ONLINE AUCTION Wedding dress modeled on eBay by divorced man fetches $3,850

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
DALLAS -- When a man in Seattle found his ex-wife's wedding gown and decided to sell it on eBay, the photo of the dress on a hanger just didn't do it justice.
So he put it on.
The photos of the burly, tattooed fellow with his face digitally obscured, along with his bitter but humorous comments, have made the listing a funny e-mail phenomenon.
"Actually, I didn't think my head would fit in the neck hole," wrote the seller, identified only by his eBay ID -- "horseplaypublishing."
"But then I figured she got her Texas cheerleader hair through there, I could get my head in it. Though, after looking at the pictures, I thought it made me look fat."
The five-day auction ended Wednesday afternoon. The seller, who said he was hoping to recoup enough money for "a couple of Mariners tickets and some beer," figures to do a lot better. The winning bid was $3,850 for what the ex-husband said he thought "looks like a $1,200 shower curtain."
He also reported on his eBay listing that he had received "tons of email," including five invitations to baseball games and five marriage proposals.
The seller did not return e-mails seeking comment. Hani Durzy, a spokesman for eBay, confirmed that the listing was genuine but said the auction site respects his privacy.
"The most important thing to us is that it's something that's legitimate and can be sold," Durzy said. "It's obviously in his possession. He's wearing it."