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Man Who Sold Life's Worth on eBay Got a Low Selling Price

Posted June 30, 2008 8:28 AM

From USATODAY.com Tech - Top Stories:

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 400,000 Australian dollars ($384,000).

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06/30/2008 9:12 PM

This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "Get a Life!"

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07/01/2008 8:07 AM

Ya gotta look at the bright side. At least now you know where to buy one.

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07/01/2008 11:55 AM

Yeh! He would have been better off blogging all day on CR4.

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07/01/2008 2:00 PM

We can't allow that: he might have LEARNED something. As it is, with just half a brain, what a half wit he'd be.

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07/01/2008 10:23 PM

A fine example of the old maxim: "You get what you pay for".

So he is probably going back to Blighty.

That will mean an average increase in the IQ of folks in Oz, and a corresponding average decrease in IQ, back in the UK.

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