Billionaire Valentine Gift Ideas

Valentines Day is Sunday, February 14. Start your gift buying now.

1. 2006 Bugatti Veyron
Available through the BillionaireXchange for $1,050,000.00.

2. 24 Bottles of Angel Champagne
One of the world's most expensive champagnes. The cost is only $392,000. Mariah Carey is Angel Champagne's official ambassador in the United States.

3. Tiffany Diamond Drop Earnings
Drop earrings of round brilliant, marquise and pear-shaped diamonds in platinum, for pierced ears. Price is only $530,000.


4. Royal Diamond Chess Set
For your Valentine who likes to play chess. This chess set from Charles Hollander is hand made with 9,900 black and white diamonds, in over 1168 grams of 14 carat white gold. Price is $500,000.

5. Cartier Santos 100 Ladies Gold Watch
Diamonds set on bezel & case, 18K gold octagonal crown set with a diamond, sword shaped rhodium plated hands, self winding automatic calibre 076 movement, price only $32,092.90.

6. A Private Island
Great Sale Cay Island, in the Bahamas; is offered at $9,900,000. It has a whopping 370 acres.

7. California Estate owned by Joe Montana
This 500 acre estate in the Napa wine country in California is 9,700 square feet and includes a Bocce ball court and a full-sized basketball court.The price is $49 million.

8. Diamond Opera Necklace
18k White Gold 3-prong Diamond Opera Necklace (78.44 cttw, E-F Color, SI1-SI2 Clarity), 34"; price is on sale at $153,000.99, discounted from $277,200.00.

Michael Crichton Art Works to be Auctioned

Art works of bestselling U.S. author Michael Crichton will be auctioned off in May by Christie's. Some of the art to be sold include works by by Pablo Picasso, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Roy Lichtenstein.

Michael Crichton has recently written Pirate Latitudes: A Novel and The Great Train Robbery.

Most Expensive Sculpture Sells for over $100 Million

The 6 foot high sculpture created by Alberto Giacometti, called "L'Homme Qui Marche I," just sold for $104,327,006 at auction. Sotheby's did not disclose the winning bidder.
The previous record for artwork was set in 2004 "Garçon à la Pipe," created by Pablo Picasso in 1905, which was sold for $104.1 million.

Cities with the Most Expensive Hotel Rooms

Moscow has the most expensive hotel rooms, according to the Daily Telegraph. In second place is Abu Dhabi, and third is New York City.

Beer Mug Sold for $70,000

I wonder if the beer tastes better in this mug? A 268 year old beer mug was purchased by a Canadian museum at a Christie's New York auction for $70,000. It was formerly owned by Rev. John Stuart.

$400,000 Paid for a Boat Shed in Australia

I guess Australia must be experiencing some kind of a housing boom, similar to what the US had back in 2005. A couple families paid $400,000 ($455,000 in Australian dollars) for a boat shed in Victoria, Australia, and that doesn't even include the land, which must be leased. So you think the buyers are converting it into a luxury waterfront property? No, they just want to store their beach gear there.

$618,000 Postage Stamp

An 1897 China postage stamp sold for $618,000 at an auction in Hong Kong. The stamp, one of only 32 known, is called the "Small One Dollar".

$975,000 Camera: The World's Oldest

If you are into photographic collectibles, you can buy the world's oldest camera, which is made out of wood. It is going to be auctioned and is expected to sell for almost a million dollars.

Billionaires Fortunes Being Left to Charity

Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin just announced that he will be leaving all his money to charity.

The estate of billionaire Nina Wang will be given to the Chinachem Charitable Foundation Ltd., run by Wang's family members. The court rejected a claim from her feng shui practitioner.

Billionaire Branson Announces $25,000 a Week Catamaran

Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has announced his Necker Nymph, a catamaran which glides on the water. It can be rented for only $25,000 per week. His yacht, Necker Belle, can be rented for $88,000 a week.