[WTH] Jewish man attempts to auction off his spot in heaven on Ebay

eBay yanked an item posted by Ari Mandel, selling his place in heaven. He racked up $100,000 in bids before it was pulled.
Looking for a one-way ticket to heaven?

Too late.

Ebay has pulled a New Jersey man’s auction for his “Portion in olam habaah (heaven),” right after one eager bidder reportedly placed $100,000 on the table.

Ari Mandel isn’t too surprised.

“It was nice to fantasize," Mandel told The Jewish Forward.  “But I didn’t think it was going to happen.” 

The enterprising 31-year-old posted the prime spot on the auction website Tuesday morning. The winner would have received two signed contracts — one guaranteeing Mandel’s “timeshare” in the skies and another promising that Mandel would keep the spot open by staying free from sin.

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