Max Sanders, a 19 year old student, tried to sell his upcoming vote in the 2008 US Presidential election on eBay, a popular online platform where millions of items are bought and sold each day.

He has been charged with one count of bribery, treating and soliciting, and a felony. The felony was filed under an 1893 law making it illegal to offer to buy or sell votes. Sanders could serve up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Luckily for Sanders, there were no bids made on the vote, who claims the whole thing was a joke.  He has since taken down the post.

The two criminal actions involving selling a vote deal with the idea that elections must be based on concepts not bank accounts and that each American citizen is entitled to one vote; therefore, they cannot buy a second vote.