On the occasion of the ten millionth item sold through Catawiki auctions, an 18-karat white gold ring with sapphire and diamonds, the platform shared a list of 10 strangest articles sold so far. This is a completely new way to celebrate Catawiki's success in recent months. After all, thanks to the Covid-19 emergency, online commerce is increased 30% compared to the previous year. With dizzying growth especially as regards the auction sector. So let's see which were the most curious items purchased on Catawiki.
Catawiki auctions: the 10 strangest items sold on the platform
To celebrate the sale of the XNUMX millionth item on its auction platform, Catawiki has compiled a list of the ten strangest items sold so far. Are you curious to know what it is? Here you are satisfied.
- Egg of elephant bird, a family of birds that lived in Madagascar and which became extinct in the XNUMXth century. A seller managed to put the pieces back together to resell it whole on Catawiki
- Mammoth skeleton, sold for over 120 thousand euros
- Pope's hat, that is the authentic skullcap worn by Pope Francis, auctioned for 16 thousand euros
- Hair of Napoleon Bonaparte, defined as the "most expensive hair in the world" and sold for € 2000
- Ferrari 300 GT from 1966, which was the most expensive item sold through Catawiki auctions. The buyer, in fact, managed to get the car with an offer of 300 thousand
- Whishy Macallan bottled for the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles of England and Diana. The price at which the bottle of whiskey was sold? 4000 €
- 10 cent coin from 1944, depicting Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. An example of only 20 left in the world!
- 1:12 model of the Cadillac Eldorado Maisto 1995-1999, Barbie pink
- Usain Bolt running shoes, worn by the athlete at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, and sold for an impressive € 16000
- Kelly 32 bag by Hermès in red crocodile leather, almost impossible to find elsewhere. On Catawiki it was sold for 45 thousand euros.