Glen Beaton of Inverness, Scotland tried to auction his deceased mother's ashes on eBay. He turned to the popular auction web site in an attempt to fulfill his mother's last wish. Mr. Beaton was trying to use the Internet as a vehicle to get his mother's remains scattered in every part of the world. His mother Margaret was an avid traveller. Glen had hoped to get bidders from three counties that his mother never got to travel to in life - Australia, the United States and New Zealand.
He was charging a penny for a part of his mother's cremains, which he pledged to return to any winning bidders. eBay rules stipulate that an auction must have a starting bid of at least a penny. According to an article on the Scottish news site scottsman.com he was not trying to profit off his mother's passing.
He was charging a penny for a part of his mother's cremains, which he pledged to return to any winning bidders. eBay rules stipulate that an auction must have a starting bid of at least a penny. According to an article on the Scottish news site scottsman.com he was not trying to profit off his mother's passing.
He got a couple of bidders before eBay pulled the auction off of the site citing a rule that no human remains may be sold on the web site.
Last Updated: 02/18/2006
Last Updated: 02/18/2006
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