New Zealand man puts up his soul for auction

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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

(07-02) 13:12 PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) --

A New Zealand man has put his soul up for auction to the highest bidder, noting that it is "a merry old soul" rather than a "funk soul brother" but that he would "would like to think there is a bit of funk in there somewhere."

Walter Scott, 24, put his soul up for sale on New Zealand Internet auction site TradeMe, and so far has received more than 100 expressions of interest.

Bids in the auction, which was to close Thursday, had reached $189 late Wednesday.

Scott said he had been thinking about selling his soul for ages.

"I can't see it, touch it or feel it, but I can sell it, so I'm going to palm it off to the highest bidder," he said.

It was in "pretty good nick" except for a rough patch six years ago when he reached the legal drinking age, he said.

Advice from a lawyer was that the winning bidder would not be entitled to anything but Scott's soul and would not be able to own or control him in any way, he said.

The successful bidder will receive a framed deed of "soul ownership," Scott said.

TradeMe business manager Michael O'Donnell said the auction complied with the site's rules because a physical object — the deed of ownership — would change hands.

"I think he has entered into the spirit of the (online) community (and) he's also responded to our request to have a physical thing for sale and he's put together a nice looking deed for ownership," O'Donnell said.

"He's answered the questions in a straightforward manner and with humor and personally. I think it's unlikely that anyone's going to be misled by that auction," he told the Stuff Web site.

In 2001, 20-year-old U.S. university student Adam Burtle tried unsuccessfully to sell his soul on auction Web site eBay.

Bidding had reached $400 before the auction was pulled from the site, with the company ruling something tangible needed to swap hands.

Last month an Australian man sold his entire life including his house and a trial at his job after the break up of his five-year marriage for $383,200.

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On the Net:

TradeMe Site: www.trademe.co.nz

You can really sell anything on the Internetz.
I remember a few years ago, someone successfully sold a ghost. And a few years later, a girl sold her body for advertisement. Not like, selling her body like a prostitute, but to tattoo a company's logo on her stomach or something.

Intense how far people will go.

Lol, I remember seeing "haunted toast" up for sale on ebay. It was like, $100, lol. It was burnt toast with a face crusted on it. I think someone bought it too, lol.

Crazy people, lol.

How stupid do you have to be to buy this stuff? Seriously.

Wow, haunted toaster? Intense!

And honestly, this will never end. Some will buy these stuff just to amuse themselves, or want to see it for themselves.
'Cause really, selling their souls might be sad, but some people will pay a grand just to eat some pizza made with rare/rich ingredients.


Circle of life, sadly.

Me wants the soul.

Lmao, some people are crazy.

I can remember seeing a dead fly for sale on ebay . .