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Man 'buys' $3billion CD-ROM on Amazon

By T.K. Randall
January 2, 2010 · Comment icon 11 comments



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A US man who discovered a mispriced item on Amazon decided to purchase the $3 billion CD and see what happened. Brian Klug was charged $3.99 postage for a copy of a Discovery Channel CD priced at $2,904,980,000.
A man in the U.S. has 'bought' an item on Amazon with a price tag of nearly three billion dollars - just to see what would happen. Brian Klug spotted the copy of the Discovery Channel's 'Cells' CD-ROM for sale at $2,904,980,000 (£1,800,979,540).


Source: Daily Mail | Comments (11)


Recent comments on this story
Comment icon #2 Posted by Dr Alien 13 years ago
he could always sell it on ebay i mean the rich people's ebay of course
Comment icon #3 Posted by Brakzar_Break 13 years ago
Wow... Curiosity did kill the cat.. Or cost him his money, that is.
Comment icon #4 Posted by PotterManiac 13 years ago
What was this guy doing? Lol!
Comment icon #5 Posted by Pinx 13 years ago
You'd think he'd qualify for free shipping.
Comment icon #6 Posted by Voyager10 13 years ago
Maybe it was one of those CDs like they sell on ebay that says something like, 'Buy this CD to learn how to get rich on ebay!'. He figured he would make his money back
Comment icon #7 Posted by Bbrown88 13 years ago
Hmm, the most expensive DVD I can find now is Karaoke: Favorite Duets, Vol. 1 (1999) for only $99,999.98
Comment icon #8 Posted by Dark entity 13 years ago
Hmm, the most expensive DVD I can find now is Karaoke: Favorite Duets, Vol. 1 (1999) for only $99,999.98 What a bargain. You could buy another 5 for that price!
Comment icon #9 Posted by MasterAdam 13 years ago
I doubt he'll be charged for it.
Comment icon #10 Posted by Brakzar_Break 13 years ago
Hmm, the most expensive DVD I can find now is Karaoke: Favorite Duets, Vol. 1 (1999) for only $99,999.98 You can't be serious..
Comment icon #11 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 13 years ago
Slow and boring news day if an article is written about some guy who wanted to see what would happen if he'd buy a copy of Windows 98 for three billion dollars. Hah. Oh well.


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