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Every modern music lover undoubtedly has high-quality headphones or a headset that allows them to get maximum pleasure from their favorite music. The choice of listening devices is very wide. But not everyone knows how much the most expensive headphones cost, and yet their price can sometimes reach unimaginable values.

The cost of headphones is influenced by the following factors:

• material of manufacture;
• the use of precious stones and metals in external design;
• circulation of issued copies of a particular model;
• functional features;
• additional functions;
• brand.

Headphones are a progressive device, which technical specialists and designers are constantly working to improve. Moreover, by their nature, they must be integrated and used in combination with other devices. Therefore, from time to time certain updates are released that can greatly influence both the very principle of headphone production and their price.

Grado PS1000e, 130 thousand rubles.

Grado PS1000e is one of the representatives of expensive headphones, the price of which is due to the excellent quality of the technical part. Despite the high cost, this model has become very popular in the world. The cable is designed specifically for this model, it consists of 12 conductors of ultra-pure long-crystalline copper, and the advanced design of diaphragms and voice coils provides high volume and transparency of sound.

Grado PS1000e have good characteristics

Shure KSE1500, 163 thousand rubles.

Shure KSE1500 is a representative of exclusive in-ear models. The headphones are equipped with electric emitters. It was the use of emitters and a separate amplifier that had such an impact on the cost, which is very high for their class.

The KSE1500 has amplifiers that deliver impressive results

Ultrasone Edition 10, 163 thousand rubles.

Utrasone Edition 10 are headphones made in a classic style, which gives them charm. The perfect combination of technology and luxury will not leave anyone indifferent. High sound quality was achieved using 40 mm drivers, as well as using Ultra Low Emission technology and the S-Logic Plus surround sound system.

The price matches the sound quality

HiFiMan HE1000 V2, 170 thousand rubles.

HiFiMan HE1000 V2 have a body made of wood and metal, and are also stylized as antique headphones. The unique design makes them very attractive, and the well-executed technical part will delight every user. HE-1000 is full of various proprietary findings: a nanometer-thick membrane, a special asymmetric magnetic system, a driver open on both sides - all this gives excellent sound.

The price is relatively reasonable compared to competitors

Stax SR-009, 196 thousand rubles.

Electrostatic headphones Stax SR-009, unlike many other examples, do not have a super unusual design and expensive elements. Therefore, their cost can only be explained by the new technologies used in development and production. An ultra-thin film made from the latest high-molecular polymer is used as a membrane.

Stax SR-009 provide high-quality sound

Final Audio Design Sonorous X, 229 thousand rubles.

Final Audio Design Sonorous X is another example of expensive headphones. They stand out for their distinctive conservative design. Stainless chrome steel and aluminum are used in production, which gives them an extravagant look. The model is equipped with a dynamic driver, thanks to which it develops increased sound pressure with synchronous resistance, this allows you to get rid of discomfort even when listening at high volumes.

Final Audio Design Sonorous X does not cause any negative effects on hearing

Audeze LCD-4, 268 thousand rubles.

Similar in appearance to the previous model are the Audeze LCD-4. They have a very original design. When developing these headphones, Double Fluxor magnetic planar technologies and ultra-thin Uniforce membranes were used, which ensured very good sound quality, but at the same time increased their cost.

Audeze LCD-4 have a rare look

oBravo EAMT-1s, 298 thousand rubles.

It's worth mentioning the very expensive oBravo EAMT-1s in-ear headphones, which cost £3,500. They have Hybrid Dynamic AMT drivers, which are the first to be used in these types of headphones. This upgrade allows you to achieve high sound quality, which cannot but please the owners of this exclusive gadget.

oBravo EAMT-1s are overpriced for their class

IDiamond ear, 420 thousand rubles.

The original IDiamond ear stereo headset, designed by Norwegian jeweler Thomas Heyerdahl. It is worth mentioning that there are only 100 copies of these headphones, which, accordingly, affects their cost. These headphones are encrusted with 204 small diamonds, which is the main reason for the high price.

Each diamond weighs 1.65 carats

V-Moda Crossfade M-100, 2.6 million rubles.

V-Moda Crossfade M-100 with 3D printed “shields” made of platinum, silver and gold have a very original design and at the same time high-quality technical part, which allows you to get maximum pleasure from listening to music. The strange thing is that despite their price, these headphones cannot boast of having cutting-edge technical features, but nevertheless they sound great.

There are cheaper analogues with steel and aluminum inserts

Sennheiser HE1060/HEV1060 Orpheus, RUB 3.6 million.

The price of the Sennheiser HE1060/HEV1060 Orpheus is due to its exceptional characteristics. The acceptable distortion level is only 0.01% at 1 kHz at 100 dB. In addition, the headphones are electrostatic; instead of the usual membrane, which is set into oscillation by electromagnetic pulses, these headphones use a very thin and elastic film, which is fixed between two electrodes. They are accompanied by a special high-frequency amplifier, which maximizes the full potential of the headphones. The difficulty of making this item limits the number of copies produced in one year. So, on average, it takes about 400 hours to produce one set. This aspect affects their cost.

These headphones will be able to please even the most demanding music connoisseur, because the sound quality in them is excellent.

Onkyo H900M, 5.8 million rubles.

The price of the Onkyo H900M is primarily due to the inlaid diamonds weighing 20 carats, and instead of the usual logo, a ring of red rubies was placed on the right bowl. It was the decorative elements that provided them with a high price.

The cost was influenced not only by the design, but also by the sound quality

Focal Utopia by Tournaire, 7.9 million rubles.

A more pretentious and at the same time more expensive example is the Focal Utopia by Tournaire. This model has an original design: decorated with 18-karat gold and diamonds, weighing a total of 6.5 carats. So, in addition to the mind-blowing sound, these headphones can also surprise visually.

Cost influenced by design

Beats By Dre and Graff Diamond, RUB 65.4 million.

The most expensive headphones in the world are Beats By Dre and Graff Diamonds. Only one copy was released. The product is encrusted with diamonds weighing 114 carats, which gives them unsurpassed luxury and creates a breathtaking price. By the way, these headphones were first seen on the neck of the lead singer of the group LMFAO when he performed with Madonna.

There is a legend that if you listen to rock in these headphones, you can hear the classics

Pros and cons of expensive headphones

Among the advantages of the most expensive headphones are the following factors:

• exclusivity, which will allow you to stand out from the crowd;
• incredible sound quality, which is achieved by using the latest technologies in development;
• pleasure of use, which is achieved thanks to the previous two points;
• excellent quality, allowing you to enjoy the perfect performance of the product for many years, which is an important factor.

Despite the above advantages, they also have disadvantages:

• high cost, which not everyone can afford;
• servicing expensive headphones. If any problems arise, you will not be able to take them to the nearest service center, and this may cause a number of minor problems.

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The choice in the segment of expensive headphones is quite large. But the extraordinary cost of these products can create problems during their operation. However, cases of breakdowns of such accessories are extremely rare, this is one of the reasons why expensive headphones will always attract buyers. It’s very nice to know that when you buy expensive headphones, you are not just buying something, but an exclusive product that will delight you for many years.

If you don’t know, the artist and producer Bahh Tee started a cool telegram channel in which he talks interestingly about the modern music business. Here we know what advances are and why they are so easily given to artists. Now he has written a large material about the work of beatmakers in Russia, and how this work can best be monetized.

What is the difference between a beatmaker and a producer/sound producer:

A beatmaker, as follows from the etymology of the word, writes beats. Rappers call beats the instrumental blanks on which they compose songs. In other words, these are ready-made arrangements that only lack a vocal track. After writing, they sell or rent the beat and forget about it.

Producers are responsible for producing the song itself. It is more important for them to frame the work, which may not even have been written by them, in the correct sound. The sound producer works on the song together with the performers and authors, thinking through not only the sound of the beat, but the sound of the song as a whole: he tells the artist how to sing correctly, helps in editing the lyrics of the song, and can offer his own options for developing the composition.

In short: a beatmaker works on the beat, and a sound producer works on the song.

Selling beats

Turnkey production of songs in conjunction with the authors

Writing custom music

Leasing (rental) bits

Royalties for adjacent

Alternative sources of income (master classes, DJing, etc.)

When writing a beat, the beatmaker acquires copyright (he writes, at a minimum, harmony and, in some places, melody). In addition, Western beatmakers are, after all, more sound producers. When a beatmaker writes a beat, he often comes up with some kind of flow, a presentation with which the artist can record vocals, which is why Western beatmakers often work in the studio with the artist. Consequently, they automatically have related rights. The beatmaker/sound producer does not alienate the rights to the performer/label, but transfers to them a license for his share or entrusts the collection of his copyright/related share to his label/publisher.

“There” the authors understand that it is better to receive small money over a long period of time than tangible money here and now. They are working to expand the catalog of their rights, because even if each written beat earns them a modest $100 per month, then in five years they will collect $6,000, and 30 such beats will already earn $3,000 per month or $180,000 for five years.

Our beatmakers are trying to sell their work here and now for money that is tangible to them. There is no talk of any royalties. The average cost of a bit on the market is 10,000 rubles. If you sell at a higher price, they will buy from someone else, because the competition is fierce, and there are not many solvent artists. At the same time, it’s funny, but solvent in our country are the artists who do not yet earn money from music, but have some other sources of money. When an artist takes off and becomes popular, he stops paying for beats. And the point here is not the greed of the artist, but the fact that his mailing addresses are overflowing with beats that beatmakers are ready to adjust “for respect” and “a mention in the VKontakte public.” Beatmakers do this for a portfolio so that they can later sell their work to young artists who carefully monitor whose beats their more successful colleagues record.

Another option is to rent/leasing bits. I think that this is generally a big problem, and a headache for releasing labels, but beginning artists willingly rent beats, because it costs several times less than buying them. Thus, a beatmaker can rent out the same beat to several artists, earning more money than he would have paid for selling it. For example, the songs Markul & Oxxxymiron "Fata Morgana" and Dramma & Lesha Svik "Rico" are recorded on the same beat. Moreover, all 4 artists have a certain fame, their hits and concert stories.

- We have beatmakers, they have sound producers

When a beatmaker sells just a beat, he does not know what kind of song the end result will be, because the future fate of the beat does not depend on him. The artist will write lyrics and come up with hooks without the participation of a beatmaker, and you can’t predict what he’ll come up with. It all depends on the artist. It is very unlikely that the track will shoot. It is much clearer to a sound producer that a song will become a hit, because he works on the process of creating a song until the end, taking part in all stages, right down to mixing and mastering. Having heard a hit, the producer begins to fight for his rights (sounds funny, but it’s true), and the artist, knowing that a hit is a very fragile substance, is afraid to change anything in the resulting song, and gives the share to the sound producer.

- I don’t have my own face

Our beatmakers are still copying. I will even say this: they copy so professionally that anyone can be instructed to “write the same beat as in this song” and he will most likely succeed. This is problem. Let me explain: if an artist likes a beat, but the beatmaker doesn’t want to sell it, but wants a share in sales, then it’s easier for the artist to instruct any other beatmaker to write the same beat and pay him 10,000 rubles. This is business, guys, you can understand the artist. But if a beatmaker has his own style, he is cool in something as cool as only he can be, then it’s a different story.

Let's listen to the main hits of 2017-2018 and try to distinguish the beatmakers who wrote them by their sound: “Medusa” by Matranga, “Smoke” by Lyosha Svik, “Rose Wine” by Eldzhey and Feduk. With all due respect to the beatmakers who wrote the beats for these songs, it was not the instrumentals that made them hits, but the hooks of the performers. The first was beatmaker Empaldo (a great guy, by the way), who wrote the beat for “Pink Wine,” and then the hysteria with the straight kick started and the rest of the beatmakers started copying each other. And of course, the price for such copied bits is 10,000 rubles.

- Lack of a culture of paying royalties to beatmakers/sound producers

Simply put, in our country, it’s trite, no one has yet started doing this so that others will be convinced that it’s cool and want to do the same.

- Narrow focus of beatmakers

More often than not, they make beats in a certain style and get stuck into it. A sound producer must be able to make a song in any direction and must have a wide range of skills. A sound producer must “be in touch” not only with genre music, but with mainstream music in general. He must understand what makes a hit, what is currently working, must understand post-production, mixing and mastering, must be able to record live instruments. Unfortunately, our beatmakers don’t always even distinguish keys. If you study music, spend a month of time, educate yourself, learn the basics of solfeggio. Unfortunately, most of the beatmakers I met didn't know how to read music.

- Poor positioning of oneself, inability to sell oneself

I want to know who I work with, who I buy a beat from, who I invite to the studio. Right now I spent five minutes on the public and personal page of beatmaker 4EU3, but I still couldn’t find any information about which songs he had a hand in. There are tons of beats for sale and information about beats sold, but I want to know the customers - this information is not provided. How do I know who his clients are, what hits and cool songs he had a hand in? At the same time, Chase is one of the coolest beatmakers in the country and an iconic personality. The opposite example is the beatmaker Scady. By going to his public page you can immediately find out who he worked with and what songs he participated in.

What should I do?

The solution to the problem depends on many factors. As long as musical fast food is relevant in the country and house rap is working with a direct kick drum, little can be changed. The musical part of these songs does not carry any cultural or creative value, remaining just accompaniment. These songs change on radio stations, while the broadcasts themselves remain seemingly unchanged. But this will soon pass. And then everything will depend on the beatmakers themselves. Transformation into sound producers is what can help you. If you have chosen writing music as the main direction of your activity, then you need to constantly educate yourself, improve yourself as much as possible as an arranger, sound producer and songwriter. Artists should come to your studios and work with you, not buy beats from you. Related rights consist of performing rights (50%) and rights to a phonogram (50%). The rights to the phonogram belong to the one in whose studio the phonogram was created, or to the one who created it, or to the one who paid for it all. Accordingly, if artists create their tracks in your studios, record and mix them, then 50% of the related rights will remain with you (if you do not take money). It sounds like science fiction, but this is the future. It’s up to everyone to continue writing beats for 10,000 rubles or start building your own catalog of rights, which in a couple of years will earn you good money. Believe me, rap artists now earn no less than pop artists, and they are willing to pay, but it would be worth it. Today the reality is that a rap song is made by a performer and a hook, and a pop song is made by a sound producer (we are talking about the domestic market). That's why rap producers earn much less than pop producers.

Another solution is to create turnkey songs in conjunction with the authors. This is when a beatmaker and an author (poet/composer) together compose a finished song, record demo vocals and invite the artist to perform this song. It is a rare artist who will refuse the opportunity to add a percussion hit to his repertoire, especially since he is invited to everything that is ready.

Thanks to eBay, we have the opportunity to experience the joy of online auctions. eBay was created by Pierre Omidyar in 1995 in California, and now has offices in 30 countries. Today, eBay offers Buy-It-Now shopping, online event ticketing, and more. There is probably not a single American who can say that they have never bought anything on eBay or simply looked at this site, but what is even more interesting is how much money people are willing to spend on purchases on this site. From priceless artifacts to one-of-a-kind memorabilia, eBay sells the most extraordinary items for crazy prices. Here are the top 10 most expensive items ever sold on eBay.

10. EBay for Charity: Lunch with Warren Buffett – $3,300,100

9. “Shoeless” Joe Jackson Baseball Bat – $577,610

8. Original HOLLYWOOD sign – $450,400

7. Mike Trout 2009 Baseball Pin – $400,000

6. "Life" by Ian Asher - $309,292

5. The first collection of Captain America comics from 1941 - $175,200

4. Ford Mercury Hot Rod from the movie "Grease" - $180,100

3. Nintendo World Championship Video Game Series – $99,902

2. Olive Green Hermes Birkin Bag – $79,000

1. Michael Jackson's Crystal Glove – $19,000

I’ll take my laptop and connect a flash drive ($37 thousand) to it, then put it in a case worth $11 million. I’ll talk on my iPhone ($8 million) and play Angry Birds on an iPad worth $8.1 million. What’s wrong? After all, gadgets’ best friends are diamonds!

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1. Laptop case – $11 million

The world's most expensive laptop case, Diamond Laptop Sleeve, from the Dutch company CoverBee, is hand-decorated with 8,800 rare diamonds from different parts of the planet. The cover is trimmed with natural black sable fur from Siberia - the designers claim that they used only the fur of animals that died of natural causes. The diamonds are attached to the skin, and the fur on the inside of the case will reliably protect the laptop and keep it warm at sub-zero temperatures. The diamond case took two years to create.

2. iPad 2 with T. rex bone – $8.1 million

The world's most expensive laptop, the iPad 2 with a gold casing, was designed by British jeweler Stuart Hughes, who specializes in premium gadget design. To decorate the tablet, 2 kg of gold (24 carats) and 750 grams of ammolite, an ancient precious stone of organic origin, were used. The design of the iPad 2 uses fragments of Tyrannosaurus rex bone weighing a total of 57 grams. The Apple logo is made of 53 diamonds. A large diamond weighing 8.5 carats is inserted into the center of the home button. The designer gadget is offered to customers in only two copies.

3. Diamond iPhone 4 – $8 million

The world's most expensive phone - iPhone 4 with 32 GB memory - was also designed by Stuart Hughes. The phone case is encrusted with 500 diamonds weighing about 100 carats. The phone's navigation is made of platinum, and the main button in the center is a solid 7.4-carat pink diamond. The back cover of the phone is made of rose gold and the Apple logo is decorated with 53 diamonds. An individual box made of granite is provided for the smartphone. This iPhone was created in only two copies by order of an unknown Australian rich man.

4. Organic Harmony speaker system – $6.95 million

The world's most expensive Hi-End speaker system Organic Harmony was created by Shape Audio in a limited edition. Precious and noble metals were used as the main materials for its manufacture, thanks to which, according to the developers, it was possible to achieve the highest sound quality of the acoustics and combine the qualitative and aesthetic characteristics of the device. The system was developed with the active participation of Shape Audio President Luciano Pasquarelli and is a five-way active speaker system. Organic Harmony has an almost omnidirectional polar pattern and is available in three versions - with a case plated in 18-karat gold (priced at $6.95 million), 925 silver ($416,000) and bronze ($87,400). The system includes a Class D amplifier with an output power of 1000 W, equipped with a stereo analog input and digital inputs DSP, S/PDIF, USB and Ethernet.

5. Supreme Rose TV - $2.3 million Stuart Hughes again took part in the development of the world's most expensive TV - the 55-inch PrestigeHD Supreme Rose Edition - with the support of Metz and PrestigeHD. The model was released in only three copies. The frame of the TV is made of 28 kg of rose gold and is decorated with 72 round one-carat diamonds, as well as inlaid with amber and amethysts. The back of the TV is trimmed with crocodile leather.

6. Beats by Dre headphones – $1 million

The most expensive headphones in the world were created by Beats By Dre in collaboration with Graff Diamonds, one of the most famous and innovative gem dealers in the world. Studded with 114 carats of diamonds, these headphones were created specifically for the American Football Super Bowl, which traditionally features halftime performances by music stars, and these headphones were worn by LMFAO's SkyBlue during their show with Madonna. According to the manufacturer, these are high-definition wireless headphones, so comfortable that you feel the music, not the headphones. The velvet ear pads are covered with ultra-soft, breathable material to prevent your ears from sweating.

7. Nintendo Wii Supreme - $481,250

The British also created the most expensive game console in the world, covering the standard Nintendo Wii console with two and a half kilograms of 22-karat gold. In addition, the front console buttons are decorated with 78 diamonds weighing 19.5 carats. It took the designer six months to produce this luxurious device: only four months less than the previous work of the master - the diamond iPhone 4 - took. In total, only three similar consoles were released.

8. Gold RC1 Remote Control – $55,000

Created by Danish manufacturer Lantic Systems, the Gold RC1 universal remote control boasts a glamorous design and the ability to control almost any electronic device in the home - TV, video and DVD players, stereo, internet, email, home alarm, lights, curtains and curtains, air conditioning, CCTV and navigation system. The solid gold remote was first introduced in 2007 at METS in Amsterdam and has nearly doubled in price since then.

9. Flash drive Magic Mushrooms – from $16,500 to $36,900

Swiss jewelry company La Maison Shawish has turned an ordinary flash drive into a luxury item by launching a line of the world's most expensive USB flash drives, Magic Mushrooms, made in the shape of mushrooms encrusted with diamonds. The maximum data size of such flash drives is 32 GB. Depending on the precious stones used, the cost of the device varies from $16,500 to $36,900. The cheapest pink “mushroom” is covered with 11.34 carats of pink sapphires and white diamonds, the middle version, which costs $24,400, is made in red and decorated rubies of 11.34 carats, and the most expensive flash drive is decorated with emeralds of 9.18 carats, giving the product a green color. According to the designers, the appearance of flash drives should take us back to childhood and be associated with the fairy tale “Alice in Wonderland.”

10. The world's most expensive hard drive

The world's most expensive hard drive was developed by the French radioactive waste management agency ANDRA for the government. It is made of artificially grown sapphire and platinum. The sapphire hard drive, which consists of two twenty-centimeter thin fused disks, is expected to last one million years, so there is no fear of losing important data. The disk is capable of storing up to forty thousand miniaturized pages printed using platinum micropatterns. This data can only be read using a microscope.

11. Diamond Mouse – $25,700

The Pat Says Now Diamond Computer Mouse is a standard three-button USB optical mouse with a 300 dpi sensor resolution. The mouse is made of 18 carat white gold and framed with 59 diamonds. In addition, the mouse can be personalized with your name in diamonds. There are two designs - Diamond Flower and Scattered Diamond - and a choice of yellow, red and white gold. The top cover and buttons of the “Diamond Flower” are made of 18-carat white gold. Gold gets its color from an alloy with palladium, a precious metal similar to platinum. The amount of palladium in the alloy is 13%.

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The world's largest online auction, Ebay, allows users from all over the world to sell and buy almost any product, sometimes even quite unexpected ones. At the same time, transaction amounts often reach astronomical values. We present a review of the 10 largest transactions in the history of eBay, thanks to which very original items were sold.

10. The Life of Ian Asher. Price - $309,292

In 2008, 44-year-old Ian Asher decided to refute the fact that every person's life is priceless by putting his own up for sale on eBay. Surprisingly, he managed to sell it for $309,292. A turning point came in the Australian's life - he divorced his wife and wanted to get rid of his own life. After an unknown person purchased it, Asher left to see him wearing an old T-shirt, torn jeans and a passport in his wallet. He later wrote on his website specifically for the project alife4sale.com that he is still not sure what exactly inspired him to take this crazy step - stupidity and short-sightedness, or a midlife crisis." In any case, the sale of his own life is still one of the 10 craziest deals on eBay.

9. Shoeless Joe Jackson's baseball bat. Price - $577,610

Baseball player Shoeless Joe, whose best athletic years occurred at the beginning of the 20th century, received this unusual nickname while playing for a team from South Carolina. In one of the games, he experienced severe pain due to numerous calluses that appeared on his feet. The American athlete decided to take off his shoes and ran the entire match in just his socks. Shoeless Joe's name appeared on people's lips again in 2001 when his baseball bat, dubbed "Black Betsy," sold on eBay for $577,610. The 90cm bat, made from hickory wood and decorated with black tobacco, was put up for sale by the nephew of a famous baseball player who must have been in dire need of money.

8. Enzo Ferrari car. Price - $1,000,000.

Enzo Ferrari car

The Italian Enzo Ferrari supercar is not only one of the coolest sports cars on the market, but also one of the rarest - today there are only 399 models worldwide. This car has become the goal and dream of many car enthusiasts. Naturally, when this beauty went on sale on eBay in 2004, there was no end to those wanting to buy it. The winning bidder was a Swiss citizen. This speed monster cost him $1 million, making the supercar the most expensive car ever purchased through an online auction.

7. Baseball card featuring Honus Wagner. Price - $1,100,000.

Baseball is probably very popular among eBay users. How else can one explain the fact that a small baseball card depicting the popular Pittsburgh team player Honus Wagner at the beginning of the 20th century was sold at auction for such huge money? In order to get closer to the answer, it is worth learning about the background. At a time when baseball was especially popular, an American tobacco company began printing baseball cards with images of the most famous players and selling them along with cigarette packs. Wagner himself, who hates tobacco smoke and advocates a healthy lifestyle, strongly protested against this idea and ultimately forced the company to suspend the production of cards with his photograph. As a result, only 200 cards with Wagner have survived to this day. The baseball card first appeared on eBay in 2000 and was almost immediately purchased by sports fan Brian Siegel for $1.1 million.

6. The city of Bridgeville in California. Price – $1,770,000.

The small Californian town of Bridgeville, whose area is 33 hectares, on which there are 8 houses, a post office, a cafe and 30 residents, was previously privately owned by the Lapple family. They purchased the town back in 1973, but decided to get rid of it in 2002, putting the town up for auction on eBay. An interesting fact is that the winner, who did not spare such a large sum and planned to develop this town, put it up for sale again a few years later. Subsequently, the provincial town found new owners, but for a much smaller amount of money.

5. House with a bunker. Price - $2,100,000.

Realtors Gregory Gibbons and Bruce Francisco bought the old missile base, wanting to turn it into an underground bunker with a two-story house on the ground. Construction of the future house, located in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York, began shortly after the tragic events of September 11, as, according to the authors, this house would be in great demand among a large number of wealthy families. The realtors themselves valued the house at $18 million, but sold it on eBay for only $2.1 million. The house, with a stunning view of the mountains from every window, fortunately has not yet had to fulfill its original function.

4. City of Albert in Texas. Price – $2,500,000.

In 2003, some time after the sale of Bridgeville, the American town of Albert in Texas was also put up for auction on eBay. At one time, American insurance broker Bobby Cave purchased this place for only 216 thousand dollars, but due to the lack of significant profit, after just a few years he decided to get rid of it on eBay, estimating the total cost at 2.5 million dollars. Albert, with a population of 5 residents, is primarily known for its history as a stop on the once important Fredericksburg-Blanco economic route. Cave tried to preserve as much of the area's history as possible, building a tavern where a former general store had been located and doing extensive restoration work on historic sites.

3. Lunch with American entrepreneur and billionaire Warren Buffett. Price – $2,600,000.

Every year, business magnate Warren Buffett hosts a benefit dinner to raise money for a San Francisco church. The main mission of the church is to help poor and disadvantaged people. Over the years, Lunch with Buffett has consistently remained at the top of the list of the most expensive items up for grabs on eBay, but in 2010 the event sold for even more money than usual - an anonymous rich man paid $2.6 million. One can only hope that the wise economist Buffett gave the winner some important business tips that will help him or her pay for such an expensive lunch.

2. Airplane "Gulfstream II". Price - $4,900,000.

Airplane "Gulfstream II"

In 2001, Tyler Jet, America's leading supplier of business jets, put one of its aircraft up for auction. The luxury private jet can accommodate 12 passengers. The auction lot was won by an African company, which paid $4.9 million for this cutting-edge model. Thus, the Gulfstream II aircraft became the most expensive aircraft purchased through an online auction.

1. Yacht "Gigayacht". Price - $168,000,000.

Yacht "Gigayacht"

The most expensive item sold on eBay to date is a Frank Mulder-designed 163-meter yacht called Gigayacht, which sold for an absolutely incredible $168 million. The brand new yacht, bought by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in 2006, includes VIP apartments, a children's room, guest cabins, a gym, a cinema, a spa, elevators and even a helipad. Needless to say, this deal changed the way people thought about online trading.

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