Unemployed Man Sells Himself on eBay

Unemployed Man Sells Himself on eBay, An unemployed 58-year-old man tried to sell himself on eBay for 99p - but failed to get a single bid.

Steve Sewell, of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, has had a range of jobs in his career - ‘from labouring to testing toilet paper’ - and went on eBay because he was prepared to do anything to get work.

The married father of two insisted that age is working against him despite anti-discrimination laws.

He said: ‘I've had all sorts of jobs throughout my life, ranging from labouring to testing toilet paper. My family said I'm worth more than 99p but desperate times call for desperate measures.

‘They say there's no age discrimination, but there must be. All the help and support is aimed at younger people, and rightly so, but there should be more to help older people find jobs.

‘The bills are mounting up and it's getting desperate now.’

After leaving school at 18, Mr Sewell qualified as an estate agent. But the bike mechanic, who has a diploma in electrical engineering, is also an IT technician and has worked at a shipyard.

Although his wife and two children have laughed at the eBay listing, Mr Sewell hopes the publicity may encourage employers to offer him a job.

Item number 200941289677 on eBay, which ended yesterday at 1:20pm, described Mr Sewell as having ‘some wear to moving parts, surface finish worn’.

It states: ‘For those employers out there who missed this bargain, I'm relisting it: ME. I have excellent IT skills (I'm a qualified net tech with ITQ2 [an IT diploma]) and am a time-served mechanic.

‘I have a HND [Higher National Diploma] in electrical and electronic engineering and have excellent interpersonal skills, infinite patience and an indestructible sense of humour.

‘You get all this, including reliability, experience and loyalty, for a reasonable wage for as many hours as needed. Contact me via eBay. Grab this bargain before someone else does!’

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