May 6, 2007

The Things You Find on E-bay!

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- The government has ordered an Internet auction site to remove an advertisement in which a Brazilian man offered to sell his wife for about $50.

The Estado news agency said it wasn't clear if the ad was meant as a joke. It said Mercado Livre told it the ad hadn't been noticed earlier because of the large number of products offered on the site - nearly 1 million.

The described his wife physically and listed her qualities as a homemaker and companion. He reportedly said she was 35 and "worth her weight in gold."

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So...if she is "worth her weight in gold", and the asking price is fifty bucks, she must not weigh much at all.

Especially when you consider the current devaluation of the dollar.

(Observation: Mercado Livre is the Brazilian version of E-bay)

Hat tip to sidegik for the clip!


Posted by Andrew on May 6, 2007 5:31 PM.

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