Get your free MedServ E-mail account. EBay took the illegal posting off its site as soon as it discovered it on Thursday. The administrator of transplant services at USC University Hospital says the whole thing was probably a hoax because of the way the offer was worded and the fact that somebody with millions to spend on a kidney would probably have a friend or relative who would be a better match for the delicate procedure. An official of the American Medical Association said today that even if a sale was made, the buyer would probably not be able to find a physician to perform the transplant for ethical reasons. You can choose either kidney.
Buyer pays all transplant and medical costs.
Of course, only one for sale, as I need the other one to live. Serious bids only. There are nearly 43,000 people currently waiting for kidney transplants in the United States and the average wait is about three years. EBay is a San Jose-based Internet auction company with 5.6 million registered users. There were more than 2.6 million items available for auction on Thursday.