A WEB designer became an international internet sensation afteradvertising his tatty wetsuit for auction.
Dan Morgan's lot on eBay attracted some 700,000 visits after thehilarious description of his "urine-free kit" went viral - evenbeing picked up by celebrities. Fans included comics Matt Lucas andDave Gorman, who spread the word on the Twitter website.
And as the viewers soared so did the bids, with the wetsuit -which on a good day might sell for Pounds 100 - hitting Pounds100,000-plus - but that bid turned out to be fake. At the time ofgoing to press the bid stood at Pounds 8,900 with Mr Morgan stillwaiting to confirm the bidder was genuine.
It began seven days before when he put his old XCEL InfinitiDrylock wetsuit on to the auction website. There was so muchinterest Mr Morgan decided to donate 95 per cent of the money tocharity in aid of Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims.
It began: "I bought this wetsuit brand-new last year and haveworn it a fair bit. When I say 'fair' I reckon about 20 times, butthen probably more like 30. However you will like this. If it wasnot being worn, it was hung on a hangar (sic) or rolled to preventcreasing and I rinsed it in fresh water after every session so it'sin very good condition as I look after my gear, I always do.Similarly I take care of my body and shower at least once a day andalways moisturise. Yes, you're probably getting a feel for the kindof man I am."
And for good measure Dan added a picture of a bear using a urinalto demonstrate his preferred method of relieving himself.
Among the hundreds of questions sent to him were marriageproposals and inquiries about his hygiene and random trivia.
Mr Morgan, 35, of St Austell Street, Truro, said: "It's the firsttime I have written a comic description. I only did it because I wasbored. But I realised this was something different when it clocked10,000 views. It was then I thought I'd do something positive withall this attention. Initially I was going to donate half but as itgot more interest I upped the amount. I've had thousands of e-mailsfrom people from all over the world. It's been a fulltime jobdealing with them - from 7am until 2am. I've never worked so hard."
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