Ian Arthur loves his life in Perth, Australia.
But since his wife, Laura, is part of this life, the couple has broken up and he has decided to offer this life, lock, stock and barrel to the highest bidder.
The 44-year-old Mr. Usher, from Darlington, Durham County, has spent his entire life on the online auction site eBay, starting at a Australian dollar.
His marriage home, Mazda sedan and Kawasaki motorcycle, 40 miles an hour, are on sale.
The winning bidder will also get a range of gadgets that will enable them to enjoy his sunshine
The lifestyle of all Australia, including jet skiing, a set of kites
Surf gear, body board and mountain bike. His three-bedroom, two-bathroom open-
Plan home is located in the suburbs of Willard. it is half a year.
One hour by train from downtown Perth.
It has a projector TV with a screen of 6ft. The garden has a courtyard and an outdoor spa.
Although this seemingly crazy plan always has the ingredients of a prank, Mr Usher claims that he is completely serious and wants his work --
Lot can sell for at least $500,000 (£230,000).
Mr. Usher immigrated to Australia six years ago and became an Australian citizen in 2006.
"My life here is absolutely amazing," he said on his website . ".
"But I just wanted to have a good rest and start over, so I sold everything, from the things in the closet to the kettle, the locks, the stocks and the barrels, from my cutlery to my car.
Laura chose the house with me and was going to use it as our home.
Despite my busy and fulfilling life, I still miss my wife very much.
Everything around me is just a reminder of the wonderful past we share.
"Mr. Usher, who lives in his 1990 s in Scarborough, will also be available to those who buy his ready-to-wear
Open life with his friends and details of his favorite bars, restaurants and nightclubs.
The man will even be on trial for two weeks with his employer, Perth carpet retailer. The 100-
The countdown to the auction will begin on June 22 for a period of seven days, starting on Friday, and Mr. Usher's website goes live.
Potential buyers can preview his life on the website. alife4sale.
Com, which contains blogs and videos detailing the content provided.
The home page opened happily and it said, "Hi, my name is Ian Arthur, I 've had enough of my life!
I don't want it anymore!
You can have it if you want!
No, I'm not thinking about suicide. I'm selling my life!
I have my reasons.
However, I'm still not sure if this is the crazy, totally stupid, or just some sort of middlelife crisis.
Whatever it is, it is on sale in a big auction.
Everything I have and everything I have.
"Mr. Usher said the idea came from one of his friends, Bruce, who, during a particularly dark period, I came up with the idea of marketing his life through an advertisement in The Sunday newspaper.
Although Bruce has never really experienced it, Mr. Usher was impressed by the idea and carefully considered his question while working for a long time --
Long shifts
Truck driver.
"My goal is to leave at the end of the eBay auction, with my wallet in one pocket and my passport in the other.
He said on the website.
Mr Usher, who has no children, admitted that what he would do once it was sold was "a little vague", but said that he might return to Darlington to visit his family for a while before traveling around the world.
"But I think Australia is my home," he added . ".
Mr. Usher, a bachelor of education, worked in various jobs before leaving the UK.
He is an outdoor education teacher and a teacher.
Car salesman.
He drove a jet.
After five years of skiing in Scarborough, he rented a bicycle, published a magazine, drove a wedding car, and installed a luxury kitchen.
In late 1990, he visited Australia with his partner Laura.
The couple fell in love with the country, and after a second trip a year later, they decided to move there.
They got married in 2000, sold the house and moved to Perth in 2001.
As he said on his website: "I met and married the best girl in the world.
I love her with all my heart and she loves me too.
"However, after more than 12 years together and 5 years of happiness in marriage, I was suddenly hit.
"I often think of a quote from Baz Luhrmann's Sunscreen song, which is, 'The real trouble in your life is the kind of person who surprised you at some free Tuesday four o'clock P. M '.
"At around eleven o'clock P. M. on Wednesday night, I was blindfolded by a shocking and terrible discovery.
Two years ago, his wife found another person.
"I worked out of town, did a few different jobs and moved into the house.
"We bought the land and built it for both of us," he said . ".
"When I moved back, I just thought, I couldn't live here-I really didn't want to be here.
"It's not a hasty decision, it's not a knee --jerk reaction.
I thought about it.
Mr. Usher admitted that after Laura left, he was not sure how to deal with all their furniture and items.
He considered selling it one by one with local newspapers;
Send them all to auction;
Offer to friends;
Or store them.
But all the other options seem to be time.
Consumption and emotional consumption.
Then he remembered Bruce's idea. During the lead
Prior to the auction, Mr. Usher plans to publish a longer version of his life story in four online "books", from now until June, one per month.
The first part is already there, about his life in the UK before moving to Australia, and explains how he met Laura and fell in love with Laura.
The second to fourth parts have not yet been written.
In just three days, Mr. Usher's plan drew attention.
On a newspaper website, a Melbourne woman asked, "Can a woman buy your life? Or will there be a different incentive in any way?
Secondly, would you like to leave with your passport and copyright usage?
He replied: "Yes, anyone can buy my life and men, women, couples, home location, house, lifestyle, etc are suitable for anyone.
I did not target single men on purpose.
Mr. Usher said he did not expect his plan to be the basis of a book, although "it would be great if Hollywood knocked on the door", adding in his reply: "As far as copyright is concerned, I think my story is my story and I would like to be able to control it if anyone is interested in using it.
"However, new buyers will have their own stories to tell, after all, they will be the first to do so and will obviously control their own stories.
Interesting questions. .
This early stage!
"Mr. Usher is not the first person to auction his life on eBay.
Last year, another Australian Nicael Holt provided his presence to the highest bidder in a package, including his name, phone number, property, circle of friends, there are also 8 "potential couples"Mr Holt, a 24-year-
The old philosophy student also offers a repertoire of six jokes with the former
A four-year-old girlfriend
A week-long training course for "be me" includes his sense of fashion, food tastes and "Temptation style ".
He offered to teach his skills to buyers, including surfing, skateboarding and hand boards.
The items provided included 300 CDs from Mr. Holt's collection, childhood photos and body piercings.
An unknown buyer finally bought his life for $7,500. £3,470).
Last year, 24. year-
The old man put one of his kidneys on eBay and offered to start at 60,500.
His ad was discovered and deleted by the website regulator, but not before dozens of people responded.
On Mr Usher's lighthearted website, he pays tribute to potential bidders for the fun of Perth's lifestyle.
"The weather here is amazing, it's hot all summer, it's sunny, it's cool and gentle in winter," he wrote . ".
"This encourages an outdoor lifestyle, where life in Perth revolves around beaches, rivers, parks and cafes, and of course many public barbecues that are available free of charge throughout the city.
"If the reader is not impressed, he also includes a link to the Perth review, as well as a video showing Mr. Arthur visiting the beach and strolling the black Labrador.
The site also includes footage of his skydiving.
Skiing, snowboarding, kite surfing, motorcycling and karting.
Over the next few weeks, the site will broadcast video clips of his close friends on YouTube, claiming they are ready to transfer their loyalty to the people who bought his life.
The friends include Melanie, EM, Paula, Joe, Monique and Rani.
There was no comment at the press release.
"Soul sale, minor scratch"-the weirdest online auction * Kyle McDonald, 26year-
Old Canadians have realized their dream of having their own home by using the Internet to exchange 14 sep items of increasing value.
Starting with the red paper clip, he traded with rock star Alice Cooper through a fancy door handle, a camping stove, a snowmobile, a record contract and an afternoon
The idea was inspired by a children's game called "getting better and better", but Mr McDonald created a website dedicated to the project and promised to do it no matter where the potential trader is
By July 2006, he was preparing to move into a house in Kirin, province he had never been to before.
* American college student Adam Burrell sold his soul on eBay on February 2001, warning bidders: "I don't guarantee the condition of the soul.
So far it is close to mint with only slight scratches.
Bid $400 (£197)
Before eBay canceled the deal, 20-year-old Bertel admitted: "I am a geek.
I go back to the Internet whenever I'm bored.
"You have to have an item that the seller can deliver to the buyer," a spokesman for EBay said . ".
Diane Duiser from Florida held an auction of 10 people. year-
The old image of the Virgin Mary on a grilled sandwich, which she claims brought her good luck, including a $70,000 gambling bonus.
People watched the auction.
7 million times before the Golden Palace
Online Casino com paid $28,000 for sandwiches in November 2004 to get it on tour.
* 18-year-old Rosie Reidyear-
An old student at the University of Bristol School of Social Policy auctioned her virginity in January 2004 in an attempt to reduce her debt.
She received 400 offers before eBay stopped the auction.
Red continues it on its own website and claims to accept £ 8,400 from 44-year-Old BT engineer
She said she would rather sleep with a stranger than face poverty.
* Joe and Elizabeth Rapp auctioned Bridgeville on December 2002 using eBay. uninhabited 82-
Located 260 miles north of San Francisco, acre town.
It attracted nearly 250 bids, including a $1,777,877 delayed offer from a buyer who did not appear.
The land, including a post office and a cemetery, has been owned by Lapples since 1985.