It's common to hear of independent musicians who lack the backing of a major label and the marketing power that comes with it searching for ways to make themselves stand out. An Orlando duo, The Zax have found a creative way to get some financial backing. The Zax have put themselves up for sale on eBay.

The band is going to use the money raised to help pay for the cost of recording their debut album "Umbrella." And, they are also promising to match the highest bidder and donate the profits to the charity of the winner's choice (or if they have no preference, to the bands choice, VH1's Save the Music Foundation).

The Zax have built a respectable following even without a produced record, and have garnered over 40,000 plays on PureVolume.com. The Orlando Weekly describes them as "80s-style pop" and the Orlando Sentinel calls them "escapist noisemakers."

Like many acts trying to make it, the Zax found themselves in need of a product to give to their fans. "We sent out a newsletter to our fans [about the auction] and I got an e-mail back from a girl in Texas, who said 'I don't have $2,000, but I have $200.' Here's this girl who doesn't know us, and she's willing to send us $200 to help us do it. Those kinds of things make it worthwhile," recalls singer Ryan Harmon. "We need money to get this out to our fans, fans like that, and we want to help a good cause at the same time."