British Man tries to 'sell his soul' on Ebay

Whilst looking for a personal journal on Ebay for Christmas this evening, I spotted this UK seller who was 'selling his soul' for £700,000 to get away from his dead end existence.

(The item number in question is  220324602165'  and the British seller is called synapseentertainmentuk)

His starting bid for 'his soul' is in the region of £25,000.50 and his Buy It Now Price is £700,000. But so far, his ad hasn't had any takers but the ad expires on the 15 December 2008, so there is still plenty of time.

Here is  an excerpt from his extraordinary Ebay advert:-

"Hello there, my name is Dante Knoxx, 24, from the United Kingdom. I'm a highly creative person, but creativity is not without it's drawbacks.

Unfortunately, where I live, there are hardly any jobs to keep a creative person like myself, employed in anything other than boring, mundane office jobs.

And quite frankly, I wouldn't mind the extra cash to support my Musical endeavours and gain some damn PR!

So, how could one go about doing this I thought? Well, I quit my shoddy job as a Laptop Repair technician, and now, I leave it to you, the denizens of Earth, to purchase my actual soul and in return, allow my to acquire some tasty capital. To prove that I'm SO (***) serious about this proposal, the winner of my soul will attain a fully witnessed and Legally obligated contract, that stipulates some of the following clauses:

A percentage of my taxable income for the rest of my life, with a guaranteed minimum of £1000.00 net GBP per year. A clause, which entitles the owner to a 10% profit ownership of any intellectual works that I (Paradigm) create. The owner will have no control over the production of the works or how I manage or choose to sell the works. Should I (Paradigm) become signed, this part of the contract will be re-written with the Record Manager present. After the sale is complete, I am to write a fully detailed account of the soul's life.

I have three years to complete this work after the date of the contract is signed. A clause, which states that I will leave 10% percent of my estate to the owner of my soul in my will. A clause, where I must supply an annual report of my soul to the owner. A clause, where I must scribe a birthday card to the owner of my soul, every year of my birthday. A clause, which requires I plant three trees a year. As this contract is unique and will be hard to legally enforce, I will also sign a Legal Recourse waiver. Which removes my right to dispute this contract in any way other than what is laid out in the final and officially signed contract. Penalties to enforce these clauses are also included within the contract. These will be finalized upon the drafting of the final official contract. The owner is also entitled to the 100% profit return, if he/she chooses to resell my soul, should it's performance become unsuitable. However, such resale actions of my soul and contract must be confirmed and agreed upon by me. If I am unhappy with the resale, it stands as null and void. A clause is also included, where I may choose to buy back my soul, for the final price of £100,000,000 GBP.

Should I choose to excercise (sic) this clause, the owner has no legal recourse and therefore cannot dispute the clause or contract in any way!"

Beaulieu has emailled him to ask if he will add any further comments to the story.