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Man auctions entire life on eBay
A man in Australia has put his entire life up for grabs on eBay, with a starting price of one Australian dollar.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:25 March 18, 2008
- Ian Usher said he was auctioning his life as "a package".
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Sydney: A man in Australia has put his entire life up for grabs on eBay, with a starting price of one Australian dollar.
Ian Usher, 44, originally from Darlington, County Durham is offering his house, his job, his clothes and his friends, after the break up of his marriage.
The other things on offer are his marital home, his Mazda car and a 140mph Kawasaki motorbike.
"It's time to move. A completely fresh start. I want to see where life takes me," Ian Usher, 44, told Australian television on Tuesday from Perth in Western Australia state.
Usher said he was auctioning his life as "a package".
"Hi there, my name is Ian Usher, and I have had enough of my life! I don't want it any more! You can have it if you like!," reads his Web site, which has a link to eBay for bidders.
"When it's over, I will just walk out the front door, take my wallet, my passport and start a new life," he said.
Usher said his ex-wife had heard of his auction. "Her last comment was, 'it seems a bit mental to me'," he said.
Mr Usher emigrated to Australia six years ago, and became an Australian citizen in 2006.
The auction will begin on 22 June.
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