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INTEREST: Naruto's Fictional Apartment Valued at $100K


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MagusGuardian



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:34 pm Reply with quote
wow someones gotta be really bored at work
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The King of Harts



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:38 pm Reply with quote
I like how whenever someone does something really fun and interesting and people just always assume they do it because they're bored or they can't find something else that's "productive".
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:42 pm Reply with quote
What the Shocked ??!!! Putting a fictional places that isn't even exist in real life for auction and people are actually putting money on to this, I don't even.... Confused Anime dazed Question

EDIT: after reading the article the 2nd time, I realized that there's no real betting on this. Hence the strikeout on my statement about people putting bet on this.


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ColonelYao47



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:55 pm Reply with quote
They had me on board until I saw the price. Not the $100,000 but the 228 bowls of ramen...

This leads me to think that food prices are off the charts over there. Does Konoha village even have a restaurant with the caliber of a Masa or Heichinrou?
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Wyvern



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:56 pm Reply with quote
MagusGuardian wrote:
wow someones gotta be really bored at work


If it's up on the website, that means someone was assigned to do this. Figuring out the value of fictional properties IS their job (or at least part of it.)
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Leebo



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:57 pm Reply with quote
mdo7 wrote:
What the Shocked ??!!! Putting a fictional places that isn't even exist in real life for auction and people are actually putting money on to this, I don't even.... Confused Anime dazed Question


Where did it say it's up for auction or that people are putting money on it.
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ajr



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 4:23 pm Reply with quote
FWIW, I'd never heard of Movoto before this. Neat!
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TsunaReborn!



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 4:31 pm Reply with quote
Laughing Looks like that was a lot of fun to research and I must say Naruto's fairly lucky to have an apartment that expensive for free Wink. I wish more companies would be a little more light hearted at times.
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Banjo



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:11 pm Reply with quote
this small apartment for 100K? so Hokages take the money or what, they must be really rich. Twisted Evil
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 6:10 pm Reply with quote
Leebo wrote:
mdo7 wrote:
What the Shocked ??!!! Putting a fictional places that isn't even exist in real life for auction and people are actually putting money on to this, I don't even.... Confused Anime dazed Question


Where did it say it's up for auction or that people are putting money on it.


When I read the website, I thought (and assumed) people are actually putting money into something that doesn't exist in real life, after reading it the 2nd time I came to realize no one is putting any bet into this pseudo-auction. So I will edit my statement.
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Primus



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 6:15 pm Reply with quote
MagusGuardian wrote:
wow someones gotta be really bored at work


A bunch of sites that have never covered this company are now going to run stories linking back to them. It's a pretty smart advertising play for something fun that likely didn't divert resources from their usual work.
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Agent355



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 6:35 pm Reply with quote
That seems like a lot for a bare bones apt, but maybe Konoha is a pricey place to live.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:10 pm Reply with quote
Having gone to the website, they run a lot interest columns about "how many x would you need to do y to your house" or about fictional locations like Bag End's or the Overlook Hotel's real-estate prospects. Yes someone was assigned to it, it's something this firm obviously does to get views and hopefully business. This Naruto article was not special in that regard, they cover a lot of nerdy topics.
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Top Gun



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:26 pm Reply with quote
I like the rest of the properties they have listed on the site. Apparently you'd have to lay down about $6 billion to buy The Lonely Mountain. Shocked
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:21 pm Reply with quote
Was he living in Manhattan the whole time?
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