Julien says,
The digital haven The Principality of Sealand is for sale. Originally an abandoned British naval base by the name of Roughs Tower, Sealand was declared a Principality in 1967 when a family took residence upon it, and declared it sovereign.
Link (Spanish). The article quotes a spokesperson from Sealand’s ruling family, the Bates, as saying that one can’t “sell” a “principality” — so the island’s current overlords instead plan to “transfer” custodianship. But it seems obvious that money would be involved in the transaction, and probably a fair amount of it. Sealand’s caretakers have suffered hard times in recent years, from marauding pirate threats to a fire we blogged here last June. More: Link.
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iolaire mcfadden says,
You can see here that the Sealand is for price is 750,000,000 euro. Also that site has a link to a YouTube movie from the bbc.