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Belgium On eBay - Bid Reached $14M (GALLERY)
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Did you get a chance to bid on Belgium on eBay? We’re not talking about buying Second Life imitations (see below), we’re talking about the real country. To protest the political deadlock in Belgium, Gerrit Six, a teacher and former journalist, attracted attention to a country that gets very little press by putting it up for sale on eBay. eBay went along with the prank ad for a while, but pulled it after bids reached 10 million Euros ($14 million).
eBay Belgium’s PR manager, Peper Burin, said, “It was a really fun listing made by a Belgian. This person, in a very funny way, reminded the Belgians what a great country Belgium actually is and it would be a shame to sell it.”
Virtual Real Estate - Amsterdam Sells For $50K
Second Life’s virtual city of Amsterdam sold for US$50,000 on eBay. The bidding started at $20,000 with the option of buying the city outright for $50,000, which is exactly what user nedstede2769 from the Netherlands did.
The virtual city was created by Second Life user Stroker Serpentine and quic… [More]
I wanted to attract attention," said Gerrit Six, who posted the ad. "You almost have to throw rock through a window to get attention for Belgium."
Six placed the advertisement on Saturday, offering free delivery, but pointing out that the country was coming secondhand and that potential buyers would have to take on over $300 billion (euro220 billion) in national debt.
(news.yahoo)
Read More: spiegel.de Via: news.yahoo
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