Woman sells baby's name for $4,050
Filed under: Debt, Kids and Money, Health, Relationships, Recession
It's amazing what you find on eBay.
A unemployed woman without maternity insurance coverage and unpaid medical bills has sold the naming rights to her unborn child for $4,050 on eBay.
The winning bid was made Jan. 17 for a baby due June 10. According to the woman's blog, she plans to announce the winning name any day.
Talk about a way to come up with some cash -- sort of like what professional sports teams do with stadiums, only a lot less expensive.
The winning bidder gets a pair of Nike Air Booties, and exclusive naming right for her baby's first, middle and last name. They also get a copy of the birth certificate, a newspaper with the birth announcement, and a wallet size picture from the hospital picture package with the name, birth date, weight and other details printed on the front.
She explains in her bid that's she's doing this because it's fun, and that she already has three children and the novelty of naming the baby has worn off. She asks that the name not be one where the kid "could potentially get his/her butt kicked in school."
On Jan. 13, four days before bidding ended, she updated the bid to say she was fired from her job, which she attributes to being pregnant. Her stack of unpaid bills must only be getting bigger.
If her offer is a hoax, it's a pretty elaborate one.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1-22-2009 @ 3:20PM
M.G. said...
IF the woman is tired and bored with naming her child and willing to let a stranger name the kid . MAYBE SHE SHOULD SOP HAVING THEM. YOU THINK! Explain that to the child when their older. “mommy was bored and wanted more money so that’s why you got stuck with your name“. And there is no mention of a father in the house. That’s because there must not be if the winner gets to give the last name also! ANOTHER GOOD REASON TO STOP HAVING KIDS. YOU THINK! THE WOMAN GOT FIRED BECAUSE THEY REALIZED HOW SCREWED UP SHE IS. THEY KNOW!
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1-22-2009 @ 3:59PM
wondering? said...
where is babys daddy? let me guess another on born on my tax dollars, i sure an sick of paying for these kids.
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1-22-2009 @ 3:58PM
Marti said...
Well, IF the pregnancy was the real reason she was fired, maybe the next thing we'll hear about is the lawsuit against her employer.
I'm with you, M.G., wonder where Daddy is? My husband would freak out if I ever did something like that. Then again, I wouldn't be in that situation... no insurance? No babies. Thirty bucks a month for birth control pills is a lot less than thousands for medical expenses.
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