, on 06/22/2008, -8/+58Description was misleading. At first I thought this was about the R&B artist. Whoops.
    • RationalXubrnce, on 06/22/2008, -7/+2 Yeah, Usher's life might actually be worth having for a week.
    • RationalXubrnce, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2 I'm assuming the people that dugg me down wouldn't want to live in a mansion drive hot sports cars and bang a parade of beautiful women for a week.
  • Wartyboskfapped, on 06/22/2008, -0/+15He tried selling it before, IIRC, and the bidding was cancelled. Dunno what the deal is now.
  • mct17, on 06/22/2008, -7/+0kinda crazy for him to do that to his own life. I mean, he should learn to move on or do something to get his girlfriend back. Not sell his friends or his job. Thats just insane.
  • Vincenzo1, on 06/22/2008, -8/+2Too bad his wife left him. I'd bid if she came with it.
  • flyingsquirle, on 06/22/2008, -3/+11When I first read this I thought it was THE Usher,

    still a good story, but would've been really interesting
  • paross2, on 06/22/2008, -1/+45Lends new meaning to the phrase, "Get a life."
  • YancyFryJr, on 07/13/2008, -8/+3http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7301680.st ...

    Nothing against NewsFeed, but I don't understand why Yahoo just got wind of this.

    EDIT: Oops, just realized that bidding's just started recently. Nevermind.
  • kencurran, on 06/22/2008, -0/+9Good for him. Hopefully he can help himself back into a new life.
  • chaosnovaxz, on 06/22/2008, -13/+6So his girlfriend just left him, wah wah wah. Grow the ***** up and move on like the rest of us!
    • Natnie, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3Um, is that not what he is doing? By selling all his stuff he is getting a fresh start. How could one possibly move on more than that?
  • AzraDarkness, on 06/22/2008, -1/+69negative feedback; your friends aren't that interesting, and i do not like the car.
    • skratchnerd, on 06/22/2008, -8/+2lawlz
    • Akaricloud, on 06/22/2008, -2/+4Can't leave negative now which sucks a lot of arse. I still don't know the logic behind that move by Ebay.
      • djHBRD, on 06/22/2008, -0/+7Nobody wants their feelings hurt :[
      • kylethompson1, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2Only the seller cant leave negative feedback
  • GardenMandy, on 06/22/2008, -3/+12how many times am I going to have to hear about this dork this month?!?
  • araza13, on 06/22/2008, -10/+5This is a really really old story..........
    • derek20cali, on 06/22/2008, -1/+16The auction doesn't even begin for 3 hours, douche.
      • buhby, on 06/22/2008, -1/+2araza is right, I read this months ago (I would say late 2007). Perhaps his first attempt went bust
      • passedoutghost, on 06/22/2008, -1/+2So the guy made a mistake, you're a ***** for calling him a douche based upon an innocent mistake.
    • araza13, on 06/22/2008, -0/+5http://digg.com/search?section=all&s=auction+man+l ...

      made popular 95 days ago dick... i mean derek
    • passedoutghost, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1The concept is old, because the first attempt failed. This is the second attempt by the same man. I did recall reading about the first attempt in the papers a few months back though.
  • ZodiacKiller, on 06/22/2008, -1/+17If he doesn't want his life, then who the hell else is going to bid on it?

    Let me know when a professional bikini model body oil application specialist, with a multimillion dollar inheritance puts their life up for auction on ebay... I'll bid on that.
  • mal1964, on 06/22/2008, -1/+12He should be ushered to the nut house.
    • HumanGlitch, on 06/22/2008, -1/+11but Usher doesnt work at a peanut factory
      • riskybeats, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2He works at the peanut gallery... No? Okay I'll stop.
  • LeviTheSmith, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2"Usher, who is from County Durham in Britain but moved to Perth in 2001, set up a website (www.alife4sale.com) for the sale. Critics have denounced the site as a gimmick to attract advertising revenue, but Usher says it has earned him very little and is definitely real."

    and


    http://members.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUs ...
  • Wartyboskfapped, on 06/22/2008, -3/+6He's what they call a "Whinging Pom"
  • DubiSPACEBAR, on 06/22/2008, -2/+0This has been done before
  • gannondork, on 06/22/2008, -0/+4As a schizo I think that I should sell my life to escape from those out to get me, it comes free with an appointment to be committed in September.
    • ZodiacKiller, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1You could always just auction off some of the voices... That way they can be someone else's problem...
  • IpsoPhatso87, on 06/22/2008, -0/+23I'd sell my life on Ebay, but nobody wants a 2000 Buick Regal or an apartment lease with 6 months still due.
  • sonnybobiche, on 06/22/2008, -2/+3Pretty inexpensive house if you ask me...
  • KLowD9x, on 06/22/2008, -2/+25Damn, rug salesmen get paid enough to buy a 390K USD house in WA?

    I think I need to move out that way.
    • macbookhair, on 06/22/2008, -1/+13if you have amazing credit you would be surprised what you can buy
      • KLowD9x, on 06/22/2008, -0/+5You don't get amazing credit by buying ***** you can't afford.
        • macbookhair, on 06/22/2008, -1/+1Yes you do... by afford you mean not being able to pay in full? Credit card with a limit of 10,000 dollars... you could put like 5,000 dollars on it without it harming your credit limit and pay the minimum payment with no hamrful effects what so ever.

          I am 19 and my credit score is amazing... just because I pay everything on time... including a car payment... which I noticed increased my score the most. And I keep my debt to credit ratio loooooow... and my credit inquires under 5 per year.
        • KLowD9x, on 06/22/2008, -0/+4Yes, I meant "being able to pay in full".

          /sarcasm.

          I'm talking about when you buy a 390KUSD house, the payments are going to catch up with you very quickly, especially if you're a rug salesman/coffee brewer.
    • iamjames, on 06/22/2008, -0/+4heck ya! wonder what a professional digger's house looks like in WA?
    • Natnie, on 06/22/2008, -0/+11Yes. People in Australia get paid proper wages.
      • theducks, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3And pay for it. Your average house/car/etc is double the price here compared to the US.
  • macbookhair, on 06/22/2008, -5/+4http://www.alife4sale.com/list_Car.htm

    There are his cars... click around.. his house and cars suck.
    • specialK16, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3I bet you don't have a jet ski, or a bicycle!
      • macbookhair, on 06/22/2008, -2/+2I have a bike... -_-. But my awesome car and house makes up for my lack of jet ski... plus I live like an hour from teh beach so it would be the sucks to transfer it back and forth.
    • theducks, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3For Perth, AU$420k is quite reasonable for what you get.
    • aethelberga, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1I think your standards must be unreasonably high. His house seems quite nice.
  • Thrilltone, on 06/22/2008, -7/+1Business is not so good for a lot of people as so much of our disposable income is stripped from us. People are cutting back on luxury items. I know. That's what I sell.

    Let's kick some ass
    http://digg.com/educational/Time_to_kick_some_ass
  • minmi, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1It's an interesting idea to sell his life.
    I want to know what life he will get next.
  • Vash3001, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1He will do anything....anything.
  • miamifan5499, on 06/22/2008, -4/+2This guy is a nut job. He talks about living life to the fullest, but he should be able to understand that life isn't all about fun it's about overcoming adversity. He is running away from his problems like a 6 year old would try to run away from home when they didn't get their way. What happens when his new life goes wrong? Does he keep selling off his new lives in an attempt to find a perfect life?
    • silent, on 06/22/2008, -0/+6He might be running away, but it is worth reading. He moved to a new country with his wife.
      Into a house that they furnished together. Everything about his current situation reminds him of her.

      I can't say I blame him for wanting to move on.
  • silent, on 06/22/2008, -1/+1oops, meant to reply.
  • WyldeJ, on 06/22/2008, -1/+4This looks like quite a bargain tbh.
  • artfiend77, on 06/22/2008, -3/+2Damn, upon reading the first few words on the description I thought (hoped) it be a hit on Ushers life...:(
  • scarecrow2k6, on 06/22/2008, -8/+0lol @ $420,000 (US$397,000), didn't know the US dollar values less than AUS $. America and GW Bush FTW!!!
    • Akaricloud, on 06/22/2008, -5/+1Last time I checked the AU:USD was worth 95 cents. I think they have the values the wrong way around in the article.
    • ReyX, on 06/22/2008, -0/+10What the hell is wrong with you both?? The US dollar is still worth more because it takes less of it (397K) to equal $420K AUS, so the article has got it right.

      I'm embarrassed to write this, but here goes:

      397xUS = 420xAU, therefore AU = 397/420xUS or about 0.945US.
      • passedoutghost, on 06/22/2008, -5/+0Actually it's 95 cents at the moment :D
      • Natnie, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3Indeed. About 10 years ago the Australian dollr was worth less than 60 cents to the USD. The current exchange rate is great for me. I just bought a video camera in New York for $430, and it would have cost me $800 in Australia. (both previous amounts in AUD)
  • btschul, on 06/22/2008, -4/+2I read about this like 6 months ago. Is he doing it again?
  • Rockwell3, on 06/22/2008, -2/+0Did anyone see the ******* air scooter ad?!?
  • asherchang, on 06/22/2008, -2/+3Didn't someone else do this previously? Like, 3+ years ago or something?
  • Aieces, on 06/22/2008, -6/+0Despite his optimism, this guy seems to be a whinny emo bitch thats just depressed about his wife leaving him. Maybe all of this is just one giant ploy for attention that we are all playing into.
  • JamesMatt, on 06/22/2008, -1/+5whats the meaning of life?
    • 1337chic, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3See appropriate Monty Python movie.
    • AsianChopsticks, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3What a life of meaning?
    • jbenze, on 06/22/2008, -0/+0To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you and to hear the lamentations of their women.

      (i know that's what is BEST in life but I couldn't resist)
    • daviddiaz, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1442.
      • WyldeJ, on 06/22/2008, -0/+5Damn David!

        I wanted to be the smart-ass. d;
      • bwdd, on 06/22/2008, -0/+7Actually, that's the answer to life. And the universe. And everything.
  • Turbojugend27, on 06/22/2008, -2/+0Who cares, a number of people have done this since the birth of the net. So he is like everyone else.
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