Chinese man bids to sell his soul on Taobao
Published April 8th, 2006
Auction News
A man in his late 20s in Jiaxing, a city near Shanghai, has attempted to sell his soul on Taobao, China’s top online auction site, attracting bids from some 58 soul-searching buyers before the posting was pulled.
“We reviewed Taobao’s policies and realised we had no specific policy on the selling of souls,†said Porter Erisman, spokesman for Taobao’s parent, Yahoo-backed Alibaba.com. “After reviewing our policies, the posting was taken down last Friday.â€
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