David Ortiz a.ka. Big Papi, Red Sox slugger is auctioning his 2005 Mercedes that he purchased a gift to himself to celebrate the Red Sox win the World Series in 2004.
Big Papi car is for sale on eBay and the Red Sox slugger also proposes to deliver the car himself for the winner at Fenway Park. In an interview with the Boston Globe, he said: "It's just one of my beauties. He has an incredible engine. I managed to red and because the Red Sox. And the interior is black and red, like the Red Sox.
The bidding for the car Big Papi is not for the timid or those with shallow pockets. According to Big Papi, he bought the car for $ 205,000 and $ 35,000 spent in the automotive aftermarket accessories.
The car is a 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, SL65 AMG and it is set to the description that the car has been pampered for its short life, taking Big Papi back and forth to Fenway Park. The car has just over 4,000 miles on it and it is in immaculate showroom condition. Inside, a baseball diamond with the initials D and O is embossed on the back seat.
The 6.0-liter 12-cylinder, twin turbo engine has 604 horsepower and can sprint from 0-60 mph in a matter of 4 seconds which is rated according to Ortiz on eBay.
The current supply of Big Papi 2005 Mercedes convertible reached $ 525,000, which is quite high for a so-called controlled an auction for bidders approved. However, Nima Karamouzis, a friend of Ortiz and a veteran of eBay help Big Papi with his list on eBay has begun to cancel bids from bidders unverified.
And as of Thursday morning last, after a history of the auction came out in the Boston Globe offers up the $ 465,600.05 which is achieved despite the cancellation of the unverifiable past offers. In the afternoon the same day, all active bids were canceled by the seller leaving only the auction price of car in its initial price asked is $ 169,000.
Karamouzis said Thursday, quoted by CNNMoney.com "It's a double edged sword if you have this kind of advertising. These auctions prestige, if not limited, become hours amateur and deters real bidders. It is only a function of the Internet, which has the ability to attract many buyers and too many stupid things. "
Karamouzis also said he was contacted by eBay security when the bids began to skyrocket. He also told Ortiz that happened and he was not upset and even said that if ever the vehicle will not be sold, they would simply re-list.