POJO_Risin
12-22-2005, 11:48 PM
I'll let the story speak for itself...
eBay update: Last week we mentioned a Tennessee Volunteer football fan who was selling his allegiance to the highest bidder. The story has taken some dramatic turns since then. Though the auction drew some 130,000 hits and a high bid of $1,400, eBay pulled the item less than two hours before the deadline, citing violations of its rules. By then, though, the high bidder -- LSU fan and Lafayette, La., lawyer Mike Moity -- had been in touch with the soon-to-be-ex Vols fan, Steve Johnson. When Moity learned that Johnson wanted to spend the money on treatment for his autistic 6-year-old son, Moity insisted that he honor his bid despite eBay pulling the plug. Johnson didn't feel comfortable taking the money directly, so instead the two will use the cash to start a foundation to help defray the cost of medical treatment for autistic children. Moity is also flying Johnson and his son to Atlanta to watch LSU play Miami in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 30, complete with personalized LSU jerseys. Indeed, with his generosity, Moity might have picked up more than one new LSU fan.
eBay update: Last week we mentioned a Tennessee Volunteer football fan who was selling his allegiance to the highest bidder. The story has taken some dramatic turns since then. Though the auction drew some 130,000 hits and a high bid of $1,400, eBay pulled the item less than two hours before the deadline, citing violations of its rules. By then, though, the high bidder -- LSU fan and Lafayette, La., lawyer Mike Moity -- had been in touch with the soon-to-be-ex Vols fan, Steve Johnson. When Moity learned that Johnson wanted to spend the money on treatment for his autistic 6-year-old son, Moity insisted that he honor his bid despite eBay pulling the plug. Johnson didn't feel comfortable taking the money directly, so instead the two will use the cash to start a foundation to help defray the cost of medical treatment for autistic children. Moity is also flying Johnson and his son to Atlanta to watch LSU play Miami in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 30, complete with personalized LSU jerseys. Indeed, with his generosity, Moity might have picked up more than one new LSU fan.