Man auctions life, but disappointed at bid price

Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:35 PM EDT
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PERTH — 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.

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Zoya

I find it hard to beleive that guy deosnt have anyone waiting in the wings. One hes too goodlooking... But its a awesome gimmick to get his stuff sold......

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    Reply#1 - Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:01 PM EDT
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    Zoya

    I got to hand it to the guy great gimmick...To sell his stuff...But I dont think hes all alone in the world he has someone in the wings waiting for him. Hes way to hot to be alone for long...

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