Just come across this - how exciting!
Peter Straub
What he's offering:
"The name of a minor character who will appear in my next full-length
work of fiction, which will probably be published in 2007. Bidders are
asked to submit their own names only, preferably without middle name
or initial, and should be advised that the fictional person who winds
up bearing his or her name may be of dubious moral character."
When you can bid:
September 1-10
The link is
http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=auctioncause#h10
The charity sup****ted by the auction is the First Amendment Project
(http://www.thefirstamendment.org/).
Darren
Hungerford, UK