EnronX
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While searching through lists of Andrea Doria artifacts on Ebay I came across this fascinating auction, a "2000 lb Platinum Cannon" recovered from the Bahamas.
$6m is a staggering amount of money...I'm just not familiar with any other auctions of this nature. Can an historical cannon really be worth such a high price? I'm also curious if the winning bidder may actually consider melting down the artifact for it's metallurgical value?
Any ideas or insight?
http://cgi.ebay.com/2000-lb-Platinu...386060547QQcategoryZ66638QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
$6m is a staggering amount of money...I'm just not familiar with any other auctions of this nature. Can an historical cannon really be worth such a high price? I'm also curious if the winning bidder may actually consider melting down the artifact for it's metallurgical value?
Any ideas or insight?
http://cgi.ebay.com/2000-lb-Platinu...386060547QQcategoryZ66638QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem