A 29-year-old man in Singapore decided to do a live auction for his durians at an interesting venue – Lim Chu Kang cemetery.

According to Lianhe Wanbao, the seller, known as I-deal Trades on Facebook, had started the livestream at around 9:30pm on Wednesday night (June 17).

In the Facebook live video, he had 10 durians for sale, which he auctioned off within the hour for a total of S$600.

People would bid for the durians in the comments section, and the durian would go to the highest bidder.

So, why Lim Chu Kang cemetery?

In the livestream, the man said: "Got people dare me to do live at cemetery, so I accept his dare."

In response to comments that he might be "disturbing" the rest place of the dead, he said:

"I'm not here to disturb the dead, ok? I got full respect for the dead. Before I start my live, I still pray first."

Speaking to Wanbao, Xie Qingquan said that he has a day job in the funeral industry, and would do gigs in bars at night.

However, due to the Covid-19 situation, the bar has shut, prompting him to find alternate streams of income.

First time selling durian

Xie said that he usually sells crabs, seafood and other electronics via the livestream. This was the first time he tried selling durians.

While his livestreams typically get around 100 viewers, this one in particular had garnered close to 1,400 viewers at its peak, Wanbao reported.

He also told Wanbao that he had expected to sell the durians for a total of S$400.

Due to the overwhelming response, he was surprised to be able to sell the durians for over S$600 instead.

According to the I-deal Trades Facebook page, they intend to do another live auction at East Coast on Saturday (June 20).

All delivery of items are carried out by a courier service.

Free deliver is provided for bids above S$100.

Otherwise, a delivery of S$8 applies, I-deal Trades said on Facebook.

Top photo via FB livestream screenshots