Pricey beer still sitting on the shelf
Turns out things are too good to be true. Such is the case with Dan Woodul, the 25 year old who auctioned off a bottle of beer on eBay for over a half a million dollars.
Last month, Woodul listed the bottle, an 1852 vintage of Allsopp’s Artic Ale, on eBay and let the requests start piling in. He had originally bought the bottle on eBay for only $304 (only $304?!). Upon listing it on eBay, he quick accrued what would have amounted to a world record for the most expensive bottle of beer with the auction ending at $503,300.
However, it turns out the bid wasn’t legit.
Woodul says the bidder called the night that the auction ended to let him know that it was a joke bid and wouldn’t cough up the sum of money. He says he has no hard feelings toward the bidder, and has now placed the bottle into a safety deposit box with no plans to sell it or re-list it on eBay.
What would you do with a 155 year old bottle of beer?
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