Mangoes Auctioned for 200,000 Yen

Fruits in Japan has always been known to fetch unrealistic high prices on auctions. Just this thursday, a pair of mangoes were auctioned off for 200,000 yen (2,000 USD).

The pair of Japanese mangoes were known as “Eggs of the Sun” for their fiery colour and juicy flesh. A similar pair was sold for 38,000 yen [...]

Blistering Barnacles! Tintin Artwork Fetches Record Price

I can imagine Captain Haddock shouting “Blistering Barnacles!” if he saw the amount of money this piece of Tintin oil painting sold for at an auction.

This 1932 oil painting, executed for the iconic cover of Tintin in America has set a new world record for an original comic work.
It was sold for 1.2 million USD [...]

Lance of Longinus Final Bid - 13,727,000 Yen

Remember that I recently reported about the replica of the Lance of Longinus being placed on Yahoo Auction JP. The auction has finally ended on Friday with a final bid of 13,727,000 Yen. Thats really alot of money, about US$121,100 or SGD$184,500.

Since the winner has spend so much money, I would like to see what [...]

Want the Lance of Longinus?

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Evangelion, the people at Gainax (I think) created a replica of the Lance of Longinus and place it on auction on Yahoo Auction JP.
So if you feel that you got more than 2 Million yen to spare (which is the current bid now), you can now bid on [...]