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sodascouts
01-26-2010, 05:23 PM
This is a bit lighter-hearted than the usual fare in this forum, but I figured this could be a thread for when we hear something and say to ourselves (as the title states) "Yikes - glad that wasn't me!"

The article that inspired this thread:

"Student stumbles into $80 million Picasso painting and damages it" (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/01/mets-rare-picasso-damaged-when-clumsy-art-student-stumbles-into-painting/1)

MikeA
01-26-2010, 06:47 PM
That article reminded me of something I'd seen about Steve Wynn. He had paid $48,000,000.00 for the painting and had finalized a deal to sell it for $139,000,000.00 when the catastrophe happened.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Oct-17-Tue-2006/news/10274785.html

For those of you who might not know who Wynn is, he is a mogul in the Hotel and Casino business. His "Wynn Towers" in Las Vegas are among the most exclusive on the Strip.