Because I've heard mixed reviews about people trying to market their services on Ebay, the only reason this story interests me is that this particular service provider is a blogger.

Ensight.org blogger Jeremy Wright is offering his blog writing and consultancy services on Ebay and the bid, according to CBS MarketWatch's Frank Barnako, was up to $1500, with about a half-dozen bids.

Barnako does a great interview with him, well worth reading.

It seems to me his modus operandi here is to widen the doors for blogging just a bit...

I'd like to think I'm setting an example of what's possible for bloggers. Public relations was a nascent industry at one point; now it's a $4.7 billion industry. I'm not sure blogging will ever get that big, but it is certainly good for companies to be aware of the possibilities. As well as for bloggers to realize they're not "selling out" when they get paid to write.

This event is telling that blogs are still outside the mainstream in terms of use as business communications tools when an accomplished blogger like Jeremy has to go on Ebay in order to generate enough buzz to bring attention to the medium.

Jeremy is a business blogging evangelist par excellance, and it sounds like whatever he ends up making is less than he deserves.