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Title: Man attempts to sell family on Ebay
Post by: GigaShadow on January 14, 2003, 05:56:32 AM: And he thought this auction wouldn\'t get deleted...

LOS ANGELES - Writer Steve Young may be able to peddle his prose, but when it came to selling his family, the father of two couldn\'t cash in on the $5 million offer.

After reading about the online sale of a struggling town in Humboldt County, Young decided to put his wife and kids on the auction block.

"If a town could be sold online, then how much could you get for a family?" Young said.

After consulting with wife Diana, and their two children, Kelly, 9, and Casey, 8, Young said he posted the ad Thursday on eBay and received more than 10,000 hits within minutes.

But when eBay operators heard about the auction early Friday, they yanked the ad, saying it is against company policy to sell human beings.

"People have tried to sell themselves five or six times over the past four or five years," said eBay spokesman Kevin Pursglove. "There have been attempts to sell their nephew, uncle, wife, whoever is in the doghouse at the time. They\'ve even tried to sell their soul."

Young said the auction winner would receive a lifetime of platonic companionship, including invitations to family outings and holiday gatherings as well as tips on writing, gardening and cooking. The minimum bid was $5 million.

The family was willing to relocate anywhere, and the elder Youngs would change their surname.

"You have patrons of the arts, museums and charities. I wanted a patron for my family," he said.
Title: Man attempts to sell family on Ebay
Post by: theomen on January 14, 2003, 06:00:27 AM: I wonder is I could sell my soul online?
Title: Man attempts to sell family on Ebay
Post by: ooseven on January 14, 2003, 06:01:48 AM: Quote
Originally posted by theomen
I wonder is I could sell my soul online?

if You are with X Box live then you have already sold it.

;)
Title: Man attempts to sell family on Ebay
Post by: mm on January 14, 2003, 06:19:46 AM: cha-ching!
Title: Man attempts to sell family on Ebay
Post by: Darth Joyda on January 14, 2003, 06:37:54 AM: Money rule$ the World.
Title: Man attempts to sell family on Ebay
Post by: Kurt Angle on January 14, 2003, 09:34:11 AM: I wonder if anyone would buy my semen. ;)
Title: Man attempts to sell family on Ebay
Post by: square_marker on January 14, 2003, 12:05:28 PM: People will buy anything these days.
Title: Man attempts to sell family on Ebay
Post by: shockwaves on January 14, 2003, 12:08:16 PM: It\'s against E-bay policy to sell body parts. A human is nothing more than a collection of body parts, isn\'t it? :)

And I\'m sure if you stretch the definition, they could claim a soul is a body part as well :p
Title: Man attempts to sell family on Ebay
Post by: Samwise on January 14, 2003, 12:53:35 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Kurt Angle
I wonder if anyone would buy my semen. ;)
*gets wallet ready*
Title: Man attempts to sell family on Ebay
Post by: Titan on January 14, 2003, 01:04:32 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Kurt Angle
I wonder if anyone would buy my semen. ;)

Please, the genepool is contaminated enough.
Title: Man attempts to sell family on Ebay
Post by: SER on January 14, 2003, 03:33:59 PM: How much do you get outta those sperm banks anyway? I would go there, but we don\'t have one of those around my area.