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We've all seen some crazy auctions on eBay before. Organs, porn, super rare vintage games, entire gaming collections and overpriced gaming console bundles, but this Wii bundle really takes the cake. How would you feel if I offered to sell you a Wii for a mere $9,876,543.00? Ok, now what if I threw in a fully furnished, two story North Carolina house and a BMW?
This is exactly what eBay auctioneer kyleselectronicsplus07 is doing at this very moment. It is made quite clear in the description that the price is for the Wii ONLY and the rest of the goodies are free bonuses. The seller seems to have a good reputation and 10% of the sale goes to Charlotte ReStore - Habitat for Humanty. Certainly an admirable cause, but could this truly be for real? And what exactly is the story behind someone willing to give up their entire life over eBay, although at that price I suppose you could afford an all new one a couple times over.
The auction has nine days to go and in news that will surprise no one, it currently has no bids. I'm going to continue watching this just to see exactly what happens with it and I'll report back on it next weekend as it gets closer to the end of the bid. Check below for the full description.
This auction is for one (1) Brand New Never Opened Nintendo Wii Console Sports Edition with 5 Games. This also includes Wii Play Bundle that comes with an extra Remote and 9 Wii Play Games. With the purchase of the Wii console, we will also throw in for free our Charlotte, North Carolina 2-story, single-family home. This house was built and purchased new in 2006 for $240,000 and is within walking distance to major attractions such as Bank of America Stadium (Carolina Panthers) & Bobcats Arena (Charlotte Bobcats). You are also only minutes away from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, I-485, I-85, I-77, and many uptown restaurants. Everything in the house is yours if wanted, including a Brand New 46" Sony Bravia Full 1080p LCD HDTV along with all the furniture and appliances. We will personally drive and deliver this Wii with all the accessories listed once payment has been received and cleared. Once we hand you the Wii, we will also hand you the car keys and house keys to both our home in Charlotte and a 2002 BMW 330i. We will even have you(1) and up to 5 other family members or friends (for a total of 6) flown in to see the house and city and will also pay to have you moved up to Charlotte from anywhere in the continental United States. This is to be the most DELUXE and EXCLUSIVE listing for any Wii that there will ever be on eBay. If you choose, you will have nothing to do but to hop on a plane with 5 of your closest friends or family members. We'll handle all the rest for you. We will personally deliver these items to the winning bidder on the day of his/her choice, including Christmas Day, December 25, 2007.
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[Thanks, Kevin]
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Holy sh...
Wow, it's like getting a cake ( no lie ) and eating it too.
$9 Million?! Wha?! What is he on? He must have licked Flynn's Mickey D controller ...
pffft, only a 3-series BMW?
pass.
And here I thought GameStop's Wii bundles were pricey.
Fuck the Wii. I want the TV!
But more importantly, will it blend?
there's no way that everything in that house adds up to near 10 million unless it's full of priceless art and black market child slaves or has the bat cave fully recreated in the basement.
Dumb, that's expensive even at British house prices!
Now this is definitely just a money laundering scheme... right?
That all of that so does not look worth nearly 10 mil.
IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAND!!!
@NeoNess:
We don't do retarded internet memes here.
Did someone do something really wrong, and wants to join the french foreign legion? Because selling a fully equiped house, a car AND a Wii... well, it sorta should stick out among regular behaviour.
Sorry no thank you. That house looks like shit and I don't like the square-footage.
That's either the most genius piece of sales strategy I've ever seen...or the stupidest...
How does one personally deliver a house on Christmas Day?
Maybe Arnold had them erased but he got lazy when it came to liquidating their assets.
...9 mil?
I could probably my own island with for that kind of money...
This missle base on eBay was a much better deal: [cgi.ebay.com]
$240,000 + $250 + $40,000 = $9,000,000?
People did this last year on eBay with PS3 auctions. There was a huge fad with "mystery auctions" where as you bid higher, the auctioneer would throw in new ridiculous items. I'm sure none of them really sold, but some people were offering houses in them.
I'll take it, Too bad u'm 10 mil short.
@jayntampa: Yeah tell me about it, not to mention it might even come filled with mutant freaks too!
@Witzbold: I know! You have no idea how bad I wanted it. I wrote a whole post about it on my blog, but no one bought it for me :( Think about the games of laser tag you could have in there ... not to mention -- mutant freaks!
This is awesome.
It's kinda mind boggling that there's not even a bid on it. I mean, hey, five bucks bid and you win all that (or at least a Wii if the other stuff is BS).
Be careful, make sure the house isn't haunted.
and they say housing market is in downturn....
You could buy a better house in Charlotte for $400k, then give $1M to Habitat for Humanity, and save $8.4M.
@Jewbacca:
I think the person who put the item on ebay probably placed a minimum bet that must be made before it is sold.
There's no harm in throwing up an auction like that. No one will spend that much money on something not worth near as much as the price, and if they DID, well frig, you're a millionaire.
It's all in good fun. Those Wiis sure are a hot ticket commodity.
@Jewbacca: You have to bid at the 9 mil mark.
@Jewbacca: by five bucks, i'm sure you mean 9 million
donald trump should buy this just for the hell of it. he could give it to some poor homeless family. the i would like donald trump.
mmkay 9 million for a 240,000 house. gotcha
they actually think they have 9 million dollars worth of furnished shit in the house...I guess you can't fault them for trying
Did he put a reserve price? Cause if not, I could get it all for a penny. Maybe a nickel, if I feel generous.
And what the hell is this? "We will personally deliver these items to the winning bidder" Did he mean the house?
@JibbyJam: Doesn't he have to pay eBay a percentage of the starting bid whether it sells or not?
@Kuraudo: You pay $4.80 in insertion fees if the item is more than $500.
"We'll show you around the city" Wow... if someone can afford 9,xxx,xxx.xx on a Wii, you can take yourSELF out you're rich enough, you most likely even have a private plane there....
'People are retarded...
North Carolina? pfft
You'd have to give ME 9.8 million dollars to move to North Carolina.
I've seen auctions like this before. "Buy my Wii for 30,000 and get a car!"
Is this some kind of attempt at working around certain laws or something. Like some technicality he skids past because he's not selling his house...
@aden.exe: Um, don't look now, but...
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@Terrorsaur: I couldn't have said it any better myself. Therefore, I'm replying to your comment.
It's a decent-looking house. I especially like the shrubs in the front, and it's nice that it's fully furnished. However, even considering that plus the BMW and Wii, I still don't think it's worth cose to 10 million dollars.
Besides, the last thing I need is yet another Wii, mostly because I already have two.
Why is this house located in Pleasantville?
screw the wii, I want the house and car....hmm, I wonder if I can sell my wii on eBay to cover the cost
I could see this being a bargain if that house were in Manhattan. But outside Charlotte, NC? Come on. That house can't be worth more than 300,000. With the car and the Wii and the cost of airline tickets, rental cars, moving trucks, movers, etc... you're looking at MAYBE half a million dollars in value, here.
Man I hate bundles.
The point of this auction is just to get publicity for his other auctions. Way to go, Kyle's Electronics Plus. You're an idiot.
Wtf, this guy is wasting TONS of money just putting the listing up there!!
I don't think paypal insurance will cover this...time to open the piggy bank.
do you think anyone is going to take advantage of the $25 off with the ebay mastercard deal?