Posted: May 28, 2005

Athletics: USATF News & Notes, Volume 6, Number 41

Two-time Olympic silver medalist, Adam Nelson successfully sold himself to the small public company, MedivoxRX, a subsidiary of Wizzard Software, on eBay Wednesday night, eliciting a winning bid of $12,000.

A resident of Athens, Ga., Nelson will promote for one month "Rex, The Talking Bottle," which is an orange prescription bottle that serves as the mascot for MedivoxRx. At the push of a button, audible information is provided about the drugs contained in the bottle for patients who have trouble reading small labels. In addition to making one promotional appearance on behalf of the company, Nelson will wear t-shirts during competitions promoting "Rex, The Talking Bottle."

Nelson told the Washington Post, "What they offer is a great product that's useful to a lot of people. I'm really excited about working with them."

A total of 104 bids from more than a dozen bidders were generated during the week-long competition.