Man auctions himself for GBP20,000
25 Jun 2012 1:36 AM GMT
A father-of-three in the UK has put himself up for sale on an online auction website for 20,000 pounds, as a desperate measure after knowing that he will be unemployed within a month.
Andy Martin was given 30 days' notice that he was being made redundant, which led him to take the drastic action. As well as starting a daily blog outlining his efforts in finding a new job, the 45-year-old came up with the idea to auction himself off.
Martin, currently a traffic planner for a waste management company, said: ‘I have been unemployed in the past. I knew I could either stay bitter and angry, which I was, about losing my job, or I could do something about it. It is a whole new world so I have had to quickly get up to speed.’Â
With a 'buy now' price of 20,000 pounds the internet site was quick to inform Martin, that he was breaching the rules by trying to sell himself. He was, however, allowed to post in the 'goods wanted' section.
Andy Martin was given 30 days' notice that he was being made redundant, which led him to take the drastic action. As well as starting a daily blog outlining his efforts in finding a new job, the 45-year-old came up with the idea to auction himself off.
Martin, currently a traffic planner for a waste management company, said: ‘I have been unemployed in the past. I knew I could either stay bitter and angry, which I was, about losing my job, or I could do something about it. It is a whole new world so I have had to quickly get up to speed.’Â
With a 'buy now' price of 20,000 pounds the internet site was quick to inform Martin, that he was breaching the rules by trying to sell himself. He was, however, allowed to post in the 'goods wanted' section.
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