Nobel Sold for Ukraine Kids Sells for $103.5 Million

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Nobel Sold for Ukraine Kids Sells for $103.5 Million

June 20, 2022 at 9:06 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 9 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/06/20/nobel-sold-for-ukraine-kids-sells-for-103-5-million/

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“The Nobel Peace Prize that Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov was auctioning off to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees sold Monday night for $103.5 million, shattering the old record for a Nobel,” the AP AP reports.

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[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Wow.

Guts and a great moment for the Ukraines,

[Nevilledog]

2. Amazing

[DFW]

3. Shattering the old record is putting it mildly

Seeing as how the previous record was under $5 million.

Nice gesture of the auctioneer, Heritage Auctions, to waive all fees, which would have been somewhere around 15%, and instead did it literally for free, picking up all costs themselves.

The Ukrainians get 100% of the selling price, rare enough in the auction business, and unheard-of for a single object at this price level.

[Princess Turandot]

4. Muratov had designated UNICEF as the recipient of the money. It's already been deposited...

From the AP article:

Muratov has said the proceeds will go directly to UNICEF in its efforts to help children displaced by the war in Ukraine. Just minutes after bidding ended, UNICEF told the auction house it had already received the funds.

He also asked that the unsuccessful bidders make a direct donation to UNICEF. (Muratov himself has donated the $500,000 prize that he received with the award.)

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5. Good Man.