Egyptians offer one 'slightly used' president on eBay

After Egypt President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said he would sell himself to help his country’s economy, Egyptians set up a satirical eBay auction page to poke fun at his comments.

"Hey world, we decided to sell the infamous Egyptian Field Marshal and military coup leader Mr Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on eBay to bail out the Egyptian economy - so you don't have to," says the page’s description box.

"We are doing it for him, for us and for humanity. Please, bid now to help Egypt gain its political and economic independence. And hey, maybe you can follow and sell your sell-out leaders on eBay like us. You will not regret it!"

The page, created within hours after his announcement, raised over $100,000 but was removed shortly afterwards.

Sisi made the comments during a speech on a state-run television channel to unveil his economic blueprint, Vision 2030.

The country has faced a dramatic reduction in foreign investment and tourism has greatly dwindled as unrest has gripped the country. It also suffers from high unemployment.

The eBay page was created by “dr_motown,” who wrote that Sisi was in a “slightly used” condition. The page also said that his “previous owners” were “Gulf royals” and added that he “may not be shipped to Qatar”.