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Bid Reached $14M

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Bid Reached $14M
 Published: Sep 19, 07
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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.”

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 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)

References:  spiegel.de, news.yahoo

Filed In:  bizarre,  humor,  internet,  pop culture,  pranks,  regional,  unique,  world








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