Big-Ticket Items Go Unsold In Auction Of Maradona Assets
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More than 1,500 potential bidders -- in Latin America, Italy, France, England, Russia and Dubai -- had signed up to take part, its organizers said.
A virtual auction of some 90 items owned by late football superstar Diego Maradona on Sunday failed to attract any big bidders, with a seaside apartment, two BMWs and the house he had bought for his parents among the larger items failing to sell.
More than 1,500 potential bidders -- in Latin America, Italy, France, England, Russia and Dubai -- had signed up to take part, its organizers said.
But by the end of the three-hour affair, sales totaled only $26,000, with more than $1.4 million in assets unbid on, according to AFP calculations.
The morning's highest bid went to a painting of the world-class footballer titled "Between Fiorito and the Sky," by artist Lu Sedova. It sold for $2,150.
