French right-winger sells car on eBay

Far-right French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen has put his bullet-proof car up for sale on eBay. The listing says that the car is for sale following its replacement, but a Front National spokesman told reporters the aim was “glorious money”, which might well be the truth: in February, Le Pen was fined €10,000 and given a three month suspended prison sentence for describing the Nazi occupation of France as “not particularly inhumane”. At time of writing, the car has just broken the €1 million mark with 72 bids. It remains to be seen how many of those bids are real, and how many are a protest against M. Le Pen’s politics.

3 Responses on "French right-winger sells car on eBay"

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   Andy Toogood says:

   May 1, 2008 at 5:59 am

   Sue,
   It looks like they worked out pre-approved bidding a little late…

   Le 30-Avr-08 à 21:13:22 Paris, le vendeur a ajouté les informations suivantes :

   ATTENTION : Toute personne enchérissant est priée de me contacter pour confirmer, toutes les autres enchères seront ANNULEES sans préavis.

   
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   Sue Bailey says:

   May 1, 2008 at 8:06 am

   Heh heh. It’s up to €10 million Pauvre Jean-Marie
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   frenchcollection says:

   May 3, 2008 at 10:43 am

   Gone now?