Nagging wife for sale

BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhuanet) -- "Nagging Wife. No Tax, No MOT. Very high maintenance -- some rust," says an advertisement a British builder puts up for sale of his wife and in return he gets several offers.

Bates, a self-employed builder from Gloucestershire, fed up with his wife's complaints for doing something small advertised her for sale in a small ad in Trade-It, more usually used to buy and sell cars or household goods.

The 38-year-old self-employed builder from Gloucestershire, southwest England, snapped after his wife Donna, 40, got on his nerves while she was watching television and decided to place the ad as a joke.

"She was nagging me for doing something small, while she was watching some rubbish on TV. So I just thought I'd put an ad in to get rid of her.

"I didn't think anyone would ring up but I've had at least nine or 10 people calling about her. It's gone mad. There was no one I knew -- just people asking, 'Is she still available?'"

The couple married last year.

(Agencies)