Real auction figure: The errant husband

Beware, gentlemen, if you plan to use the partial opening up of offices as an excuse to forgo your partnerly duties. A precedent has been set in New Zealand, the perfect socialistic-capitalist country, where a woman put up her husband on the auction site, Trade Me, for sale after he decided to go on an impromptu fishing trip. What made the situation desperate for the woman was that she was left behind with their children who were on school holiday. Posting her husband's details - 'Should remain loyal if kept fed and hydrated regularly' with the caveat 'overhydration may lead to some unsavoury consequences... videos available on request' - the starting price was NZ$25 - under ₹1,250. Perhaps the low price was because the condition of the item is described as 'used'.

Twelve bidders and a highest bid of NZ$100 (under ₹5,000) later, the auction site cancelled the bid. Sure, it was in jestful rage (or angry jest) that the missus was willing to sell her hub. The husband, thankfully with a sense of humour - it is New Zealand, not Old Dilli - has since promised to be more responsible. But would his brethren here in Hindustan have disapproved or approved being auctioned? For the right price, perhaps, some would be happy to work from home - someone else's. [Note: For obvious reasons, this transactional action applies only to men.]