Press Release Summary = A High Five and an \'Atta Boy For Sale on Ebay. Portions of proceeds to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Press Release Body = August 25, 2006 - \"There\'s so much crazy stuff getting sold on eBay these days so I figured why not come up with something crazy on my own. Just joking around I came up with auctioning off a high five,\" says native New Yorker Charlie Balletto. \"People like high fives,\" he continues, \"So we\'ll help some people out and maybe have some fun doing it.\" The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is to receive 20% of the highest bid.
Although a portion of the auction will go to charity, Charlie acknowledges that the main motivation for the auction is for personal gain. \"The cost of living in New York is outrageous,\" says the Midtown Manhattan customer service representative and on the side DJ / artist. \"This way I can pay my phone and electric bill while helping people at the same time.\"
Charlie is marketing the event as a life-affirming experience. While getting high fived the winning bidder will also be told, \"Atta boy!\" by Charlie\'s friend and co-worker Shawn Wickens. \"Growing up, my dad used to tell me \'atta boy, whenever I did good in school or karate lessons or something,\" describes Shawn. \"It made me feel good about myself to hear someone tell me \'atta boy. I suppose a high five and an \'atta boy would make someone feel real good about themselves. That\'s worth a few bills on eBay.\" The winning bidder will also receive a framed certificate and a DVD of the high five and \'atta boy exchange as Charlie and Shawn are planning to video tape the festivities.
The only stipulation is that the high five and the \'atta boy are given in New York City, within any of the five boroughs or Long Island. There is also a one-year expiration date on the high five offer, leaving plenty of time for prospective buyers to plan trips to New York around an upcoming birthday, Christmas, or the next annual National High Five Day which takes place on Thursday April 19, 2007.
The origin of the \"High Five Auction\" was an ill-fated attempt for Mr. Balletto to auction of advertisement space on his forehead as he walked around New York City. That foray into the world of online auctions inspired Shawn Wickens and his Magnet Theater improv group to auction of their name on eBay, which went to the online casino GoldenPalace.com for $1385.00. This in turn re-inspired Charlie to auction off a high five.
\"Nobody\'s sold a high five over the Internet before, at least not that I\'m aware of. Nobody\'s auctioned of a high five AND an \'atta boy. That\'s for sure,\" adds Charlie. The auction is listed under the heading Get a High Five and an \'Atta Boy and visitors to the eBay page can watch a video dramatization on the auction of the high five and \'atta boy in action.
Based out of White Plains, NY, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society works to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin\'s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is a member of MissionFish, eBay\'s approved list of charitable organizations.
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