Jilted boyfriend puts honeymoon on eBay after fiancée dumped him

After his girlfriend of two years, Amy, told him she had pre-wedding nerves
and couldn’t go through with their wedding, Mr Whitbread went straight to
the travel agent to see if he could cancel the break.

But when the Co-op he booked it through told him he would only be able to
claim back half the cost he decided to keep the holiday and advertise for a
new companion to join him.

With the help of his best friend Craig Gibson, he set up an eBay auction to
find someone to travel with him and has started filming the project,
including the moment he tells his parents, with the hashtag
#girlfromthepublictodominicanrepublic.

After just two days online, the bidding had already reached £1,020 but Mr
Whitbread had to reset the auction because of a problem with his eBay
account and it now stands at £51.

Mr Whitbread describes himself as a slim, 5’9in tall, with dark hair who
enjoys a good laugh.

His advert reads: “I’m not boring, I’m adventurous otherwise I wouldn’t
be doing something as ridiculous as this.

^{A still from Whitbread’s advert (Caters)}

“I’ve got no criminal record but sometimes I should be locked up for my
snoring!”

Although the couple had been engaged for a year and due to marry in just five
weeks’ time on Valentine’s Day, Mr Whitbread says he harbours no bitterness
to his ex-fiancée.

He said: “I’m just really glad she told me before we went through with
the vows on our big day – I suppose I’ve got to respect her honesty.

“But I’m certainly not going to let the money or the opportunity pass me
by.

“When I found out at the travel agent I could only get half my money
back I was looking at other deals and places I could go but I thought, ‘No,
I wanted to go on this holiday’.

“I called my best friend and he agreed so I headed straight to his house
to make the eBay page.

“Everyone I know is taken and I’d rather go and enjoy it with someone
new that I’d never otherwise get to meet.

“I’m not looking for a relationship – this could be an opportunity for
someone who has never had the chance to take a holiday like this before.

“I’m not looking for anything apart from a fun holiday. If the girl is
sporty and wants to do some scuba diving with me that would be great too.

“I really thought that I would only get about £100 on eBay – enough to
pay the £50 name change fee and a bit of spending money.

“I can’t believe how well it was going. So if you’re up for a laugh and
fancy a fantastic holiday – let me know!”

After being overwhelmed with the response, Mr Whitbread has pledged to donate
any money over £1,050 to testicular cancer research.

He added: “People have said I’ve got real balls to do this so I thought I
might as well try and make some money for charity if I can to.”

The flight leaves Manchester for Puerto Plata on Monday, February 16 at 9.45pm
and arrives back at 5.35am on March 3, 2015.