11 Dec 19
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Speaking of investments, such as art, how about this:
"Bottle of wine sells for a record $558,000. A 73-year-old bottle of French Burgundy became the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold at auction, fetching $558,000. The bottle of 1945 Romanee-Conti sold at Sotheby for more than 17 times its original estimate of $32,000.
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11 Dec 19
@torunn saidCrazy especially as it is probably undrinkable.
Speaking of investments, such as art, how about this:
"Bottle of wine sells for a record $558,000. A 73-year-old bottle of French Burgundy became the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold at auction, fetching $558,000. The bottle of 1945 Romanee-Conti sold at Sotheby for more than 17 times its original estimate of $32,000.
(15 okt. 2018)"
11 Dec 19
@the-gravedigger saidyou would open that bottle just to show that you don't care about money...
Crazy especially as it is probably undrinkable.
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11 Dec 19
@ponderable saidWHAT???? Who in their right mind doesn't care about money? 😲 🤔 😉
you would open that bottle just to show that you don't care about money...
11 Dec 19
@great-big-stees saidummmmmm.....Oh yea I missed the part about not being in their right mind. (Disregard)! 😉
WHAT???? Who in their right mind doesn't care about money? 😲 🤔 😉
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11 Dec 19
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@the-gravedigger saidCollectors items. I don’t get it with wine I have to admit although if I had the money I would bid on this working Apple 1 computer which Christie’s expected to fetch between $400,00 and $650,000.
Crazy especially as it is probably undrinkable.
Originally retailed at $666.66 interestingly.
Edit for link: https://www.livescience.com/65444-apple-for-sale-christies.html
11 Dec 19
@divegeester saidWhy pay all that money for a bottle of wine when you can't even drink it? Just to prove that you can, people are like that!
Collectors items. I don’t get it with wine I have to admit although if I had the money I would bid on this working Apple 1 computer which Christie’s expected to fetch between $400,00 and $650,000.
Originally retailed at $666.66 interestingly.
Edit for link: https://www.livescience.com/65444-apple-for-sale-christies.html
With the computers I would never bid on one...I've had my last two built and all you have to do is replace parts, only had the second one built because I loved the tower.
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11 Dec 19
@very-rusty saidIf I had the money, I would perhaps buy an expensive work of art that I loved, but not to put in a safe. I may keep it in an art museum for everybody to enjoy.
Why pay all that money for a bottle of wine when you can't even drink it? Just to prove that you can, people are like that!
With the computers I would never bid on one...I've had my last two built and all you have to do is replace parts, only had the second one built because I loved the tower.
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11 Dec 19
@very-rusty saidThe one in my post is a collectors item.
With the computers I would never bid on one...I've had my last two built and all you have to do is replace parts, only had the second one built because I loved the tower.
11 Dec 19
@divegeester saidAhhhh...I see, that is different. I didn't go to the site to check it out!
The one in my post is a collectors item.
-VR
11 Dec 19
@very-rusty saidYou didn’t realise that a computer called an “Apple 1” which was being auctioned at Christie’s for $650,000 was a collectors item?
Ahhhh...I see, that is different. I didn't go to the site to check it out!
@divegeester saidI must admit I did not...It was after that time before I even learned how to turn a computer on to be truthful about it. Never used an "Apple 1" or even heard about it. So it would be a computer you have that is outdated?...Wouldn't it take years for it to actually be worth any REAL money?
You didn’t realise that a computer called an “Apple 1” which was being auctioned at Christie’s for $650,000 was a collectors item?
I did a little research on it: How much is an Apple 1 worth?
The original machine designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak might not hold up in terms of computing power, but it sure holds its value, and then some. This working Apple-1 system sold for $375,000 at auction.Sep 26, 2018
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i was over to Pig Money this afternoon (barbeque, auctioneer, used car dealer)
and he had a one owner, seldom used
RUSTYONE computer
he said nobody really wanted it, it rarely worked, only spouted gibberish, and was offensive to genteel folks who didn't like flies around their pulled pork sandwiches
@rookie54 saidCome on now tell the truth you bought it didn't you! 😛
i was over to Pig Money this afternoon (barbeque, auctioneer, used car dealer)
and he had a one owner, seldom used
RUSTYONE computer
he said nobody really wanted it, it rarely worked, only spouted gibberish, and was offensive to genteel folks who didn't like flies around their pulled pork sandwiches
-VR
12 Dec 19
@very-rusty saidSuch bottles of wine are either actually drunk or kept as investment.
Why pay all that money for a bottle of wine when you can't even drink it? Just to prove that you can, people are like that!
Sometimes the tastings are disappointing and will obviously affect
the value of other bottles from the same vintage.