PORT RICHEY, FL -- You can find thousands of items for sale on eBay, from golf clubs to cameras, to cars; even weird stuff like holy toast.
But if you type in listing 150349995516, you'll find Sherry Campbell's photo and resume.
"What do you do. You market yourself. You have to be able to sell yourself to be able to sell something for somebody else, so I listed myself on eBay" says Sherry Campbell, who works in Pasco County.
Campbell is a car salesperson in a tough predicament. Instead of a steady paycheck, she's now struggling on commission only. The breadwinner of her family, with four kids and a disabled husband, she says car sales along U.S. 19 in Port Richey aren't what they used to be.
"I was working six-days a week for the most part and a lot of times, I'd go in at nine in the morning and stay until 11:00 at night," Campbell said. "Now I'm making $7.21-an hour and if i don't sell any cars this week, I have to pay them back."
So the 41-year old mom posted herself for auction on eBay, hoping for a bid from a better boss. The auction for a "hardworking, loyal, dependable employee" and "a real live person to work for you" starts out at ninety-nine cents. So far, there aren't any takers. But Campbell's hoping by June 11th she might have a buyer and a new sales job to support her family.
"So if there's anybody out there that needs a car salesman, I'm your woman," Campbell said.
You can find Sherry Campbell's auction on EBay by searching "Employee for Hire!"
You can even get references on request. But one thing, "No deadbeat bidders" please.
