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    IWearYourShirt.com founder Jason Sadler on changing his last name to HeadsetDotCom for one year.

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Earlier this month the founder of I Wear your T shirt dot com join -- -- explain that.

How he was putting his last name up for auction yes his name pets right Jason Sadler.

He's -- is named to the highest better for an entire year.

-- the bidding ended last night at night so we brought -- back for a money update.

The man formerly known as Jason Sadler joins me now welcome back this Jason.

Thank you for having me and I appreciate -- all right so what is your new names that are.

My new name is Jason.

Headsets dot com but -- -- -- -- that come problem.

That is the company who apparently been around since 1997 though the number one retailer of headsets.

In the US -- headsets dot com as nominee last names for brush its I had this option and last night.

It was crazy there were flurry of bids that happened in the last half hour between this company and another one called upon up -- com.

And -- suck com was the one that put in the final dividend and that final bid one -- and how much -- that.

45500.

Dollars and that -- -- -- It goes to me and I am cutting a check immediately for 4500.

-- to go to a nonprofit called cheerful givers which give kids -- who can't have them on their birthday is so.

Given 10% of that to charity and the rest will be reinvested in my business.

Very -- and it looks like you had twice -- companies that made 35 total bids.

Yeah actually turned down a few bits present because interest and I did you don't want to represent those companies.

Yet hasn't stuff that wouldn't have been mom or grandma approved and I like to live my life LA itself OK so what do you do now with idea what.

So I just say what they gonna do now what his name from from.

Yeah.

-- that's been really awesome to deal with headsets stock com I've been getting emails from a bunch of people they've -- -- -- in their nose at newsletter that went out they send me a copy of that which is cool I'm going to the courthouse tomorrow in Florida do some fingerprinting.

Submit my new last name and the second changes on January 1.

And -- just thinking -- some ideas on how to kind of keep this ball rolling of of their new name be my last name.

Serious adding your name is so way so give me an idea something -- examples like what are they gonna do with it.

Yeah -- we've already been kind of talking about maybe doing some speaking stuff may be doing some other stuff and involves their name and me.

I have tons of marketing ideas that I've just been waiting to do and I think there -- company that.

Has the -- to execute some of -- really crazy stuff obviously if they're renting my name for a year.

But I -- reports have my name on social -- change everywhere.

I'll still be doing my -- -- -- -- Judy is so my name will be following me there and people already given me a hard time on FaceBook that I haven't changed a fast enough yet.

Okay so you're -- you to do this again I guess is the big question is do you make a lot of money he condemns the credit -- -- I know it's it's crazy it's it's really great exposure mean obviously if I'm sitting on the show that means people are talking about it which is cool and you know I think next year I don't have a name and I'm looking forward to changing it -- so why not try it again I think you'd be pretty awesome.

All right go after as big -- and year end here really successful at a decent Sadler thanks for following up with us that that crazy story.

Jason headsets dot com if you've got it you'll accept -- bodies now alright well you.