Andrew Fischer of Omaha, Nebraska made waves (and plenty of publicity) by offering his forehead as an advertising space for 30 days on ebay. His auction, wherein he offered a non-permanent logo or brand name be tattooed on his head for 30 days, attracted 113 bids to close at $30,100!
And of course, with the sweet smell of success, can copycats be far behind?
A cursory check on eBay shows that there are more than two dozens of auctions from people selling their forehead as an advertising space, albeit none of the success of Mr. Fischer. Bids range from $0.99 to $1,275 — definitely a far cry from Mr. Fischer’s ending numbers. Others are now selling their pregnant bellies as an advertising space, while others offer their legs. Some are also starting websites created for the sole purpose of hawking body parts as an advertising space.
This “bandwagon effect” is interesting for like, 2 minutes. Let’s see how far it will go.
