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eBay nixes kilted doctor's charity date

Scottish doctor in Boston is miffed that the eBay Internet auction site has pulled his offer of a dinner date with him to raise money for Children's Hospital.
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Published: March. 21, 2006 at 2:14 PM

BOSTON, March 21 (UPI) -- A Scottish doctor in Boston is miffed that the eBay Internet auction site has pulled his offer of a dinner date with him to raise money for Children's Hospital.

Dr. David Patterson, a 33-year-old research assistant at the hospital, posted the offer last week with an opening bid of $50 for an evening, and sweetened it by offering to wear a kilt.

By Friday, bids had surpassed $350, but then eBay took the posting down, the Boston Herald reported.

Despite appeals from Patterson, the auction company said he had violated the company's adult material policy.

"I thought it was really a lack of a sense of humor," said Patterson. "Because the money went to Children's Hospital, I feel they could have been a bit more generous about it."

However, the feisty Scot isn't about to be held back, the newspaper said.

Patterson plans to repeat the offer, but this time on rival Craigslist.com.

Topics: David Patterson
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