For Sale: One Life 出售：人生
[audio]http://www.24en.com/bbc/dl_mp3/life_auction88.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px]Do you ever [b]feel sick of[/b] your life?
[p=21, 2, left]Then why not sell it?[/p][p=21, 2, left]This is exactly what one man is attempting to do following the[b]breakdown[/b] of his marriage.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Ian Usher, a 44-year-old British man living in Australia, is using the [b]online auction site[/b] eBay to sell not only his[b]belongings[/b], but his entire life.[/p][p=21, 2, left][b]Up for grabs[/b] are his house and everything that's in it: his car, his [b]jetski[/b], his [b]parachuting gear[/b], even his pots and pans.[/p][p=21, 2, left]But what makes the auction unique is that the package also includes a two-week [b]trial run[/b] at his job as an assistant in a [b]rug[/b] store, and even an introduction to his friends in the local area.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The [b]lovelorn[/b] Mr Usher said he no longer wanted to be reminded of the life he shared with his ex-wife, and hopes the sale will [b]raise funds[/b] for a life-changing adventure.[/p][p=21, 2, left]He said that once the sale has [b]gone through[/b], he plans to "walk out of his front door with his wallet in one pocket and his passport in the other," and see where the next plane takes him.[/p][p=21, 2, left][b]Bidding[/b] opened on Sunday, and by Monday morning had already reached the [b]staggering figure[/b] of 13m yuan (2 million Australian dollars).[/p][p=21, 2, left]Unfortunately for Mr Usher most of the high bids [b]turned out to be[/b] fake, as he had not activated a [b]registration system[/b] that would have only let[b]genuine[/b] bids through.[/p][p=21, 2, left]After removing the [b]bogus[/b] bids the value of his 'life' stood at 2m yuan, though he hopes the final figure will be over 3m yuan.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Whatever the final price he receives, he is by no means the first person to try to sell something unusual online. A [b]fighter jet[/b], a piece of Britney Spears' chewing gum, and even some [b]toenail clippings[/b] have all been sold on eBay.[/p]
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