UPDATE: Australian Man Sells Entire Life On eBay, Ends Up Looking Like A Jackass

Selling your life on eBay has a romantic flair to it. Except when the winning bid falls damagingly short of expectations and you're shoved face-first outta your posh life and into the gutter.

Remember Ian Usher, the Australian man whose wife divorced him 2.5 years ago and who supposedly fetched $2.2 million for his existence on eBay? Yeah, well, the winning bid came it a wee bit closer to $399,000. Ouch!

Usher had originally hoped for at least $500,000 for his stuff—which included a house, friends, and job—but after the big-time bids bouncing in the millions proved phony, he was stuck with a measly $399,000 for his wares. You can barely get a decent house for that (yes, even in this economy) never mind a whole new life.

I feel Mr. Usher's disgrace provides an apt lesson for our Internet-soaked and -obsessed age. No matter what kind of hubbub you concoct around your foolish behavior, and no matter how much attention it gets, doesn't mean anyone, in the end, will actually take you seriously.

Life for sale falls short of target [Sydney Morning Herald]