Town Sells on eBay for $3.8 Million

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed)
Nov 25th 2007 at 3:02PM

You really can get everything on eBay, even your own "Unpopulated 1 House Texas Town."

Gee, I've always wanted one of those.

Albert is not the first town to get sold on eBay, but it's the latest. Just north of San Antonio, Texas, it consists of 13 acres that houses a tavern, a dance hall, a tractor shed, a 3 bedroom house, and a couple peach and pecan orchards. There's no post office and no permanent residents, but it sold for $3.8 million dollars to a bidder from Italy -- which was well over the reserve price which was set at only $2.5 million.

Do you suppose the winner bought it as some kind of over-the-top Christmas gift for somebody? That would be so fun!

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D.P. Nov 27th 2007 3:05AM

For all the ones that take Texans slow talking,sweet ways, for being stupid.... Who is the stupid one? 3.8 million.... Yee-Haw

X Nov 27th 2007 3:09AM

Texas needs a 10 tornadoes, all at once. Ick, its residents even pollute the coast lines where things SHOULD look beautiful. Texas is a big colon waiting on some natural x-lax to occur. 2012 Texas, suck mine.

D.P. Nov 27th 2007 3:29AM

That is why Kerrville is full of snowbirds,that are taking up permanent residences, because Texas is soooooooo ugly.

Josh Nov 27th 2007 3:44AM

lets ship all the democrats in america there to let them rot since they are worthless souls that support terrorism

JOEY NUMBERS Nov 27th 2007 3:56AM

ALL YOU PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT TEXAS. ISN'T IT ONE OF THE UNITED STATES?????????? I AM FROM NY, AN ITALIAN, AND A SO CALLED YANKEE. HELLO!!!!!!!!!! I'M AN AMERICAN!!!!!!!!! NOT NORTH. NOT SOUTH, AND NOT MID-WEST. THIS COUNTRY IS A GREAT ONE. WE DO NOT NEED TO HYPE UP ANOTHER CIVAL WAR. SO THE ITALIAN BOUGHT 13 ACRES. SO WHAT. HOW MUCH REAL ESTATE IN THIS COUNTRY IS OWNED BY OTHERS NOT LIVING HERE. PLENTY. I KNOW. I AM IN THE BUSINESS OF DEALING WITH OWNERS. BLOG HAS A MEANING!!! I HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO!!!!!!!

X Nov 27th 2007 3:58AM

Oh yes, nature and Earth is beautiful! Don't worry, the tornadoes would only dispose of the human population problem! (Destroy all the McDonalds + the three shits a day every Texan demands of their sewage, distasteful cultures, etc etc etc etc) etc-infinity. Refer to my first statement.

Alan Nov 27th 2007 4:45AM

If you want a real deal to double your money easily, I`ve got your place. Interstate frontage 900 ft at a high growth area 5 miles south of wal-mart headquarters in arkansas. Very few intersections left along I-540. Sewer is nearly completed priced at 5 bucks a sq ft. This will be 15 bucks a sq ft in 5 years easily. Incredible growth there. Why do I want to sell ? 5 bucks a sq ft retires me and I ain`t gettin no younger.

Pukka Nov 27th 2007 4:35AM

3.8 mil, I hope he knows what he gets into. Muggy heat, mosquitos chases you faster than you can run. Fire ants run up to your crutch faster than a rocket ship, no mentioning coper-head, poisonous spiders, and racoons that are larger than a toddler.

The only thing on top of that is the "red neck" accent. He will say to his hometown folks, "I spent a year in Texas one night".....

A piece of S*** hole.

P Wu Feb 19th 2008 11:40AM

See http://cgi.ebay.com/Historic-Texas-Town-for-Sale-Albert-TX_W0QQitemZ120218876564QQihZ002QQcategoryZ15841QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

L Nov 27th 2007 4:36AM

Hey LuLuBelle...how about you practice what you preach babe....and I quote Jason--you're so typical of a redneck. Go get an education and show a bit of respect. Dago for Italian and Yankee for a northerner? Not cool little man...not cool at all.

LMAO not cool dumbass...not cool at all

Allen Nov 27th 2007 1:02PM

5. 13 texas acres. value 350 per acre your stupidity... priceless

Posted at 8:26PM on Nov 26th 2007 by mike
.....................................................Mike check your math!

Don't feel bad no one else caught it either. lol

Euro Trash buys Texas town Nov 27th 2007 5:48AM

Hey thanks President Bush for letting Euro Trash buy a chunk of America. Did you learn how to sell out the American people from Jimmy Carter?Carter let Japanese buy up all the available land in Hawaii for Golf Courses that only allow Japanese in. Same thing to retailers who are giving Euro Trash a steep discount while shafting Americans you are all slime.
Euro nations have laws banning property sales to foreign nationals we should have those laws as well!

JT Garrett Nov 27th 2007 5:55AM

Bedroom communities are often sought after pieces of real estate, they often are the brentwoods of society.

Theresa Hartman Nov 27th 2007 5:56PM

"13 ACRES ISNT A TOWN!!!!"

Tell that to the people who live in Manhattan. . .

Alan Nov 27th 2007 8:41AM

I`ll say this, any American could have bought it. Someone else did kudos to them. Same thing in N W Arkansas with commercial property. Someone will buy this bargain I have and I could care less because the locals missed it when I bought it years ago. Their tight wads so they missed a big gain and they may miss another one if an outsider buys it. Reference is post 65.

steve d in maime Nov 27th 2007 9:52AM

jason wrote
what are you idiots yapping about it would be good, if their were no taxes, the dago just paid 3.8 million for a town! and another thing, who the hell thinks they have the right to sell a texas town to anyone? its ridiculous, and if by some means that was even logical, then you sure as shit shouldnt sell it to some damn foreigner, it could been worse i guess, it coulda been another damn yankee! jason born in texas, and proud of it.

this may be true but it texas proud of u?

u know why no yankey bought that usless dust bowl becouse 80+ degree's is not comfy (and i don't care how dry the heat is) it"s to dam freaking hot hell is what that is sh!t hole is and i thought in texas everything was sopused to be big 13acers thats just a small lot means the houses are to close

jason jackson Nov 27th 2007 9:04PM

why are all you yankees all yappin about who won the civil war, why are yall yappin about a dago wouldnt buy it cause its too hot, but a dago did buy it, oh but the richest city was built in a desert by dagos, you guys need to get together on your stories. oh whats the big deal other foreigners are buying up our land whats another 13 acres? i cant believe they allow you sheeple morons the right to vote, as if that mattered anymore, hey choose red or blue yeah! jason causing riots arguments and raising hell since 1981