Diego Armando Maradona (Lapresse)
Maradona auction flop: Villa Devoto house unsold
The first auction of memorabilia and belongings was a flop Diego Armando Maradona, the Argentine champion who passed away last year at the age of 60. According to reports from the Argentine press, the auction ended after about three hours and without great results. For example, the house of Villa Devoto di Maradona, located in José Luis Cantilo N ° 4575, it was one of the goods that did not receive offers.
The base was $ 900,000 and was left deserted. Proceeds from the auction should go to the sons and heirs of the Pibe de Oro. The event was broadcast through the Adrián Mercado Group, in charge of the operation, who clarified, through a press release, that “to participate in the auction, Argentine residents must pay an amount of 600 pesos, unlike foreign participants, who must prove an entry (upon transmission of the auction) in dollars “.
Maradona, painting with Fidel Castro sold for 1600 dollars
At auction they were offered 87 lots belonging to Diego Armando Maradona, including, in addition to the parental home, a apartment in Mar del Plata, four cars, training machines, decorative items and sportswear. After the first sale of a straw hat with blue ribbon sold above the initial offer price, they were released in one hour 29 lots for a total of $ 13,710. The most expensive was the painting ‘Between Fiorito and the sky’, lot 22, made by the artist Lu Sedova, an oil painting measuring 1.70 x 1.70 cm, sold for $ 2,150. Another painting depicting Fidel Castro, a great friend of Maradona, was sold for 1,600 dollars instead.
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