For sale: dot-com MD, potential wife, good condition, £250,000

NEWS An internet entrepreneur is so desperate for a husband (or possibly publicity) that she's auctioning herself on eBay - and her modest reserve price is a cool quarter of a million pounds. Kay Hammond, the managing director of corporate ISP Tamba Internet, has been so busy making a go of her business that her private life has suffered. Consequently, the 24-year-old has put herself up for auction in an attempt to find a husband. The lucky fellow must be between 24 and 35, be a UK citizen and reasonably healthy. Hammond told Ananova: "One of the few things I haven't done yet in my life is get married. With the high reserve price, I expect the people who'll be bidding will be from the business world." And presumably rich - good to see old fashioned romance is alive and well. The auction closes on Christmas Eve, so get bidding now... If you fancy your chances click: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1677522500 UPDATE 1:Hammond used to date a BT engineer who broke up with her because he felt intimidated by her earning power, according to an interview the shy and retiring young lady gave to Woman magazine last year. UPDATE 2: As of 17:00GMT, the page on eBay mysteriously became unavailable.