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SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by Nobody: 9:48pm On Jun 22, 2016
10. Blood (Up to $120)
In America, it’s illegal to ‘pay’ people to donate blood, as some folks will lie to get the ‘free cash’. However, most blood bank centers offer incentives to donors, including gift cards, entry into sweepstakes, free tickets to local shows etc. While this may not seem like much, a $20 gift card every 56 days, can earn you an extra $120 per year. When financed by local companies, some of these sweepstakes can be for up to $5,000.

The recommended waiting time between donating blood is 56 days. Recent reports show that some blood banks encourage donors to donate before the 56 days is up. These blood banks in turn sell the blood to hospitals, at up to $300 a pint.

Re: SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by Nobody: 9:54pm On Jun 22, 2016
9. Hair (Up to $3,000)

It’s time for your own Jo-from-Little-Women moment as wig makers, salons, people who simply want longer hair are all queuing up for your tresses. Most buyers are looking for hair that has never been colored, permed or chemically treated. You can earn more if your hair has length (10 inches +) and volume. Bonus cash if it fits all that and you are a redhead.

The Internet allows you to sell your hair auction-style via sites like buyandsellhair.com, thehairtrader.org, onlinehairaffair.com, hairwork.com. Since hair grows about six inches a year, you can make between $250 and $3,000 extra, depending on the quality of your mane and what the market demands.

Re: SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by Nobody: 10:01pm On Jun 22, 2016
8. Plasma (Up to $4,800)
Unlike blood, plasma donation is paid for as it is used to produce medication and in the treatment of many genetic diseases. As the process is only an extraction of protein from blood, the recovery time is much shorter, typically about 48 hours. This allows donors to donate at least twice a week.

After passing a thorough screening process, certain donation centers offer frequent donors up to $400 per month. They also throw in incentives for consecutive visits. Incentives alone can bump up earnings by another $80 per month.

Re: SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by YabaLeftist: 10:37pm On Jun 22, 2016
embarassed
Unfortunately, I have none of the above mentioned to sell.
Re: SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by libertyfather(m): 10:50pm On Jun 22, 2016
Remaining 7 please ? I need money, plasma is available
Re: SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by wasco24: 5:24am On Jun 23, 2016
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Re: SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by Nobody: 9:08am On Jun 23, 2016
7. Sperm (Up to $12,000)

Yes, sperm donation can supplement this months rent. After filling out a long application including providing health information of up to three generations and an oral interview, accepted donors can earn up to $125 per cup. Sperm clinic policies differ as some centers place a donor on retainer, requiring a thrice-weekly donation and a $1, 000 monthly payment. Others offer a flat rate per sample.

This may seem like the easiest money ever, but note that you have to abstain from having an orgasm anywhere but in the clinic. This is to allow them get the best specimens every time.

Re: SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by Nobody: 9:13am On Jun 23, 2016
6. Feces (Up to $13,000)

Yes, poop; which can be an abundant resource if you are hitting your daily fiber intake. Poop from a healthy donor is ‘transplanted’ to help treat difficult C. difficile infections. The feces used can help restore the imbalance caused by the antibiotics used to treat the infection.

Companies will pay up to $40 per sample, and are required to give samples up to four times a week. A bonus of $50 is given for donating five days in one week. All this can add up to $13,000 per year. You still have to pass a stool screen and a blood screen to become a donor.

Re: SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by Nobody: 9:19am On Jun 23, 2016
5. Bone Marrow (Up to $18,000)

Or Stem Cell donation, is touted to be the key to winning the fight against leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cancers. However, donations are rare, prompting the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to declare that bone marrow donors should be compensated.

Donors in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Guam, Idaho, Alaska, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington can get up to $3,000 per donation. Since a recovery period of 8 weeks is recommended, $18,000 can be made off of stem cell donation per annum.

Advances in medicine mean the traditional (and painful) extraction from the hip bone is avoided. The stem cells can now be harvested directly from blood that is extracted via a standard donation.

Re: SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by Nobody: 9:27am On Jun 23, 2016
4. Breast Milk ($23,000)

Don’t freak out, this is a thing. Milk banks were originally developed for mothers who couldn’t produce their own milk for their newborns. These days, bodybuilders and athletes are queuing up to buy breast milk for more energy and muscle growth. Some even claim it helps boost their immune system.

Healthy moms, who produce more milk than their babies need are selling the extra milk through sites like Craigslist and onlythebreast.com. Sellers sell based on the age of the baby which influences the composition of the milk and by how much the buyer needs. With prices ranging from $1 – $2.50 per ounce, a donor can earn up to $23,000 a year.

Re: SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by Nobody: 9:30am On Jun 23, 2016
3. Eggs ($24,000)

Women seem to have the upper hand with organ donations; eggs can be sold for at least double what men get for sperm. This is due to the more invasive nature of the procedure and the longer recovery period required. A healthy donor can get up to $8,000 per egg donation cycle. Each cycle spans a four week period, after which a three month break is recommended.

Some fertility centers are rumored to pay double the going rate, if the donors are attractive with excellent perfect SAT scores, attend good schools etc. Donating healthy eggs for a year, can fetch up to $24,000.

Re: SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by Nobody: 9:50am On Jun 23, 2016
2. Womb (Up to $45,000)

Technically more “renting” than an outright sale, a healthy surrogate can charge up to $30,000 to carry a baby for nine months. Surrogacy isn’t encouraged in many countries, causing the USA to attract many international couples who want an American surrogate.

Surrogacy is illegal in many states in the USA, it’s a criminal offense in New York, Michigan, Nebraska and New Jersey. With many celebrities engaging in it, the ban has developed a reverse medical tourism industry, where American couples fly to other countries to find surrogates. However, in the 22 states that allow surrogacy in the USA, a surrogate can earn up to $45,000.

Re: SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by Nobody: 10:06am On Jun 23, 2016
1. Clinical Trials (Up to $50,000)

Let’s say you don’t want to give up parts of your body for science, there are researchers who will ‘take’ your whole body. Clinical trials are as varied as they come; from flu tests to testing painkillers to trialling drugs for treating STIs; it can be a really mixed bag. However, if you are brave enough, donating yourself for these trials can be pretty lucrative.

Usually Phase 1 Medical trials, these studies can pay up to $1,500 and $5,000 for a 7 day stay. Think about it, you get to help the pharmaceutical industry develop life-saving treatment and essentially take a paid (but highly restricted) holiday.

Clinical trials are a gray area, as some say the effects down the line are not worth the cash received now. Are you brave enough to donate a body part or go the whole hog and sign up for a long trial?

While livers, corneas, even hearts are sold daily on a global scale, they are almost always harvested from recently deceased individuals.

If your goal is to raise part of this month’s rent, selling a body part (or two) can be one way around it. While it shouldn’t become a permanent solution, donation can have you smiling to the bank with that fat check in a week or two.

Sources: businessinsider.com, popsugar.com, usatoday.com, theguardian.co

Re: SHOCKING !!! 10 Things From Your Body That You Can Sell For Real Money by Nobody: 10:48am On Jun 23, 2016
Who e help for here....
But the sperm wetin dem want carry am do?

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