Bad boy not yet bid-worthy

Andrew Edwards

So far, no one has yet bid on the chance to spend a wild weekend with

Dennis Rodman.

“The Worm,” a Newport Beach club owner and former NBA rebounding

star -- known for his piercings and notorious parties as much as for

his skills on the court -- put himself on EBay on Monday as part of a

charity drive for tsunami relief.

The top bidder in the “High Roller Fantasy” auction would win an

all-expense-paid weekend trip to Las Vegas with Rodman.

“Celebrities are looking to do their own thing.

“I think this is a perfect fit for Dennis,” Rodman’s agent Darren

Prince said.

Bidding opened at about 8 p.m. Monday with $6,750 set as the

minimum bid.

As of late Wednesday, no one had bid on the auction. Rodman and

his publicist Shannon Barr are hoping media coverage -- especially on

radio -- and water cooler talk generate a buzz that will drive

bidders to the Internet.

“He’ll do some radio spots to promote it, but EBay gets millions

and millions of hits per day,” Barr said. “We’re hoping word-of-mouth

just spreads.”

Rodman hooked up with Internet casino GoldenPalace.com to set up

the auction, which is not his first charity event with the company.

In a July stunt sponsored by the casino, Rodman and a multiple

sclerosis patient ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, and raised

$50,000 for research.

The online gambling house has a reputation for wacky charity

drives.

“A lot of the time, we’ll just be watching television and a light

bulb will go off,” marketing director Jeff Korman said, explaining

how people at the casino think up unusual promotions.

Korman is employed by Cyber World Group, GoldenPalace.com’s

marketing agency.

All of the money generated by the auction will go to charity,

Korman said.

The majority, 90%, will go toward tsunami relief, and 10% will be

given to the Generation Gametime Foundation, a Seattle-based group

that promotes sports and literacy among young people.