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JamesEdition.com
JamesEdition Logo
Type of businessPrivate company
Type of site
Classifieds, Luxury goods, Luxury vehicle
Available inEnglish
Founded2008 (2008)
Headquarters
Stockholm
,
Sweden[1]
OwnerJamesEdition AB [2]
Founder(s)Noam Perski
URLwww.jamesedition.com
Current statusNot Active

JamesEdition (JE) is a global online luxury marketplace with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. The website has 15 different categories. These are: real estate, cars, jewellery, jets, helicopters, watches, yachts, extraordinaire, motorcycles, lifestyle & collectables, residential developments, classic cars, experiences, yacht charters and vacation rentals. JamesEdition has 100,000 listings and 2,500 dealers from around the world which generates more than 100 million visitors to the website every year.[citation needed] Apart from the Stockholm office, JamesEdition have offices in London, São Paulo, Singapore and across the United States.

Sellers can post their offers to JamesEdition and will be published after editorial review. It is an elite form of a Classified advertising portal. The strict curation of all ads resulted in several media coverage.[citation needed] Some listings have been posted to Top Gear[3] and The Guardian[4] websites.

History

The company was founded 2008. It changed its name from James List to JamesEdition in February 2013, after becoming the defendant in a lawsuit by Craigslist in June 2012.[5]

Most famous items for sale

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

  • 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[6]
  • July 2016: 1966 Batmobile #5 by George Barris in Philadelphia, USA, Price not disclosed[7]
  • May 2016: Neverland Ranch from Michael Jackson Estate in California, USA, For Sale at 100 million US$[8]
  • May 2016: Thriller Villa from Michael Jackson Estate in Las Vegas, USA, For Sale at 9.5 million US$[9]
  • June 2015: The Formula 1 car Ayrton Senna drove during The Monaco Grand Prix in 1982, For Sale at £1 million.[10]
  • March 2014: The Tumbler Batmobile replica from The Dark Knight, For Sale at 1 million US$[11] and has attracted buyers from around the world according to the seller.[12]
  • April 2010: Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta from Steve McQueen pre-owned by Herbert von Karajan, For Sale at 1.6 million US$[13]
  • March 2010: 1949 ZIL ZIS-110 Limousine from Joseph Stalin in Finland, Price not disclosed[14]
  • 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[15][16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "JamesEdition - Home/About/Contact". Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.jamesedition.com/about
  3. ^ "Buy the weirdest Lambo concept ever - BBC Top Gear". Topgear.com. 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  4. ^ Ben Beaumont-Thomas. "Street-legal Batmobile goes on sale for $1m – and even has a CD player | Film". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  5. ^ Andrew Allemann (20 July 2012). "CraigsList sues JamesList, the "Craigslist for the rich"". Domain Name Wire. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  6. ^ "2013 GTA Motors Spano, Marbella, Spain - Jamesedition.com". JamesEdition. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  7. ^ "1966 Batmobile, Price on Request at Jamesedition.com". JamesEdition. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Sycamore Valley Ranch, US$ 100,000,000 - Jamesedition.com". JamesEdition. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Thriller Villa, US$ 9,500,000 - Jamesedition.com". JamesEdition. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  10. ^ "nu-har-du-chansen-att-kopa-ayrton-sennas-bil". expressen. 16 Jul 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Million-dollar Batmobile replica for sale". Luxuo. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  12. ^ "$1m Batman Tumbler Batmobile for sale in Dubai". arabian business.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  13. ^ "JamesList pays tribute to Steve McQueen by offering 1964 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta for $1.6million". luxurylaunches. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Joseph Stalin´s Limo for Sale". Luxuo. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  15. ^ ""Star of India" Rolls Royce Up for Auction". Luxuo. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Buy the €10 Million Rolls-Royce – Or the Whole Museum". JamesEdition. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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