New Volvo FH sold on eBay for €150,000
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GOING ONCE, going twice, sold for €150,000! The first new Volvo FH was sold on eBay to the owner of Ducournau Transports in France.
Jean-Pierre Ducournau, founder of the French haulage company, won the special-edition truck when the 10-day charity auction ended on Saturday (29 September).
Determined to win, he made the bid so late that eBay only just adjusted it above his previous bid before the auction ended.
“I am so pleased to have won this auction. Already in the 1970s, I was first in the south of France to own the first Volvo F12 truck, and for several decades I have been supporting different charity auctions,” said Ducournau, who has a fleet of 315 vehicles.
Ducournau beat 34 other bidders to get the truck, which had been up for auction on eBay since 19 September. Some 95 bids were placed in total and the auction attracted more than 165,000 visitors to the site.
He will receive the keys in Gothenburg, Sweden in spring 2013 and will be invited to South Africa to present the Star for Life charity with his bid.
Bidding stood at €225,400 (£179,059) last Wednesday, but Volvo made sure that the list of bidders only included people who were sure they wanted to follow through with their bid. Consequently, some people withdrew.