eBay pulls auction for place in heaven after bids reach $100,000

Ari Mandell, vende su lugar en el paraiso en 100,000 dolares

Empezó como una broma.

Ari Mandell, criado como judío ortodoxo en Nueva York decidió que ya no quería ser ortodoxo y ofreció en venta su lugar en el paraíso por 0.99 centavos en Ebay.

Hoy, al alcanzar un valor ofrecido de 100,000 dólares Ebay canceló la subasta argumentando que Ebay no autoriza la venta de intangibles por lo que Mandell tendrá, por lo pronto, quedarse con su lugar en el paraíso.

The online auction platform shut down bidding for a spot in heaven after bids had reached almost $100,000.

Ari Mandel, a 31-year-old atheist from New Jersey, jokingly offered to sell “his portion” in heaven on eBay for 99 cents on May 28. The next day, bidding had driven the price up to nearly $100,000. eBay shut down the offer, saying that its terms of service proscribe the sale of intangible items.

“It was a joke that ran away from me… This idea just popped in my head and I jumped on it… Whether or not you’re a believer in this sort of thing, chill out.”
Ari Mandel
Mandel was raised Orthodox Jewish in upstate New York and left that community in 2006.