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eBay For Millionaires
AC writes "Got $2 million in assets? Then you can join BillionaireXchange; just the place to find a 2006 Bugatti Veyron with a Start Bid of $1,050,000.00. Or perhaps you are looking for a boat like the Disco Volante (from James Bond), for example the 2000 Azimut Motor Yacht, a lovely 85-footer with a Start Bid of $2,700,000.00. On the other end of the deal, did your hedge fund leave you in the lurch? This is the place to sell those extravagant toys you thought you could afford."
Alternatively, you could try giving your Veyron a salt water wash...
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/11/video-bugatti-veyron-pulled-from-saltwater-lagoon-after-crash.html
wot no sig
Do millionaires trading houses and planes infringe on my rights in some way?
But will they have Airwolf, lasers and the head of Keith Moon? http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/uuacdNd5L
No top secret island bases, personal space stations, gold cigar holder and lighter combos that can double as a handgun and definitely no sharks with frikkin laser beams. In short, nothing that any self respecting billionaire /. reader would want to spend their money on.
I'd be curious to see a poll of how much slashdot readers earn. Then we'll know how many people actually find this new article interesting/useful.
The ridiculously rich support a not insubstantial group of brokers of second-hand yachts, planes, luxury cars, real estate, art, and so on. These businesses generally have flashy offices, high-paid staff, and collect a fair amount of commission for helping facilitate the transfer of said assets from those on the way down to those on the way up.
The business skills of the very rich are often overrated, but most of them are smart enough to figure out that cutting out the middlemen saves both the seller and buyer money. This lets them do it without the embarrassment of parading their failures to us plebs.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo
--Andy Finkel (J. Klass?)
sound low rent?
Look at their site, once you get past how "bling bling" it looks, its actually got very little content, and a hell of a lot of ads.
I also fail to picture why one would want to use an auction for this thing. You don't stay rich by squanding large sacks of money away on items you've not checked out.
Meeting in person would give you a far better idea of whats involved, as well as either talk the price down to something more resonable, or have it explained why its worth so much.
Specifications:
Length Overall (LOA): 85'0"/25.91 m
Engine
2000 MTU 12V 2000
Horse Power: 314
Fuel Type: Diesel
Engine Type: Inboard
Description
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Hours: Contact Dealer
Stock #: 85 Azimut 2000
Status: In Stock
Thats the full description of a yacht with a minimum bid of 2.7 million dollars.
If that auction site was worth a damn, they'd actually either give pages of material about the product, or refuse to list it on such small infomation.
I'm done talking about the site, the fact that the site hit slashdot both gives credence to them, and lowers my perception of slashdot.
I just hope slashdot got a pile of cash for advertising it.
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You would think that a site for billionaires could afford a read web designer and would not use a rocket theme joomla template. http://demo.rockettheme.com/aug08/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
Interesting - you can buy A-rod's house online. I guess winning the world series doesn't pay as much as it used to.
(..and yes, I am a bitter Red Sox fan)
"Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish"
Albert Einstein
I looked through all the listings and I couldn't find one with any bids at all so I'm kind of wondering if the site is real or not. I can't find anything to prove that it's parody but that doesn't mean it isn't. Anybody got $2M in assets to find out if it's real? ;-)
As of 8am EST, there has been two auction items bid upon. (a 2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 for $450K U.S, and a 2071 ct Diamond & Gold Backgammon Set for $500K). I suppose if these sales go through, there only has to be a small percentage kept by the web site to make a profit, and not in fact a parody site.
I don't know which joke is older: the one you posted, or the one in your sig.
Heck. This site is a stealth something. I don't know what they're up to - but it's not what it appears.
"Hey, Mr. Multi-Millionare! Click stuff that lets me know your net-worth, on my quickly built Drupal site!"
"Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell
Yes, anybody with more money than you robbed it.
Feel better now?
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