Update

[poliphilo]

The Lucian Freud portrait of Francis Bacon sold for £5.4 million- well under its asking price. That's still a hell of a lot of money.

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or you could pick up an ancient temple

[amritarosa.livejournal.com]

For a sum closer to the asking price of that painting, I'd rather buy this:
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=97978

Re: or you could pick up an ancient temple

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Me too.

(Though it amazes me an archaeological site of such importance should be for sale on the open market).

Re: or you could pick up an ancient temple

[amritarosa.livejournal.com]

Looks like the Bulgarian government is protesting its private sale, and the town of Balchik is trying to get the funds together to buy it before a private investor does.

Re: or you could pick up an ancient temple

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Which is exactly what should happen.