Brother can you spare a kidney?

Having had personal experience with transplant waiting lists, this story disturbed me. I understand the frustration, especially given the fact that 90,000 Americans are on lists for organs, mostly kidneys and livers, and the only way most will get off that list is by death rather than receiving a transplant.

What concerns me more than the creation of a black market type organ selling is the possibility that those on the internet desperate seeking an organ could be taken advantage of. From the article:

Lois Greer, 68, of Salem, Va., said she gave up on her MatchingDonors.com listing after getting nothing but offers to sell her a kidney.

"Everyone who responded wanted money. I had one call at midnight asking if I'd pay $50,000. I had one from Peru saying they needed money and needed it bad and needed it fast. I had one who said, 'I have a kidney for you. What have you got for me?' " Greer, a retired machine shop worker, said. "It's nothing but a shame."