ODDLY ENOUGH! For Sale: One Brain
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Florida inventor puts his gray matter on eBay
From WJXT-TV via MSNBC:
A Middleburg man who describes himself as an inventor and a troubleshooter, among other things, is offering his mind to the highest bidder.
Charles Griffin said he is a genius and that he's brilliant with a beautiful mind that he wants to share with the world, for a price. Griffin doesn't want a penny for his thoughts; he wants 100 pennies.
He has posted a listing for people to bid on his mind on eBay, saying he wants to directly impact other lives.
"Some people have thought, 'You did what? You put your mind on eBay?' But those close to me and even my customers know that the ideas I come up with and the things that I do are worth a great deal of money," Griffin said.
The 42-year-old has put his mind up for sale. The starting bid is $1.
"I feel I have a brilliant mind. I have a lot of things that I can offer to people. I'm in that business. That is what I do. I help people. I'm not a contractor. I'm a handyman," Griffin said.
He said he considers himself a man who thinks outside the box and believes that his ideas could really help others.
The evidence of Griffin's mind at work is in his home. He has set up two viewing stations in his living room so there's no fighting over the remote. He designed a powerless pool filter that runs with CDs. Griffin has also set up a spring-activated gate to his driveway.
"He is unique and he is strange," said Griffin's wife, Atha. "That's what everybody wants to say is that he's strange then yes he is strange, but in a good way. I really think it is in a good way, and I really think he can help people out there if they just give him a chance."
"It's not a gimmick to make money. The reason I say that is, whoever bids can be sure to know it's not a gimmick to make money. These funds can be controlled by whoever bids," Griffin said.
The winning bidder will get full access to Griffin's mind, including his ideas, thoughts and inventions.
From WJXT-TV via MSNBC:A Middleburg man who describes himself as an inventor and a troubleshooter, among other things, is offering his mind to the highest bidder.
Charles Griffin said he is a genius and that he's brilliant with a beautiful mind that he wants to share with the world, for a price. Griffin doesn't want a penny for his thoughts; he wants 100 pennies.
He has posted a listing for people to bid on his mind on eBay, saying he wants to directly impact other lives.
"Some people have thought, 'You did what? You put your mind on eBay?' But those close to me and even my customers know that the ideas I come up with and the things that I do are worth a great deal of money," Griffin said.
The 42-year-old has put his mind up for sale. The starting bid is $1.
"I feel I have a brilliant mind. I have a lot of things that I can offer to people. I'm in that business. That is what I do. I help people. I'm not a contractor. I'm a handyman," Griffin said.
He said he considers himself a man who thinks outside the box and believes that his ideas could really help others.
The evidence of Griffin's mind at work is in his home. He has set up two viewing stations in his living room so there's no fighting over the remote. He designed a powerless pool filter that runs with CDs. Griffin has also set up a spring-activated gate to his driveway.
"He is unique and he is strange," said Griffin's wife, Atha. "That's what everybody wants to say is that he's strange then yes he is strange, but in a good way. I really think it is in a good way, and I really think he can help people out there if they just give him a chance."
"It's not a gimmick to make money. The reason I say that is, whoever bids can be sure to know it's not a gimmick to make money. These funds can be controlled by whoever bids," Griffin said.
The winning bidder will get full access to Griffin's mind, including his ideas, thoughts and inventions.
posted by Chris and Frank at 12:08 AM
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