DeIdeal 0 Posted April 20, 2011 ^ Actually, no. It's over 72 million dollars. I'm sure it's a mistake. Or troll. It has to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nekkichi 6043 Posted April 20, 2011 how can that be 72 if $1 roughly equals 100 yen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeIdeal 0 Posted April 20, 2011 how can that be 72 if $1 roughly equals 100 yen? ...Not sure if serious? But you had the answer already, here, maybe you'll notice it now? The current rate is $1 = 82.43円. Geez, didn't/don't you people have math or Economy or something in school? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted April 20, 2011 6 billion Japanese yen = 72.77400 million U.S. dollars According to Google's current currency conversion thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anieresus 270 Posted April 20, 2011 It really doesn't matter who it is, the point is that it's for something good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nekkichi 6043 Posted April 20, 2011 ...Not sure if serious? But you had the answer already, here, maybe you'll notice it now?The current rate is $1 = 82.43円. Geez, didn't/don't you people have math or Economy or something in school? Thanks for the lecture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadman 321 Posted April 21, 2011 Looks like someone is indeed trolling,LOL http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/ ... from=main7 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42652756/ns ... ngeles_ca/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anieresus 270 Posted April 21, 2011 I wouldn't really call it trolling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LIDL 692 Posted April 21, 2011 what i am trying to understand is, they stop the auction for awhile to see if the latest bid with gigantic amount is legit. correct? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ito 2438 Posted April 25, 2011 Yoshiki is a giant attention whore and this bid is SO fake. There is no way that someone would ever bid that much, yet alone even close to that. If my memory serves me right, the most ever paid for a musical instrument at auction was $3.3mil. I would be shocked if this piano even surpassed that. I wish Yoshiki would have just have shut his mouth and donated out of his own pocket instead of doing this whole publicity stunt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anieresus 270 Posted April 25, 2011 So the 6 billion was indeed a fake. This is from tokyohive. By April 21st, the bidder responsible for the 6 million yen bid had been found, and the extremely high bid was discovered to be a very expensive prank.Due to the extremely high price of the item, Yahoo! had temporarily suspended the auction to investigate the bidder’s credibility. Once the fake bids had been weeded out, the price of the piano dropped to 53,057,000 yen (~$650,000). The auction is scheduled to end on the night of April 24th with 100% of the money earned going to the Japanese Red Cross to support earthquake and tsunami disaster relief efforts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LIDL 692 Posted April 25, 2011 half of my symphaty gone when i read "Red Cross" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites