I’m picking my words very
carefully as I write about the anonymous person who paid $30,750 for a
Parcheesi board.
It was an antique board like
this one, painted in the late 19th century.
It was knocked down at $30,750
at an August auction of Americana in Massachusetts. The auctioneer had
estimated it would go for $800-$1,200.
Wow.
Now, whoever bought it is
entitled to spend his/her money in any legal way.
But, hey, it’s an old piece of
wood. It’s a game board. The only thing you can do with it is look at it, or
play Parcheesi on it.
Maybe the person who bought it
is the biggest Parcheesi fan in the world.
For $30,750, you could buy a
really nice car. Or put someone through college for a year. Or buy 4,000 books
for poor kids who don’t have any books.
Some people have too much
money.
Just for the record.
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