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Re: BEOSOUND 9000 No.1 - Charity Auction

9 LEE — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:17:04 GMT

Absolutely not me!!

I confess to having bought a low-numbered Ltd Edition BS9000 for myself to keep forever, but not No.1 - and at that price

Still, all for a great cause and someone has a very nice piece of history in their hands

Lee

Re: BEOSOUND 9000 No.1 - Charity Auction

expoman — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:56:02 GMT

So who paid 105,000 DKK or 14,000 € for the number 1 Beosound 9000 in white with Beolab 8000 speakers? Lee was that you Bidder 847356? Approximately $18,500.00 almost twice the US list price.

Re: BEOSOUND 9000 No.1 - Charity Auction

Ignace — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:20:24 GMT

Current bid is € 14000,- / kr 105.000.

Auction ends tonight at 7 PM CET

Re: BEOSOUND 9000 No.1 - Charity Auction

Ignace — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:17:42 GMT

Current bid is € 13500,- / kr 100.000.

Auction ends 15 January 7 PM

Re: BEOSOUND 9000 No.1 - Charity Auction

GuyHui — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:17:12 GMT

The first day the auction was launched, one bidder has done better than the estimation price of 10000 euros.

Current bid is of kr 80,000 (€ 10,500) 10 Dec, 11:10 PM.

Guy

Re: BEOSOUND 9000 No.1 - Charity Auction

Ignace — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:50:15 GMT

Email by B&O about the auction of the first BS9000 in white.

Re: BEOSOUND 9000 No.1 - Charity Auction

Dave — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:12:03 GMT

Wow, this is just fantastic.

I look forward to seeing how much they fetch for unicef - i should hope it will be a very high amount

Re: BEOSOUND 9000 No.1 - Charity Auction

9 LEE — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:58:28 GMT

The Auction

A package consisting of BeoSound 9000, white ltd edition, product no. 1, a floorstand, a pair of BeoLab 8000 in white, and an optional visit to the Bang & Olufsen headquarters in Struer (to actually receive the product and meet the CEO), will be auctioned off online by the leading auction house, Bruun Rasmussen (bruun-rasmussen.com).

The auction will open on December 10, at 10 am (CET), and will end on January 15, at 8 pm (CET).

The full value of the highest bid will go to charity (no buyer’s premium charged), and Bang & Olufsen have chosen to support UNICEF’s global efforts for supporting exposed children.

The auction will start at the minimum price of 50.000 DKK / approx. 6700 Euro, the estimated retail value of the package is 75.000 DKK / approx 10.070 Euro, but expectations at Bang & Olufsen are naturally higher!

HERE IS THE LINK

BS9000 No.1 - Charity Auction

9 LEE — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:57:29 GMT

Bang & Olufsen to auction off unique icon

To celebrate one of its most iconic products, Bang & Olufsen has produced a limited run of 1500 BeoSound 9000 music systems in white. Each of these will be individually numbered, and the number one product will be auctioned off this December/January with all proceeds going to charity.

Struer, December 2008

An award-winning design classic, BeoSound 9000 immediately catches the eye with its strong lines, and is at once a modern icon and a state-of-the-art music system.

To celebrate this iconic product, which is still being sold in stores across the world, Bang & Olufsen the worldwide provider of exclusive, high quality audio and video products, is currently launching a limited run of 1500 BeoSound 9000s in white. The production number (from 1-1500) of each of these will be laser engraved on the CD-clamper of the spectacular 6-CD changer, which is, in fact, the fastest in the world, and would accelerate from 0-100km/h in just 5.5 seconds if permitted to continue its momentum.

These individually numbered products are presently on sale from dedicated Bang & Olufsen dealerships around the world. Furthermore, to mark the launch of this limited edition, the No. 1 product will be auctioned off by the leading auction house Bruun Rasmussen, with all proceeds going directly to UNICEF.

As Bang & Olufsen is also launching all of its loudspeakers in white, the white BeoSound 9000 will be auctioned off together with a white pair of the equally iconic BeoLab 8000 column loudspeakers.

In addition, the highest bidder will subsequently be offered an optional brand tour to Bang & Olufsen headquarters in Struer, Denmark. Here, the buyer will officially receive the products from Bang & Olufsen CEO Karl Kristian Hvidt Nielsen. The brand tour will also include a visit to the recently opened Bang & Olufsen Museum portraying the history of Bang & Olufsen from humble beginnings in the 1920s to world leading brand in the 21st century. There will also be a guided tour of some of the production and test facilities where high tech research, development and production methods meet the long-standing craftsmanship tradition that is a true Bang & Olufsen hallmark.

The on-line auction will take place from 10 December to 15 January, and BeoWorld will provide the link as soon as the auction goes live!