English lord auctions off title on eBay
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An eccentric British lord is selling his title and property on internet auction site eBay and has attracted bids of over 3 million pounds ($6.5 million).
David Piper, who describes himself as Lord of the Manor of Warleigh, includes a nine-bedroom house in Plymouth, south-western England, modern art collection and two Bentley cars in the price.
Speaking at his home, the 58-year-old entrepreneur said he is making the sale because he wants to move to London to receive treatment for advanced prostate cancer.
"I have decided, as a result of having this rather advanced prostate cancer, and not having been able to work since January 2007, to have treatment done in London," he said.
"Therefore I will sell everything up down here and move back to London," he said, adding that he hopes to generate up to 6 million pounds from the auction sale, which is due to end on Monday.
His advertisement says the sale "can include David, the existing eccentric lord of the manor physically as well, to a suitable purchaser".
It is not the first time the entrepreneur has hit the headlines - in 2002, he put a lonely hearts advertisement in an international newspaper, receiving over 2,000 replies.
One of them was from US estate agent Rosaura Capelleri who moved to Britain to see how their relationship developed, but left his estate after two weeks.
- AFP
