Small Country for Sale, Slightly Damaged

The offshore Principality of Sealand, recognized by no major nations and burned badly in a fire last year, is up for sale. Sorry: up for "transfer." Apparently you can't just sell a principality.

On a related note, Things has posted a comment about micronations, squatters, vacation communities, and the Free and Independent Republic of Frestonia.

For more on micronations, go here.

Comments

[Guy Montag]

Humm, let me see if I have any certificates from those Colorado Freemen laying about for a swap.

[Brian Defferding]

I wonder how much it'll go for.

[Lamar]

Think of the marketing opportunity for eBay if they could auction a country's transfer.

[highnumber]

I'll throw in if someone starts a pot.

[Warren]

did somebody mention pot?

[Lost_In_Translation]

Lamar,

Ebay's sold islands larger than Sealand. Frankly, nobody need care who is living on that wretched platform.

[Brian Defferding]

Let's hope Michael Jackson doesn't move his Neverland Ranch there.

[highnumber]

Warren,

I'll throw in on that, too.

[mediageek]

FWIW, I've always thought that they should have sold the movie rights for the story of that place.

[I.Self.Divine.]

I got money on the pot...and the island.

[Larry A]

If I was going to live on an offshore oil rig, I think I'd rather have one in the Gulf of Mexico rather than the North Sea.

[Anal Guy]

No, Larry A, if you WERE to live on an offshore oil rig, not if you WAS to live...

[crimethink]

Larry, Sealand isn't an oil rig, it's an intentionally sunken ship.

[blogimi Dei]

I will contribute. I vote we legalize pot when we arrive at our New World.

[highnumber]

Why would we have to legalize pot? It will never have been illegal.
It might be tough to get at first. The guy on the corner will be a wee bit further away.

[Erwin]

Actually, Sealand is neither an oil rig nor a sunken ship.

It's a British radar platform left over from WW2.

[Thomas Paine\'s Goiter]

Floating platforms is where it's at!