A Diego Maradona house has still not found a buyer

The international auction of goods belonging to football star Diego Maradona, which had been extended until December 31, ended with most of the lots sold, with the exception of a house and a car , according to the organizer, Adrian Mercado. “In principle, there is only one of the two BMWs, the more expensive, and the house in (the residential area of ​​Villa Devoto in Buenos Aires) left for sale. For the rest we have had offers, it remains to present them to the judge, we will do so these days, “Mercado told AFP on Tuesday (January 4th).

Nearly 90 lots were offered on December 19 during a first day of online auction, with goods as diverse as caps, sports shoes, swimsuits, a cigar humidor, televisions, photos, a painting, two cars, an apartment and a house, for bets ranging from 50 to 900,000 dollars (44 to 800,000 euros).

Among the most expensive goods, a 2016 BMW sold 146,000 euros

But the sale, organized by the Adrian Mercado Subastas group and yet followed online by some 1,500 people, had aroused only very relative interest, generating only about 26,000 dollars (23,000 euros), according to an AFP count. Lots with an aggregate value of $ 1.42 million (1.26 million euros) had gone without a buyer, including the 700 m2 property of Villa Devoto, which had a base price of $ 900,000. It was then decided to extend the deadline for submitting offers until December 31, 2021.

After the extension, “we received offers for everything from LCD TVs to gyms to treadmills, anything that had been left vacant,” Mercado explained.

Among the more expensive goods, a 2016 BMW was sold, with a floor price of 165,000 dollars (146,000 euros). The other BMW, dating from 2017 and valued at $ 225,000 (199,000 euros), was left vacant, but Mercado was hoping to receive an offer in the coming days. “We believe that this car will also be placed probably this week, so there will be only the house” of 700 m2 with swimming pool, which Maradona bought in the 1980s from her parents and where they lived for more than 30 years, in the residential area of ​​Villa Devoto in Buenos Aires, according to Mercado.

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In addition, the sale of an apartment of 45 m2 in the seaside resort of Mar del Plata, 400 km to the south, estimated at 65,000 dollars, “is a matter almost settled” according to the organizer. This sale ordered by the judge in charge of the estate of Maradona, who died on November 25, 2020, is intended to pay off the costs and debts after his death, in agreement with the heirs of the winner of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.