Selling your life

[Popeh]

Interesting discovery...

We've all heard about FFXI accounts going on sale which people sell the time invested, but imagine selling your actual life.

Apparently a guy from the UK who moved to Australia and married has recently divorced and is selling/sold absolutely everything which makes up his life in Australia; house/contents/car/jetski/job and friends!

He's got balls, i'll give him that.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7467857.stm

[Maguspk]

That's really neat

[Senoska]

isn't this sorta old? I recall reading about this about a year or two ago.

edit: Ah never mind, bidding just started on it, gotcha.

[Aerin]

How do you sell your friends? lol

[ferigor]

How do you sell your friends? lol

He is also selling an introduction to his friends and a trial run at his job.

Splitting hairs I guess.

[Mikayla]

Why would you want to BUY friends? They aren't really your FRIENDS. They're just ... people you get to meet because you paid money for something you probably couldn't establish yourself if you're having to buy it from someone else.

[skurlover]

isn't this sorta old? I recall reading about this about a year or two ago.

edit: Ah never mind, bidding just started on it, gotcha.

Yeah, I remember a story just like this a couple of years ago as well. Don't think its the first time, but I can't for the life of me find the other instance.

EDIT: I found some articles from March about it as well, just that it may have taken some planning and time I guess. 3 mo. =/= 3 years

EDIT2: http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/wo...594355866.html

[Metah]

Why would you want to BUY friends? They aren't really your FRIENDS. They're just ... people you get to meet because you paid money for something you probably couldn't establish yourself if you're having to buy it from someone else.

But they could become your friends, obviously.

[Maguspk]

Why would you want to BUY friends? They aren't really your FRIENDS. They're just ... people you get to meet because you paid money for something you probably couldn't establish yourself if you're having to buy it from someone else.

...and so is everything else in this? He's just creating the full package for the crazy guy who buys it all. Also, he isn't selling the friends, read the article.

[Bratt]

I'd buy your life Popeh.

[Elcura]

Just walk into an old folks home for the same experience.

popeh

[Rocl]

Listen to me

No one can understand what you're posting either

[Popeh]

If Elcura meant what I think he meant ...

[Syntex]

Some of these things will never work, friends, wife, kids will never fit in regardless how much you pay.

I never would go into a relationship with someone elses kid.

[Pirian]

This guy has been trying to get media attention for a while, someone mentioned they saw this a year or two ago and that's correct. Funny how it's just now finally comming up to auction

[Titanss]

theres a site somewhere where you can find out how much your worth , some dumb myspace shit .. think I was worth 11k .. fucking great /wrists

[Iono]

Lol I wanna see how much I'm worth. What's the site?!?

[Azalee]

One of those stupid myspace applications.

Would be somewhat interesting if you didn't have to leave comments for your friends, post bulletins, etc.