Student's body parts 'sell off'

Seany Gerrie say his body parts sale will pay his fees

Student Seany Gerrie wants to sell his body to pay off his debts.

The 19-year-old IT student at Northumbria University in Newcastle, has set up a website offering six-month rental deals on almost every part of his anatomy.

Visitors to his site can rent anything from a limb to a lung, with kidneys, eyes and strands of hair all up for grabs.

If he manages to sell off every part of his body, he will cover his tuition fees for a year of his internet computing degree.

Prices range from £1 for a strand of hair to £20 for his back.

Subscribers get a certificate of ownership, pictures of the part and regular updates on what that particular body part has been up to.

'Told my mum'

It is made clear that while any of the 5,000 strands of hair that are bought will be posted out, the other parts have to remain attached to Mr Gerrie's body.

The student said: "If I sell off my entire body I would cover my tuition fees and obviously every student has debts.

"But I also wanted to make a website that nobody had the idea for before.

"I've put a disclaimer on the site to make it clear the parts remain with me.

"I told my mum and dad at the weekend and they are supporting me. My mum keeps ringing up to see how it's going."

Since setting up the site Mr Gerrie has managed to sell one arm.

However, the other arm is available for just £1 - or consumers can take their choice of any of his 29 teeth at the same price.