JamesEdition

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JamesEdition is a global online luxury marketplace with headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The website has 15 different categories. These are: real estate, cars, jewellery, jets, helicopters, watches, yachts, extraordinaire, motorcycles, lifestyle & collectibles, residential developments, experiences, yachts and vacation rentals.

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JamesEdition
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Type of businessPrivate company
Type of site
Classifieds, luxury, media
Available inEnglish
Founded2008; 17 years ago (2008) (as JamesList)
Headquarters,
Netherlands[1]
OwnerJamesEdition B.V.[2]
Key people
  • Noam Perski (CEO JamesList 2009–2011)
  • Johan Bengtsson (CEO 2011-2016)
  • Roman Bach (CEO 2016–2017)
  • Eric Finnas Dahlstrom (CEO)
URLwww.jamesedition.com
CommercialYes
Launched2008; 17 years ago (2008) (as JamesList)
Current statusActive
Written inRuby on Rails
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Sellers can post their offers to JamesEdition and will be published after editorial review. It is an upmarket form of a classified advertising portal. The strict curation of all listings have resulted in several media coverages. Some listings have been posted to Top Gear[3] and The Guardian[4] websites. It has been referred to by some as Craigslist for the rich[5] or even "Craigslist for billionaires".[6] The advertised goods are so rare that the website has received regular coverage by other websites, print magazines and TV stations.[7]

History

The company was founded 2008. It changed its name from JamesList to JamesEdition in February 2013, after becoming the defendant in a lawsuit by Craigslist in June 2012.[8][9] In 2016 the company changed its shareholders structure, appointed a new CEO[10] and moved the company from Sweden to the Netherlands.[11]

In 2017, it was reported that JamesEdition would expand its business model beyond classifieds.[12]

Most famous items for sale

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Although JamesEdition is famous for continuously offering the broadest selection of supercars like the LaFerrari or McLaren P1 available in the world, some items are even more prestigious.

  • August 2017: The first ever built Ferrari Sergio to come on the market in Ensloo, Netherlands for a total amount of US$5 million.[13][14][15]
  • July 2017: the most expensive property in Baja California Norte, Mexico for US$634 million.[16]
  • June 2017: "The LAMBOAT", a Lamborghini Aventador with a matching Speedboat in Miami, US, for US$2.2 million[17][18]
  • Dec 2016: The only Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta available of all 200 produced for sale. Quotation from Dortmund, Germany for highest bid[19]
  • August 2016: The first GTA Spano ever to appear on the market. One of only 99 produced cars is offered in Marbella, Spain for EUR 1.5 million[20]
  • July 2016: 1966 Batmobile #5 by George Barris in Philadelphia, USA, Price not disclosed[21]
  • May 2016: Neverland Ranch from Michael Jackson Estate in California, USA, For Sale at 100 million US$[22]
  • May 2016: Thriller Villa from Michael Jackson Estate in Las Vegas, USA, For Sale at 9.5 million US$[23]
  • June 2015: The Formula 1 car Ayrton Senna drove during The Monaco Grand Prix in 1984, For Sale at £1 million.[24]
  • March 2014: The Tumbler Batmobile replica from The Dark Knight, For Sale at 1 million US$[25] and has attracted buyers from around the world, according to the seller.[26]
  • October 2013: Swiss bank-vault filled with coins worth 8 million Swiss Francs, located in Basel, Switzerland, For Auction[27]
  • April 2010: Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta from Steve McQueen pre-owned by Herbert von Karajan, For Sale at 1.6 million US$[28]
  • March 2010: 1949 ZIL ZIS-110 Limousine from Joseph Stalin in Finland, Price not disclosed[29]
  • September 2009: Most expensive car ever sold in an auction: "Star of India" 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II convertible from collector Hans-Gunther Zach in Germany, Auctioned for US$13 million[30][31]

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