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A Holy Ride: Pope Benedict XVI's Car Sold on eBay in Record-Breaking Auction

Sauerland, Germany (ots/PRNewswire)

- Global Interest in GoldenPalace.com's Latest eBay Acquisition
From the frenzy of media interest over the past few days, the
latest GoldenPalace.com winning eBay auction is easily one of the
most phenomenal events in Internet history. The item that shattered
all eBay records by incredibly receiving over 8.5 million visitors to
its auction page was Pope Benedict XVI's previously-owned 1999
Volkswagen Golf. The holy car now belongs to the casino for euro
188,938.88 (approx. $244,590.83 USD).
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050505/NYTH216 )
A few months before being elected head of the Catholic Church,
Pope Benedict XVI (then Cardinal Josef Ratzinger) decided to sell his
six-year-old VW Golf. The vehicle had been imported from Germany to
Rome in 1999.
Without knowing the car's history, Benjamin Halbe, 21, bought the
Golf this January. It was only when Halbe obtained the car's
registration documents confirming Josef Ratzinger as the former owner
that he realized the truly blessed nature of his purchase.
When Halbe listed the car on eBay last week, the reserve price was
euro 9,999 - the same amount he paid for it. By Saturday, offers had
already exceeded euro 45,000 and kept increasing dramatically until
GoldenPalace.com's winning bid.
"GoldenPalace.com is delighted to own this holy vehicle," said
GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe. "We have amassed a collection of
what many consider to be holy artifacts. It seems only natural to get
a blessed vehicle to carry these items. We are planning to showcase
our acquisitions by bringing them on tour and allowing people to
enjoy the experience of sitting in the divine car, in an effort to
raise as much money for charity as possible."

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/Photo: NewsCom:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050505/NYTH216
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