Black Watermelon auctioned for $6100

[andylawcc]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24997464/?GT1=43001

um... enjoy

 

[Zim Hosein]

And what makes a watermelon worth $200, much less $6,000?

Its unusual black skin, Ohira said. Inside, the watermelon is crisp and hard. And, he says, it has unparalleled taste.

"It's a watermelon, but it's not the same," he said. "It has a different level of sweetness."

That just sounds well... wrong!

 

[feralkid]

Wow, those are some juicy melons.

 

[Gothgar]

black watermelon? they paid good money for rotten fruit...

 

[andylawcc]

4 replies and no racial and boob joke? ;p

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
4 replies and no racial and boob joke? ;p

:roll:

 

[Baked]

What color's the flesh?

 

[Capt Caveman]

Once you go black, you don't go back!

 

[Doodoo]

Originally posted by: Baked
What color's the flesh?

The skin may be different colors, but they're all pink inside.

 

[Slew Foot]

Those crazy Japs, must not be in a recession over there.

 

[moparacer]

The watermelon was the first of 65 sold as part of the season's initial harvest and one of 9,000 expected for the entire year

9000@ 6100 apiece????

Where can a person get some of those seeds?????

 

[TallBill]

But are they Square?


That picture doesn't look like a 17 pound watermelon. Maybe they are incredibly dense?

 

[Lurknomore]

Originally posted by: Slew Foot
Those crazy Japs, must not be in a recession over there.

Yeah, too expensive for us sp*cs, k*kes, n*ggers, ch*nks, gu*neas, and g**ks over here.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: TallBill
But are they Square?

But do they have faces?
(that's a pic taken by my friend in HK, $6800 HKD is around 875 USD.)

 

[Squisher]

If I wanted it sweeter couldn't I just pour some sugar on it and save the $6000?

 

[Fritzo]

Duh people, they're not buying it to eat, they're buying it for the seeds. Growing funky fruits like this rakes in big $$$$$ in grocery stores. Ask the guy that invented those "personal size" watermelons that are flying off the shelves for $2.50 a pop

 

[Lurknomore]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Duh people, they're not buying it to eat, they're buying it for the seeds. Growing funky fruits like this rakes in big $$$$$ in grocery stores. Ask the guy that invented those "personal size" watermelons that are flying off the shelves for $2.50 a pop

Where are these personal melons you speak of?

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Lurknomore

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Duh people, they're not buying it to eat, they're buying it for the seeds. Growing funky fruits like this rakes in big $$$$$ in grocery stores. Ask the guy that invented those "personal size" watermelons that are flying off the shelves for $2.50 a pop

Where are these personal melons you speak of?

Here you go. They're a little bigger than a softball.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: Doodoo

Originally posted by: Baked
What color's the flesh?

The skin may be different colors, but they're all pink inside.

Not true. Some of the small size watermelons have yellow flesh.

 

[I4AT]

Sounds more like a donation than anything else.

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Duh people, they're not buying it to eat, they're buying it for the seeds.

You made that up.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: Lurknomore

Originally posted by: Slew Foot
Those crazy Japs, must not be in a recession over there.

Yeah, too expensive for us sp*cs, k*kes, n*ggers, ch*nks, gu*neas, and g**ks over here.

wow

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: moparacer

The watermelon was the first of 65 sold as part of the season's initial harvest and one of 9,000 expected for the entire year

9000@ 6100 apiece????

Where can a person get some of those seeds?????

read the whole article?

"Other Densuke watermelons won't cost quite as much. Most will retail at department stores and supermarkets for a more modest 20,000 yen to 30,000 yen (U.S. $188 to U.S. $283), Ohira said."


most will go for far far less.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: feralkid

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Duh people, they're not buying it to eat, they're buying it for the seeds.

You made that up.

Nope, growers buy funky breeds at auction all the time. That "miniature watermelon" was a good example. UFO peaches, purple tomatoes, etc get high prices and people buy them for novelty.

Well....yeah...you're right. I made this up. Someone spend $1000 on a piece of fruit to eat it. That does make more sense.