March 24, 2008

What You Could Get for $500,000

A half of a million dollars seems like boatload of money, but is it? I guess it all depends on how you look at it. Here are a list of things that you could get if you’re willing to plunk down about 500,000 smackaroos:

Royal Diamond Chess Set, Charles Hollander Collection
14 carat white gold
9,900 black and white diamonds
186.09 total carat weight

A condo in downtown Bellevue with updates
 200 99th Ave NE #42
2 br/1.75 ba, 1,151 sq.ft.
Price $499,999 ($434//sq.ft.)
MLS 28042021

A small house in Kirkland
11615 NE 97th St
4 br/2.5 ba, 1,610 sq.ft.
Price $500,000 ($311/sq.ft.)
MLS 28043659

Anna Nicole Smith’s Diaries
1992 & 1994 editions
Handwritten including the phrase, “I hate sex.”
Price $512,500 

A tri-level house in Redmond with a recroom 
15910 NE 105th St
4 br/2.25 ba, 1,970 sq.ft.
Price $499.950 ($254/sq.ft.)
MLS 28046034

An almost-new home in Woodinville
20424 128th Pl NE
4 br/2.5 ba, 3,036 sq.ft.
Price $499,000 ($164/sq.ft.)
MLS 28007713

A 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster
Engine: AMG-built supercharged 5,439-cc 24-valve 90 deg V-8
618 hp@6,500 rpm
575 lb-ft @ 3,250-5,000 rpm
MSRP $497,750

A cyborg T-800 skeleton used in Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Price $488,750

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