Florida Man Selling
'American Dream' on eBay
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| Shane Butcher, 29, video game store owner is selling the American Dream on eBay for $3.5 million |
Aug. 11, 2012
"I'm
selling my American dream on eBay," Shane Butcher of Tampa Bay, Fla.,
happily told ABCNews.com.
Butcher,
29, is selling everything he owns for a price of $3.5 million on eBay.
His "American
dream" includes the three fully equipped and stocked video
game stores he owns, a two-bedroom waterfront townhouse, a waterfront rental
condo, three cars and two kayaks.
"There
are some things that aren't included. My dog, for instance. My wife and child
aren't included either," Butcher said with a laugh.
Butcher
got the idea when he heard that a few other people had made similar sales on
eBay. He was excited about the prospect of a new challenge and hopes that he
can pass on his success to someone else.
"If
you build a castle, it's awesome to sell it and then start building another
one, hopefully bigger and better," he said.
As part
of the deal, he will train the stores' new owner for six months and will even
pay one year of the stores' leases and fees so that the owner does not have to
worry about them while getting acclimated to the new gig.
"It's
something you don't see every day. You don't see people selling their life on
eBay," Butcher said. "There's plenty of other weird things you see on
there like a grilled cheese with the Virgin Mary's face on it, but this doesn't
happen very often."
So far,
Butcher said he has one serious potential buyer. He has been corresponding with
the person, who is interested in visiting him to see the properties and check out
the financials.
"Big
corporations will buy out other corporations that are in trouble and for
hundreds of millions," Butcher said. "I don't see why someone
wouldn't want to buy a business that's doing well."
Butcher
does not know what career path he would take next if he is able to sell his
American dream, but he does know that there are many places he wants to explore
with his wife and 9-month-old daughter.
"There's
so many things I haven't seen and you just can't see everything when you're
tied down to a business," he said. "I've never seen Mount Everest,
Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone National Park--I want to go see things. I have a
huge bucket list."
Peter’s Comment
Shane Butcher
is obviously a man who thinks well on his feet and appears to have don’t
exceptionally well for a 29 year-old.
Being an innovator
and dreamer myself, I can put myself on his wave-length and can see him using
his $3.5 million in a buy-out of Peter Blakeborough’s Blog.
The blog is a
100% portable business that can be operated anywhere in the world with a
lap-top and an internet connection. The financials can be discussed privately,
but the blog consistently doubles its readership ever 3 to 4 weeks.
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