phyzik
11-26-2007, 12:50 PM
Dont know if its been posted yet....
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2613888.html?menu=
Town sold on eBay
A small, uninhabited town in Texas has been sold on eBay for £1,450,000.
The town, called Albert, 60 miles outside San Antonio, features a schoolhouse, a dancehall and a bar, reports the BBC.
Current owner, Bobby Cave, said he was checking the identity of the Italian buyer, to confirm the deal.
He added he had several other serious bids should the sale fall through.
Mr Cave, 47, an estate agent, said he sold the land after three-and-a-half years as he was ready to move on to his next project.
"I bought it with the intention of creating a little family camping venue where people could come out and drink and enjoy local live music," he said.
He said the town's population currently consisted of himself and a groundsman at weekends.
The winning buyer will take over an icehouse created from the frame of the old general store, a pavilion, an 85-year-old dance hall, a tractor shed and a three-bedroom house, together with peach and pecan orchards.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2613888.html?menu=
Town sold on eBay
A small, uninhabited town in Texas has been sold on eBay for £1,450,000.
The town, called Albert, 60 miles outside San Antonio, features a schoolhouse, a dancehall and a bar, reports the BBC.
Current owner, Bobby Cave, said he was checking the identity of the Italian buyer, to confirm the deal.
He added he had several other serious bids should the sale fall through.
Mr Cave, 47, an estate agent, said he sold the land after three-and-a-half years as he was ready to move on to his next project.
"I bought it with the intention of creating a little family camping venue where people could come out and drink and enjoy local live music," he said.
He said the town's population currently consisted of himself and a groundsman at weekends.
The winning buyer will take over an icehouse created from the frame of the old general store, a pavilion, an 85-year-old dance hall, a tractor shed and a three-bedroom house, together with peach and pecan orchards.