Wealthiest Billionaires

The Forbes list of billionaires has just been released. At the top of the list is the Mexican financier, Carlos Slim Helu with a net worth of $53.5 billion, who slightly edged out Bill Gates with a net worth of $53 billion, and ahead of Warren Buffett at $47 billion. Fourth place is Mukesh Ambani at $29 billion, and fifth was Lakshmi Mittal, with a net worth of $28.7 billion.

Pay $159 to have Bird Droppings Rubbed on Your Face

At the Ten Thousand Waves spa in New Mexico, you can have something very special called the Japanese Nightingale Facial. The facial is made from nightingale bird droppings. You can have the basic facial for $115 for the deluxe facial for $159. Even Victoria Beckham has taken advantage of having this done to her face.

The Most Expensive Bottle of Water Ever!

Years ago, people thought it was unusual to purchase a bottle of water, such as Evian or Perrier. They thought 'Why buy something you can get right out of the tap?' Now, bottled water is very common, but not the following bottle of water. This bottle of Acqua di Cristallo sells for $3.3 million.

You are actually buying the bottle, not the water, although I'm sure the water tastes good. The bottle is made with gold, silver, platinum, and 6,000 diamonds.

Someone Actually Paid $3500 for Two Ghosts

At the auction site TradeMe, a woman based in Christchurch, New Zealand posted two glass vials, each containing a ghost from her house. The auction had very spirited bidding with the event topping out at 5000 New Zealand dollars (approximately $3500 in US dollars).

Bentley Sells for $1.5 Million

A Bentley from the 1950's sold for $1.5 million at an auction in Oxford, England, recently. The auction was held by auction house Bonhams. It was the only car in the group that sold for over 100,000 pounds.

Billionaire Loses $54 Million House Deposit

The second richest man in Russia, Mikhail Prokhorov, will be losing the $54 million that he put up as a deposit on the Villa La Leopolda in Villefrance-sur-Mer, France, which he agreed to purchase for $540 million. He wanted to back out of the deal, but a court ruled that he would lose his deposit.

$82,000 for a Black Sheep

Actually it was $82,550 for a lamb with a black face. This amounted to $650 per pound. This was an all time fair auction record for a lamb.

Porsche Releases Green Car

Porsche just revealed its 918 Spyder Concept, a 2-seat automobile . with hybrid and electric drive technology. This luxury green car can reach 198 miles per hour, and can go from zero to over 60mph in less than 3.2 seconds. All this power and it gets 78 miles per gallon.

$1.68 Million Lunch with Warren Buffett

The winning bidder at an auction of a lunch with Warren Buffett finally collected the prize. The highest bidder was Salida Capital, a Canadian hedge fund. Proceeds from the sale went towards the San Francisco Glide Foundation, which benefits the homeless. No information was released about what was discussed.

Batman Comic Versus Superman Comic: Will the Story Never End?

First we wrote about how the first Detective Comic to feature Batman had been bid up to $350,000. Then we wrote about how an Action Comic sold for a record breaking $1,000,000. Now we can report another record breaking event.

The Heritage Auction Galleries auction is over, and the Detective Comics #27 comic featuring Batman was hammered at an incredible $1,075,500.