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kacekwl

(8,509 posts) Fri Jul 18, 2025, 04:28 PM Jul 18

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Someone just paid 14.7 million dollars [View all]

for the sled from the movie Citizen Kane. So it's obvious someone needs a tax break.

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Someone just paid 14.7 million dollars [View all] kacekwl Jul 18 OP

Folks can't afford a child's sled Sugarmaggie Jul 18 #1

Another view LearnedHand Jul 18 #2

Exactly. A little more knowledgeable and more conscious of history than the Original Post. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 18 #4

Yeah, my first thought when I read this post was "Probably Steven Spielberg." Mike 03 Jul 18 #11

rosebud Shellback Squid Jul 18 #3

Quick research shows the movie itself made less than $2m Cloudhopper Jul 18 #5

Which is almost... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 18 #7

More context LearnedHand Jul 18 #6

It's probably just a pile of rust and rotted wood at this point. Sogo Jul 18 #8

My dad was in the film business and did post-production special effects Dave says Jul 18 #15

So like, the ashes? JoseBalow Jul 18 #9

The amount paid is 17x the film's original budget. La Coliniere Jul 18 #10

You can't compare costs/prices... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 18 #13

It is one of the best films ever made Dave says Jul 18 #14

But it's RedBud everyone! Worth every cent!! Dave says Jul 18 #12

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