GoldenPalace Buys Popes Old CarTop online casino, GoldenPalace.com, recently proved just how wacky they are by neating out all other eBay bidders to take the 1999 VW Golf previously owned by Pope Benedict XVI. GoldenPalace walked away with the Pope's old car for just under $245 000. The car boasts a 5 gear manual transmission, air-conditioning, anti-theft devices and 75 000 km on the clock. In 1999, Pope Benedict XVI or Cardinal Josef Ratzinger as he was then known, had the car transferred from Germany to Rome. This auction broke all of eBay's previous records by attracting interest from over 8.5 million visitors to its auction page. GoldenPalace has a long track record for buying unusual items from eBay. This includes an old cheese sandwich which was supposed to boast the likeness of the Virgin Mary. Benjamin Halbe, from the town of Olpe in Germany, was the 21 seller of the Golf. In January this year, Benjamin bought the car from a local dealer for just 10 000 Euros. With the car, he included registration documents that proved the car belonged to Josef Kardinal Ratzinger. |
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