No Kidneys On eBay

The Associated Press reports that you can’t sell your kidneys on eBay.

Peter Randall, describing himself as a "49-year-old non-smoking male who drinks only socially and who is in good health," tried to auction one of his kidneys on eBay.

Randall was trying to raise money for special therapy for his 6-year-old daughter, who suffers from cerebral palsy. He set a reserve price of $85,000 for the kidney.

Ebay removed the ad after a week and before there were any bids. The online auction service claims that human body parts may not be listed on eBay.

I wonder what eBay would have done if someone had made an acceptable offer,

Comments

[Adrian Corner]

Dear Peter Randall

Could you please contact me through my email address.

Or anybody reading this, could youplease help me to make contact with Peter Randall, ref: the sale of a kidney

Adrian Corner [email protected]

Many thanks

[Peter Randall]

Dear sirs,

I am Peter Randall. I am the man selling one of his kidneys.
Your article states that there were no offers made for the kidney, in fact this is in error . There were a few bids the first was £50.000 thru E-Bay and the highest was at that time £80.000 through my E-mail address available at the time on the E-Bay ad. The item was in fact posted three times on E-Bay. and generated a lot of interest, so much so that a meeting has been set up with a potential recipient.

Regards Peter