Nicki Morrison hopes her spare Ed Sheeran concert pass might be her ticket to love.
The Omaha Beach resident, who by day runs a dog walking business, is selling the concert ticket on Trade Me with the condition that the buyer takes her on a date to the concert.
The ticket is general admission and near the front of Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland on Sunday March 25. Its reserve price is $165. Morrison's zodiac is Aries and she loves dogs, live music and the beach. She describes herself as "well rounded", "a risk taker", someone who lives life to its fullest.
She is looking for a man with good teeth. If he likes to surf, even better. Height would be an advantage, if only to ensure a view of the stage. "They've got to be a decent bloke," Morrison says.
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She wants someone she can take home to her parents. When Morrison told her mother about the scheme, her mother said: "Jesus!"
Morrison says she's sick of superficial interactions with guys, and thought the concert might be a way to make a deeper connection. Is she nervous?
"I am really nervous, I will admit that," she says. "I'm actually nervous nobody will bid." The auction has had more than 2000 views so far. It ends on Friday night.
Morrison doesn't really expect to meet the guy of her dreams through a Trade Me auction, but hasn't totally written it off. "At least I'll have some fun," she says.
The ticket is likely to be in demand. A Trade Me spokesperson says the site has seen 33,000 searches for Ed Sheeran tickets in the last week alone.
The singer is set to play three concerts in Auckland and three in Dunedin. Only seated tickets with restricted views are still available to the Auckland shows.
This isn't the first date auction Trade Me has seen - two Taranaki women auctioned off dates to raise money for charity in 2016.
"We love seeing our members get creative with auctions like this and wish [Morrison] all the best in finding her perfect match," a Trade Me spokesperson said.
Click here to check out Nicki's auction.
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