The Beezlebub Bid

A Chinese man tried to sell his soul on an internet
auction site.

The man, in his late 20s, from Jiaxing, near Shanghai, attempted to sell
his soul on Taobao, China’s top online auction site.

He attracted bids from some 58 potential buyers before the posting was
pulled, reports China Daily.

"We reviewed Taobao’s policies and realised we had no specific policy
on the selling of souls," said Porter Erisman, spokesman for Taobao’s
parent company, Alibaba.com.

Mr Erisman said Taobao wasn’t opposed to the idea of soul selling online,
but wanted more proof that the seller could provide the goods.

"After some discussion, we decided that we will allow the member to
sell his soul on Taobao, but only if he can provide written permission
from
a ‘higher authority’," he said.

from Ananova

If you see a front-page photo in the supermarket tabloids
of the Dowbrigade in the Golden Triangle, with one arm around the waist
of Angelina Jolie and the other around the shoulder of the Dalai Lama,
you will know that our own semi-secret second
soul sale was successful.