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Article: Soul trader
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- The Sunday Telegraph London
- Article date:
- June 9, 2002
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The long shadow of debt is driving former students to ever more
desperate measures. Graham Malham, 26, of Newcastle, announced last
week that he will sell his soul for pounds 10, including "free
postage and packing". Mr Malham, who describes himself as "a complete
atheist" has promised the buyer a certificate of ownership, penned in
his blood.
This raises the question whether Mr Malham actually believes in
the true existence of his soul. If he knowingly makes a sale of
nothing, masquerading as something, he could be vulnerable under the
Trade Descriptions Act.
However, if the soul does exist - ...