# Anyone have a spare 25 grand US to buy a man?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-spare-25-grand-us-to-buy-a-man/131593>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 9, 2002, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-spare-25-grand-us-to-buy-a-man/131593 "2002-10-09T23:12:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2002, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-spare-25-grand-us-to-buy-a-man/131593/1 "2002-10-09T23:12:16Z")

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That’s right… _buy_ a man. He’s selling himself on [ebay](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1775247905) because he says he’s getting older (he’s only 25) and wants to be married… maybe have kids etc etc. Specifically he wants to be bought and married and he’s willing to relocate anywhere, learn any language… anything.

Can a man really be that desperate?

Honestly it makes me wonder why he can’t find anyone… if he’s willing to go to this extent why not just move somewhere else and meet some new people? 😕

Other people must be thinking that too as there are no bids yet, I think I’m gonna watch this one though just to see if anyone actually _does_ bid…

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**Author:** ![Q.N.Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3da27b/32.png) [@Q.N.Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.N.Jones)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-spare-25-grand-us-to-buy-a-man/131593/2 "2002-10-10T00:55:11Z")

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Sounds like the last guy I dated. 'Course, that’s why I stopped dating him.

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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-spare-25-grand-us-to-buy-a-man/131593/3 "2002-10-10T00:56:06Z")

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If this guy is so desperate at the old age of 25, I can’t help but think that he’s got serious issues. He should move to New York city or Washington DC if he’s interested in meeting women.

I think that the kid who was auctioning off his virginity has him beat in the weirdness game, too.

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**Author:** ![Q.N.Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3da27b/32.png) [@Q.N.Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.N.Jones)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-spare-25-grand-us-to-buy-a-man/131593/4 "2002-10-10T00:58:52Z")

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Nope, it’s not him. But I wonder…if no woman he knows IRL will have him…why does he think a total stranger will pay $25,000???

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**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-spare-25-grand-us-to-buy-a-man/131593/5 "2002-10-10T13:50:13Z")

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WTF?? Geez, he speaks some Russian, my ex wife got a lot of money off of me maybe I should send him her way! 😃