Frustrated college graduate tries to sell her college diploma on eBay for $50,000 after failing to find a job in four years.
A 26-year-old Florida State University alumni, Stephanie Ritter, has listed her diploma on eBay for the staggering sum of $50,000 to cover the 'actual cost' of attending the school. The college graduate is reportedly so frustrated with her lack of job prospects that she's attempting to sell off her college degree.
Stephanie, now $40,000 in debt and living in Southern California, is fed up with being unable to find a job in her field, despite having a Bachelor's degree, so she's come up with a drastic solution to pay off her loans and 'validate my use of time between 2007-2011'.
She is a theatre graduate from public school in 2011 with honors, but now unable to find work in her field, she has a job as an assistant. 'I thought this piece of paper has so much worth to so many people, but for a theatre major, it couldn’t mean less. I’m doing the exact same things and probably getting paid the exact same amount as people that dropped out halfway through freshman year, except I’m still $40,000 in debt and they’re, well, not.'
So, to recoup some of those lost funds, Stephanie came up with the questionable idea of selling her degree for $50,000 or the best offer she can get. That $50,000, she explains, will cover not just tuition, but also room and board, books, and memories. She promises that the diploma itself is in mint condition, writing: 'Never been used to get a job before!'