A Volkswagen Passat car sporting signatures of all captains of the 10 IPL teams has fetched a record over Rs 30 lakh in a charity auction that would benefit WWF India.
The signature German luxury car has been snapped up by Banglore cricket enthusiast Saidas Malladi whose winning bid of Rs 30.13 lakh topped a total of 26 bids from across India in the auction that is said to be the priciest ever transcation conducted by eBay India till date, according to a statement by the ecommerce marketplace today.
The 10-day auction that began on May 3, 2011 has surpassed previous milestones of the "Rakesh Jhunjhunwala", "Coaching Camp with Sachin Tendulkar" and "Lunch with Amitabh Bachchan" charity auction, with highest bid records at Rs 14.02 lakh, Rs 12 lakh and Rs 10.02 lakh respectively.