shaking my head
Everyone knows that I am a big eBay addict. Even when I am not really looking to buy something I still search through the listings of items that I might be interested in bidding on. While consulting snopes.com this morning to authenticate an urban legend email that I had received I found an article about this true eBay auction.
Here is the story behind the auction, taken from the Providence, RI, Channel 10 newsite:
WARWICK, R.I. -- Jojo Gator and Jackie Kidney want a new lease on life and they're taking that phrase literally.
The engaged Warwick couple, along with six other relatives, have put themselves up for lease on eBay -- $1.5 million for five years of service.
"It's two families for lease," Kidney said. "We all have different skills -- cooking, cleaning, auto service and landscaping."
Jojo and Jackie want to become someone's private staff in a tropical location.
They got the idea after vacationing in Aruba when they realized they wanted a slower pace of life and an experience for their children. they have five children from the ages of 1 to 17.
"I'm from Rhode Island and I've spent many, many winters up here," Gator said. "I'm done. I can't afford to live here anymore. It's really gotten that bad."
They've had a few serious inquiries.
"I got one e-mail from an agent,” Gator said. “The agent represents an entertainer and they might be interested in talking with us. If nothing else, just for the publicity of an entertainer of buying this family.”
Gator and Kidney are serious about their offer and have even consulted a lawyer to come up with a service agreement.
"It spells out the payment plan," Gator said. "It spells out medical. It spells out room and board. We don't have to go anywhere that's not safe."
If their plan doesn't work out, the couple has a back-up plan. They will leave Rhode Island in June and move to Shreveport, La., where Jackie has family.
Though Jojo and Jackie want to make one thing is clear.
"We're not for sale," Kidney said.
The bidding ends Tuesday, Jan. 17.
Here is the story behind the auction, taken from the Providence, RI, Channel 10 newsite:
WARWICK, R.I. -- Jojo Gator and Jackie Kidney want a new lease on life and they're taking that phrase literally.
The engaged Warwick couple, along with six other relatives, have put themselves up for lease on eBay -- $1.5 million for five years of service.
"It's two families for lease," Kidney said. "We all have different skills -- cooking, cleaning, auto service and landscaping."
Jojo and Jackie want to become someone's private staff in a tropical location.
They got the idea after vacationing in Aruba when they realized they wanted a slower pace of life and an experience for their children. they have five children from the ages of 1 to 17.
"I'm from Rhode Island and I've spent many, many winters up here," Gator said. "I'm done. I can't afford to live here anymore. It's really gotten that bad."
They've had a few serious inquiries.
"I got one e-mail from an agent,” Gator said. “The agent represents an entertainer and they might be interested in talking with us. If nothing else, just for the publicity of an entertainer of buying this family.”
Gator and Kidney are serious about their offer and have even consulted a lawyer to come up with a service agreement.
"It spells out the payment plan," Gator said. "It spells out medical. It spells out room and board. We don't have to go anywhere that's not safe."
If their plan doesn't work out, the couple has a back-up plan. They will leave Rhode Island in June and move to Shreveport, La., where Jackie has family.
Though Jojo and Jackie want to make one thing is clear.
"We're not for sale," Kidney said.
The bidding ends Tuesday, Jan. 17.