$12,500 for two Japanese Yubari Melons

[Terpe]

A box set of two cantaloupe melons has been sold at auction in Japan for one million yen ($12,500), but in a possible sign of the financial times, went for less than half the all-time record.



Source:-
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story...-yubari-melons

[Terpe]

Plenty of weird and wacky happenings in Japan.

These things are usually given as special gifts to that certain someone.

[bigmarco]

They seeem like a bit of a bargain this year compared to previous years