eBae: 21yo woman auctions off virginity to help cash-strapped family

In hard times, it’s not unusual for young people to sell off items of value to make money. But instead of selling old clothes on eBay, Katherine Stone is selling off a hotter commodity – her virginity. So far, the highest bidder has offered $400,000.

Money can’t buy you love, but it can buy you Stone’s virginity. The 21-year-old was inspired by the story of a woman who tried to auction off her virginity in 2008 to pay for college tuition. After that, she came across an ad for a brothel on Facebook.

“I saw an ad on Facebook and found out all about the brothels, and the money made me think, wow, it’s a chance at, like, fixing all that I really need to fix,” Stone told CNN’s Lisa Ling on 'This is Life.'

It all began in December 2014, when an electrical fire burned down the uninsured house of Stone's family. Stone struggled, watching her parents rebuild their lives after losing everything.

“For a time, my parents were actually living at the burned-down house,” she told The Washington Post.

From there, she contacted Dennis Hof, owner of the Kit Kat Guest Ranch – one of 18 licensed, legal brothels in one of Nevada’s eight counties that have legalized prostitution.

Hof had reservations about Stone, saying that he gets a minimum of three or four women a month looking to sell their virginity.

“You get girls that come to us, 'I’m broke, busted, can’t be trusted.' We don’t want to hire that girl,” he told The Washington Post.

But after meeting both Stone and her mother, he agreed to let her hold the auction, and she moved to the Kit Kat Ranch in May. While Stone’s mother is not thrilled with the arrangement, she still supports her daughter. “My mom still tells me she loves me," Stone said.

Since moving to the ranch, Stone has worked on providing massages and what is known as the “girlfriend experience.”

“It really is about the experience,” Stone explained. “We provide people with companionship they’re missing in life...it’s more than just sex."

As for the auction itself, it is still progressing. Stone has received several bids, with one offering $400,000. However, she is looking at more than the bottom line before she accepts a bid. She explained that she’ll offer her favorite bidder a “girlfriend experience” and judge from there if she will take him up on his offer.

Stone is not concerned about regretting her decision. “People say you’re supposed to do it for love,” she told Ling. “But if you think about it, I’m doing it because I love my family.”


http://www.rt.com/usa/364113-stone-virginity-auction-nevada/

‘It’s my decision’: This woman is auctioning off her virginity to help her family -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/25/its-my-decision-this-woman-is-auctioning-off-her-virginity-to-help-her-family/?tid=sm_tw/



Prostitution in Nevada - Wikipedia
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I am speechless




Bye now

This world ceases to amaze and sadden me.

This has happened a number of times that I have heard of recently. Ebay had a huge flap several years back, when a woman there, tried to do exactly the same thing on that site.

She's a very pretty young lady, it's sad she feels this is her only option and sad there is a market for such things.

Maybe she'll get a better offer before she goes through with it...

It's certainly not unheard of - from what I've read, they kidnap and sell girls like this on the black market. At least she has a choice.

Denis owns moonlight bunny ranch, kitty's cathouse,
and kit kat?

Moundhouse, Nevada weeps.

It's more like" 21 year old woman goes into prostitution"

I have the unpopular view

that if its perfectly fine to give it away,, it shouldnt be any less acceptible to sell it

I personally wouldnt just give it away, or sell it

but so few people end up with their first, despite 'wanting' it to be about love and commitment


that I certainly understand skipping an experience that could leave you with nothing but heartache,, to have an experience that can set you up for life,,,

That's how I feel.

Unbelievable

Who cares what some woman does with her own body? She's over 21 so more power to her. What I want to know is, who's the guy paying 400 grand for a piece of tail???? I saw the program on TV. She's not THAT good looking.

What happened to morals and self respect?

Well, I would be interested but of course I would need to have my mechanic check it out first to make sure its worth the money.

I don't want to buy a lemon

In a country where children die every day from hunger and neglect, the streets of Chicago and Los Angeles are littered with the bodies teenagers from gang warfare, and corporate CEO's walk away with millions of dollars after committing crimes, don't talk about the morals of what a 21 year old woman does with her body.

Hit a nerve there... did we ?

Why not talk about it?.. It a crazy story... something you don't hear of. Thus something people will talk about.

A while back there was a guy who was selling space on his bald head for advertising.. same stupidity.. different body.

You if you want to do stupid S**t with your body.. people are going to talk about it.

I'm sure she enjoys the talk.. drives the price up ;)

I agree that, it's hard to question someone's choice considering how few choices so many people have today. I still think it's sad, but I don't question her morals or self respect. Again, if there is a market for it [which I find more concerning] - people will do what they need to, to survive.

Someone has too much money if this is what he plans to spend it on. Just saying.

when I see things like that,I just look and scratch my head!

Hey... " don't talk about the morals "

Can we talk ?

Sorry for asking the question. I didn't think of it in that point of view.

It's very sad she feels she needs to do this for her family.
I would never ask or want my child to do this.