Man Attempts To Sell ‘Soul’ In Web Raffle
A Florida man determined to turn his life around has put his soul up for “sale” on his Web site, saying the return on investment could beat the most-generous Vegas slot machine.
Gerald Fraller, 28, of Tampa, Florida, who has created the “Win My Soul” Web site to raffle off his soul, likened the deal to a business contract.
Fraller wrote on his site:
In the corporate world, people invest in companies all the time by purchasing shares of stock. In a sense, they are investing in the business’ future, its potential, its value and its intellectual property. So, it occurred to me, why couldn’t someone do the same with an individual. Only in this case, a single stockholder reaps all the benefits of my potential value through ownership of my soul.
In return, Fraller promises to part with a percentage of his taxable income for the rest of this life – a minimum of $500 annually is specified in the 20-clause contract – let the buyer name his still-to-be-conceived children, and allow the owner to decide the message to be chiseled into Fraller’s tombstone. The contract also includes a $1 million soul buyback clause.
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November 14th, 2006
This would be a much more interesting deal if you didn’t know that whoever wins will have anti-corporate alarmists and other people constantly protesting the whole thing.