The 10 Most Outrageous Luxury Purchases In August

[Earth_First]

A rare Ferrari Testa Rossa prototype sold for $16.4 million

A Hubley cast-iron bathing beauties doorstop sold for $10,350

Signed Beatles single "Please Please Me" was sold for nearly $13,000

Russian billionaire buys Britain's Park Place for $228 million

Bobby Jones' iconic Masters jacket sold for $310,700

Someone paid $632,500 for this landscape by Birger Sandzen

Chinese "monkey" stamps commemorating 1980 sell for $184,400

A Steve McQueen-owned Porsche 911 sold for $1.375 million

A Malibu mansion hit the auction block for $22 million

A mystery buyer bought a $300 million megayacht

http://www.businessinsider.com/most-outrageous-luxury-purchases-in-august-2011-8#want-to-know-what-people-bought-last-month-11

[virgogal]

1. And here I am thinking of giving up my daily iced coffee to save

about $65.00 per month.

[RKP5637]

3. Yeah, I know that feeling. n/t

[NYC_SKP]

2. I'm surprised that these exotic pets didn't make the list!

:hi:

[gateley]

4. I can't tell if those are real or not -- I'm hoping 'not'. nt

[NYC_SKP]

5. Sokoblovsky Farms (link)

Here ya go: http://www.petitelapgiraffe.com/

They even have a giraffe cam!

[gateley]

7. Oh, NYC_SKP, I don't even want to look! They had to

"make" these, right? I mean they're adorable but they're probably like the Bengal cats that people want to have and then realize they're too much trouble.

SHOULD I look? Is it sad?

[iris27]

8. It's fake. Just like the horrible "bonsai kitten" meme from a few years ago.

The site is over-the-top satirical.

[gateley]

12. Good - thanks. nt

[NYC_SKP]

11. Oh, Gately... I wouldn't post anything mean or sad, here's a youtube of the source of it all.

It's a commercial for Direct TV about a rich Russian Guy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkB9OT2XVvA

Enjoy!

:hi:

[gateley]

13. Thanks - I'm smiling again.

I KNOW you wouldn't deliberately post anything that could be upsetting, but I'm irrational (really, gateley? You thought these were REAL? Irrational??) when it comes to animals. Don't know what that says about me psychologically, but I'm sure it's not healthy. :7

:hi:

[SharonAnn]

15. Hey, I have a Bengal. Previous owner had to give her up. She's a diva, for sure.

I adopted another cat but the Bengal wasn't have any of that "competition". So I had to find a home for the second one.

But the Bengal is a real trip. She's so active and so energetic, and afraid of nothing! And vocal when she wants something, like her cat treats. My sister was visiting this weekend and got a real kick out of Leah, the Bengal. She noticed that cat was pretty in charge around here.

But yes, a Bengal is a real handful. I've had lots of cats but none of them were as active, as energetic, as dominant as she is. But do miss being able to have multiple cats.

[greytdemocrat]

14. That's hilarious! n/t

[Kat45]

6. I wish something in my basement was an item rich folks would spend a fortune on.

I haven't had a job in a long time and I could use the money.

[jmowreader]

9. There are two ways to look at this

One is the standard DU line: "How many of The Poor could that $16.4 million feed?"

The reality is, the only reasons someone who would buy a $16.4 million car that isn't supposed to start ALL the time would give any money to The Poor are to get their picture in the paper and to get a tax deduction. The way I look at it is, the $16.4 million that person spent on that Ferrari is $16.4 million that can't be used for "soft money" political contributions to Republicans.

[flvegan]

10. A number of those can be viewed as investments.

But yes, we need more "oh noes, uber wealthy folks buy uber expensive stuff" outrage here.