People's ingenuity with innovative ideas to make money never ceases to amaze me.
Here's a guy who sold his life... well all the trappings of life. Ian Usher from Perth, Australia was sick of his life after his wife left him. So he put up a life package on Ebay - his house, his car, motorbike, jetski, skydiving gear - all his belongings and his job... all for sale.
But wait, there's more! There was even an introduction to his friends.
He built a website, and said
Whatever it is, it's all going up for sale in one big auction. Everything I have and everything I am.
On the day it is all sold and settled I intend to walk out of my front door with my wallet in one pocket and my passport in the other, nothing else at all, and get on the train, with no idea where I am going or what the future holds for me.
Prank bids saw the auction climb to $2 million, but in the end, he got just over $380 000. He was disappointed with the amount, but it has obviously got him thinking as he now has a new venture - 100 Goals In 100 Weeks.
Some of his goals include
- meeting Richard Branson
- wingwalking
- shark cage diving
It will be interesting if the ensuing publicity will translate into money. Interestingly, his ideas all cost money to make money so have an element of financial risk.
One of the cleverest ideas with no financial risk was the guy who traded up from one red paper clip through a series of trades to a house in just one year. He's now ready to trade the house and is open to offers.
Do the success of these ideas rely on being one of the first to try them?
Yvonne, it seems to me there's definitely an element of "first one there", er, there. But novelty wears off very quickly these days, especially if the object of the novelty is to separate folks from their money.
But on the other hand, the ability to think innovatively should be worth something.
Posted by: Robert Hruzek | July 3, 2008 5:35 AM | Permalink to Comment