A WEAVERHAM man who advertised his graphic design services on eBay in an attempt to get a job has had his auction listing removed.

Tris Rossin, who describes himself as ‘the most famous unemployed person there is’, has been left disappointed after the online auction site removed his item, citing a ‘breach of policy’.

The 36-year-old said that after his story was published in the Guardian and had attracted attention worldwide, the listing for his art-and-design services had recorded 2,500 viewings in a one-hour period.

The auction was due to conclude on September 30 but, on the final day of bidding, the father-of-three’s hopes of gaining employment were cut short.

“I’d have had a very good job if it wasn’t for eBay,” Tris said.

“I had put in 16 to 17 hours a day to try to promote it and it had just about started to pay dividends.

“I think my listing was for the right reasons as well and the way things were going, I was almost there.”

Tris, of Heath Road, added that the head of eBay’s marketing team had called him and was going to send his CV to some of the auctioneers online businesses.

He said: “I’m still waiting for them to do it and I am going to keep pushing them on this one.

“I have now got a bit of freelance work coming off it – I have had 300 emails today from well wishers and a few maybe’s for full time employment.

“There is nothing definite so I am busy chasing all that up.

“From that perspective, I am off the dole queue and I am still trying to make ends meet in that way, so I am obviously no longer employed.

“It has attracted a lot more than I envisaged and I am going to take advantage of everything – I am grateful for everything I can get but I am sure it would have been so much more.”

A statement from eBay said: “Unfortunately, we had to remove your item because the way it was listed breaches our policy “Selling yourself for a one-year job on eBay is not permitted as it violates our policies.

“We do wish you luck in your search for future employment via alternative means.”