The Auction House is the real winner here, charging u 10% of everything
@joelstatosky18173 жыл бұрын
The truth is, everyone is the winner
@georgemochalov5503 жыл бұрын
@Steve Wolcott ur math is off a little, the painting was 28 mil, the auction charged 2.8million
@riskinhos3 жыл бұрын
15% actually.
@INICK842 жыл бұрын
If there’s money to be made, everyone wants there piece
@jont25762 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure they charge smaller commissions for such a huge sale.....like 0.1%......i mean this is not ur typical Pokémon card.
@gdumpling68893 жыл бұрын
People nowadays will also pay 130million for a .jpeg(NFT)
@ramzichouk40802 жыл бұрын
@SMA Productions it doesn't work like that
@ramzichouk40802 жыл бұрын
@SMA Productions the system is built so that you guys won't reach the Bill, Bezos, Billionaire club , taxes are made for you and i not for them
@ramzichouk40802 жыл бұрын
@SMA Productions you see most of people on this planet Don't know how the world works and that gets me depressed 😔 If people understood the meaning of the word democracy they wouldn't vote for presidents because it's the opposite of democracy
@INICK842 жыл бұрын
For real people will pay millions for copies online
@petejames13262 жыл бұрын
NFTs like BitCON and every other crypt will eventually go to their true worth, which is $0
@frasertones85192 жыл бұрын
The fact that a billionaire is "moved by a piece" doesn't increase it's value... it's when TWO billionaires are "moved" by the SAME piece that things start going crazy!
@jewellui2 жыл бұрын
If you are going to knit pick, you do realise that there are very wealthy multi millionaires just under the billionaire level and organisations who also bid not just individual billionaires?
@doggygaming9502 жыл бұрын
@@jewellui I highly doubt anyone that is not a billionaire would buy a 130 million artwork. Even if you had 1 billion that would be 13%. But I'm just knit picking a knit picking knit picker.
@jewellui2 жыл бұрын
@@doggygaming950 funds.
@jeannettef69852 жыл бұрын
Bill Gates is the head of NAMBLA.
@frasertones85192 жыл бұрын
@@jeannettef6985 I'm interested in finding out more about that. What is your evidence?
@untouchable360x3 жыл бұрын
"Who is the genius? The artist or the salesman who sold it for millions?" Mel Weinberg, American Hustle.
@carlossegura4033 жыл бұрын
The artist. Without the art, the scammer wouldn't have sold it for $1Million in the first place.
@INICK842 жыл бұрын
The salesman, a millions artist in the world but only a salesman can make a sale worth it
@tomrhodes16292 жыл бұрын
The genius is he who has no part in this insanity. Thus sayeth the Lord: "This is an insane world, and do not underestimate the extent of its insanity." A piece that is worth much more than anything Leonardo ever did can be obtained for free: "The Book of God" at A Course in Truth. God's prophet, the prophesied return of Elijah, has spoken.
@advertech2 жыл бұрын
ignorant people would say the salesman
@MrShnazer2 жыл бұрын
You don't need to be a genius to make money.
@alanwolensky2 жыл бұрын
Title should be: "How to make something sound boring that's actually quite interesting."
@alanwolensky2 жыл бұрын
@@jewellui The narration... Thought it was plainly obvious.
@celinahouser65313 жыл бұрын
Art is an interesting value. It's also a great way the rich launder money.
@gennaterra2 жыл бұрын
It's not "Launger money" It's a TAX HAVEN for the super rich.
@celinahouser65312 жыл бұрын
@@gennaterra that aswell but very possible to launder money thru art too. It's actually happening already.
@fredk69922 жыл бұрын
@@celinahouser6531 maybe for the regular rich, but the mega rich just buy art for fun and hide it from the world
@johnmc38622 жыл бұрын
Anything of very high value is a way to launder money.
@inesdelahoya20453 жыл бұрын
I read the caption as "Why Bill Gates' Leonardo da Caprio's Manuscript Is Worth $130 Million | Priceless | Forbes" and was confiused for ~1 minute...
@Xposthmous2 жыл бұрын
It's priceless. Hammer should've never put it up for auction. And the Mundi wasn't painted by Leonardo.
@johnmc38622 жыл бұрын
Sure!
@e3jnr3 жыл бұрын
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
@jjo72793 жыл бұрын
Let’s call this what it really is….an ever increasing tax deduction.
@DonLee19803 жыл бұрын
Fool. He donates billions each year to funds hundreds of the top scientists for medicine research. What would a small da vinci book have any meaningful change to his tax credits. Pretty sure this is just something he wanted to have.
@actuaryaltair62803 жыл бұрын
@@DonLee1980 brainwashed sheeple, research how evil is gates
@kalebhgoodwin2 жыл бұрын
@@DonLee1980 when you buy something. You can write it off as an expense /deduction for certain items. Or when you sell it for a loss, its tax deductible. There are many ways weathly can lower taxes.
@loukasfrantzolas64942 жыл бұрын
Except that it isn't, you can't right something like this off like a business expense.
@loukasfrantzolas64942 жыл бұрын
@@kalebhgoodwin exactly, for certain items , a highly expensive art piece can't be written off as a business expense
@crystalion33783 жыл бұрын
This is not the only Codex in private ownership though... The Codex Windsor is in the Royal collection which is the largest private collection in the world.
@gavinbarnes63105 ай бұрын
Should be in a museum
@jakemoeller78503 жыл бұрын
Gates has been very philanthropic over the years. It would not surprise me if he were to donate the codex at some point to a major institution. If I had the amount of money that Gates has, I certainly would purchase some nice pieces of art.
@ismith80532 жыл бұрын
He's been as "philanthropic" as Bernard Madoff. The foundation ensures that he can lobby the WHO and get his own corporations (directly owned or hidden via trust) to profit immensely. I used to be neutral about him. But having done research, its clear he is a truly vile, wicked character.
@howmaneverton96303 жыл бұрын
I remember i saw the mansucript. it has been shown in an exhibition in Munich a long time ago. Bill loaned it to the bavarian gouvernment at the time.
@andrenewcomb37083 жыл бұрын
Belongs to Ludwig?
@hatcher_3 жыл бұрын
Why does it feel like gates has sponsored Forbes to make this video so he can sell it next year for 130 mil at auction
@neofusionstylx3 жыл бұрын
It’s a Da Vinci…it’ll sell itself. It’d prob go for way more than $130M. Wouldn’t be surprised if it hits 250-500M give how there are art works who’ve gone for that much. A lot of rich Chinese billionaires who’d love to flaunt/money launder.
@MichelePonte3 жыл бұрын
He won’t sell it
@DonLee19803 жыл бұрын
130 million is nothing to him. why would he sell it?
@chippolainen3 жыл бұрын
Why would he sell it?
@ifalm42742 жыл бұрын
Why would he want to make money out of it his worth is like 1000x this price
@shiveditasingh45933 жыл бұрын
Such books must be free! These gems are universal treasure, how they can kept in one bookshelf. The country to whom the person belong must take the responsibility of maintaining these assets.
@nczioox11163 жыл бұрын
I think the scan of the info in the book is free online
@shiveditasingh45932 жыл бұрын
@@nczioox1116 Thanks! Will check it out.
@WheresTheAnyKey13 жыл бұрын
hmm I wonder if Bill will be able to retire and cash in that hard end social security now that he's reached 65
@DonLee19803 жыл бұрын
His family won't ever have to "work" again. He has about 1000 square km of land/farmland. He's already quit his job at Microsoft, which is actually the most valuable company in the world right now, just passed Apple. Pretty sure he's just going to focus on humanity and science projects.
@AllenHanPR3 жыл бұрын
Bill Gates would've saved so much money if people knew he was bidding they would've gave up. Cause they know he has no limit.
@DonLee19803 жыл бұрын
that's what i was thinking... but then again, someone could purposely keep pushing the bid, since they know he has no ceiling.
@dugglebay34832 жыл бұрын
@@DonLee1980 yeah but then they would offend him if it is too obvious
@dugglebay34832 жыл бұрын
@@DonLee1980 depends on his personality I guess
@cinemaipswich46363 жыл бұрын
The Royal Family of UK owns several books, drawing and designs of Leonardo. The were purchased a few generations ago and their value is unknown.
@DonLee19803 жыл бұрын
When it comes to art/history, nobody can compete with monarchs/governments. Just look at the Louvre, everything in there is priceless
@lindanib5413 жыл бұрын
A lesson on how to build wealth
@ilovelimpfries3 жыл бұрын
This Simon guy is a conman. He manage to con the "king" of saudi to buy davinci student painting for almost half a billion dollars.
@hurleycapetown84203 жыл бұрын
Don’t feel bad for them they don’t really treat people that nicely.
@captainofthenorthstar50103 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@phoenix50543 жыл бұрын
Oddly enough, I'm 100% in favor of scamming and outsmarting rich bastards.
@SidewaysInTraffic3 жыл бұрын
The appraiser bought a painting for $1K and it sold for $450M lol really?
@NathalieLazo3 жыл бұрын
Incredible person reading this, you have everything there is to succeed in life, whatever that is for you. Go after the life you truly want NOW! ✨ I believe in you! Love - Nat ❤️
@Pyasa.shaitan3 жыл бұрын
No, I don't stop putting your privilege and disillusioned reality in my mouth. Believe in me to do what? You guys are killing artists like me anyway. STOP PLAYING MOTHER MARY.
@tomrhodes16292 жыл бұрын
Yes, Nathalie, the only enemy is fear. Fear is the cause of the insanity of this world. And...Thus sayeth the Lord: "This IS an insane world, and do NOT underestimate the extent of its insanity." A piece that is worth much more than anything Leonardo ever did can be obtained for free: "The Book of God" at A Course in Truth. God's prophet, the prophesied return of Elijah, has spoken.
@RollaArtis3 жыл бұрын
In order to value it, one needs to regard it as a Brand - just an object that people want to acquire for whatever reason. So this da Vinci manuscript could potentially be less valuable than a Rolex watch, a pair of Nike trainers or even a piece of gum (pre-chewed).
@joccie71133 жыл бұрын
Congratulations you discovered basic supply and demand
@RollaArtis3 жыл бұрын
@@joccie7113 Yes its pretty obvious. Demand can be created by marketing followed by value - even items of no intrinsic worth such as all those branded goods for which people pay vast sums.
@Rust_Rust_Rust3 жыл бұрын
Give this man a Nobel peace prize he figured out that items are worth as much as people are willing to pay for!
@RollaArtis3 жыл бұрын
@@Rust_Rust_Rust Yes - the fools...
@Atowns2 жыл бұрын
Could have been a 3min video
@JeremiahFernandez2 жыл бұрын
alright but why she gotta flirt with the camera 😂
@gennaterra2 жыл бұрын
I dream that one day... one day this precious and valuable piece will return to it's original country of Italy, and dearly display it in Florence... were it rightfully belongs. It's not a matter of being "nationalist", it's simply where its HEART AND SOUL belongs regardless of what "Price tag" people have chosen to give.
@mapleleafkay98242 жыл бұрын
I get that!
@jewellui2 жыл бұрын
I feel what you are saying but given the value of this piece, even if it returned to Florence it would probably never be on display anyway and be locked away. The amount paid for this piece would probably guarantee it’s preservation which is even more important for all of humanity.
@keithprice19502 жыл бұрын
How can something that has a clear price/value be in a video with the world 'Priceless' in the title next to the price of the item?
@susanwoodward74852 жыл бұрын
Missing the entire value of the Codex - it's not "art". it's science!!!!
@Nicolas-uu3jr3 жыл бұрын
well, he did give half of all we do today 😀
@sendforacar93232 жыл бұрын
The narrators vocal fry is nails on a chalk board.
@richard_mulla3 жыл бұрын
This video could have just finished at 00:59
@Heresheis08183 жыл бұрын
WoW he got really cool stuff
@RockandBox2 жыл бұрын
Should be in Italy alongside the Gioconda.
@jorggamingcr4092 жыл бұрын
The Gioconda is in The Louvre, in France...
@fredk69922 жыл бұрын
@@jorggamingcr409 I think he means both should be in Italy
@RockandBox2 жыл бұрын
@@fredk6992 Thank you! My fault, I should have added "both" as most people may not be aware how Italians feel regarding the Gioconda.
@not_enoughmana3 жыл бұрын
Yet another reason billionaires should be taxed just the same as the rest of the population.
@rodrigolerenagutierrez37082 жыл бұрын
They don’t live in a different world, they just get stroked by people that like money like Forbes
@DeeMarevic9 ай бұрын
I wonder what additional papers came with it?
@anikan8653 жыл бұрын
Billionaires just live in a different world
@DonLee19803 жыл бұрын
they do, but people often get too jealous. The rich have just as many life problems as we do. Just different ones. 99% of the people who hate the rich, would never know and certainly would never accept the sacrifices it takes to get to the top of the world.
@asahel9802 жыл бұрын
130 million today(if auction competition is not that good) Itll be half a billion in 5 decades.
@rockyyz95912 жыл бұрын
it probably contains some earth saving secrets that he'll be selling to us shortly
@cherieplumlee974811 ай бұрын
😅
@CaptainPlanet0073 жыл бұрын
$31mill wow! I could do a lot with that kind of money.
@PrestoMediaProductions3 жыл бұрын
He bought a copy of the original And that is what he deserves
@4Realkevv3 жыл бұрын
Real estate
@edwardb78113 жыл бұрын
What does one do with the Codex? Can we learn from it or enjoy it? If ownership is for the purpose of bragging rights, a successful person shouldn’t have to brag.
@jutgediisp34073 жыл бұрын
When you have as much money as gates you start collecting expensive stuff simply because you have the money to do so
@Mkultra7462 жыл бұрын
Damn Edward. Didn’t know you had the bragging rights to tell people how to live their lives.
@edwardb78112 жыл бұрын
@@Mkultra746 I was just curious why someone would spend so much money for something that seems hard or impossible to use. It is mirror-written and can’t be read by most of us. I have no interest how Bill Gates spends his money but I do hope he pays some taxes.
@jewellui2 жыл бұрын
What a daft comment. He even made it free online for all to see and learn.
@fmcsound36093 жыл бұрын
He only paid 27 million for it
@aliasone98273 жыл бұрын
Only 27 million in 1995 ..worth more than $200 million today
@uzairmirza69643 жыл бұрын
What was the median price? Averages are susceptible to outliers
@BurntheKremlin9663 жыл бұрын
Keeping people in distraction while one by one they take back our rights. Breads and games people !
@samuelnatal80143 жыл бұрын
So the murderer has a lot of money and buys his friends.
@ClipsNSnips2 жыл бұрын
"Bill Gates's a hundred and thirty billion dollar fortune" 😖 Oh! It hurts my ears so much.... That's too many mistakes. I cringe so much listening to her... You'd think Forbes would have a more meticulous screening process when it comes to hiring writers and narrators 😓
@hankzhong2 жыл бұрын
That's a horrible investment if it really only sold for $130 mil today, considering if you invested $30M in the following in 1994, here's how much (roughly) you would have today: Microsoft Stock: $3 Billion, Berkshire Hathaway Stock: $1 Billion.
@fredk69922 жыл бұрын
Old Masters works aren't just going to increase in price 10000% lmao
@marchector23872 жыл бұрын
Im from Leicester in uk
@vs7brands7813 жыл бұрын
Nice
@007EnglishAcademy3 жыл бұрын
It's not 'Da Vinci' (that just means ''from Vinci'' it's ''Leonardo.
@universeofopulence3 жыл бұрын
...leo from Vinci 👍
@asimwaheed82012 жыл бұрын
If should of donated it to a museum.
@leroyreynolds73662 жыл бұрын
We are strange creatures, I bet his spit would be bottled and sold if we could.
@JeremiahFernandez2 жыл бұрын
remember belle delphine's bathwater?
@globalistburntheforests42943 жыл бұрын
hard time for globalists...
@saint65633 жыл бұрын
"Billionaires live in a different World" built on the backs of Workers.
@RJAH3552 ай бұрын
This is the problem with the bullshit world we live in. Kids are starving to death but some people pay 130 million for writing on paper. It’s nothing but a joke.
@superfluous51622 жыл бұрын
Nothing is priceless and nothing is void . There is supply than there is demand or better demand 😁 .
@cassie46113 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@EBreezy402 жыл бұрын
yall have no idea what kind of information it contains
@fredk69922 жыл бұрын
Probably a lot of incorrect scientific ideas
@405TubRefinishing2 жыл бұрын
@@fredk6992 fact.
@garogaryvoskorian5772 жыл бұрын
Because in this book there are inventions and techniques we havent discovered yet. The methodology of building back then and evth from engineering
@matthewdopler89972 жыл бұрын
Most of the inventions wouldn’t have worked well. Leonardo doodled cool ideas but were never fully tested.
@malinche65053 жыл бұрын
Because someone has a place to hide their money
@유니콘-d6h2 жыл бұрын
Will
@zecnobot2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I met him (again) in 2010. That was priceless.
@jeannettef69852 жыл бұрын
Bill Gates is the head of NAMBLA.
@zecnobot2 жыл бұрын
@@jeannettef6985 I meant master da vinci
@robertrootes2 жыл бұрын
It must be nice to have enough money to feed everyone on the planet twice over, and keep it all just to waste it on personal stuff
@plm88303 жыл бұрын
This is weird. Did we all forget his entanglement with Epstein?
@murrayterry8342 жыл бұрын
he hopes they have but they wont. weather modification gmos eugenics marina abramovich and the dark arts the killing and sterilization of africans india bayer and monsanto connection. dangerous sodium nuclear reactors eppstain and he calls himself a doctor and philanthropist. dr salk i presume or just mengele?
@devinwsullivan81762 жыл бұрын
Hello from Arkansas, I want some food like some cheesecake or something
@gavinbarnes63105 ай бұрын
Imagine making 100 million off something
@mauricioweber8879 Жыл бұрын
They live in a different world... we kinda’ know that
@timothymorrell40232 жыл бұрын
What does it gain a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul..
@monetschannel57732 жыл бұрын
The whole world 🌎
@timothymorrell40232 жыл бұрын
@@monetschannel5773 you are correct. he gains the whole world in this lifetime. But without Jesus Christ he loses eternity. but that is why God gave us free will. we get to choose our own destiny. God will honor that choice, even if it leads to destruction. but he offers a way out, when he sent his son to die in our place on the cross. he loves us that much.
@ImissSaganCarl2 жыл бұрын
The vocal fry in this presenter's voice is driving me nuts. I can't even watch this video.
@sivanrottelman72242 жыл бұрын
Hi just a question, when a man talks with vocal fry in a commercial are you just as annoyed?
@lilabear51442 жыл бұрын
the way the presenter talked seemed sooo slooow and dragged out. Doesn’t matter if it’s a man or a woman. Vox uses this way of presenting, too. Is this a millenial trend or something?
@lucasbachmann2 жыл бұрын
@@lilabear5144 National Public Radio accent?
@latneyb2 жыл бұрын
How much would he get out of his Lolita express barf bag?
@fortisfortunaadiuvat92622 жыл бұрын
Mr I want to make everything GMO
@murrayterry8342 жыл бұрын
what the public needs to know. he is of the predator class.
@markhirstwood41903 жыл бұрын
Narrator vocal fry makes this hard to watch.
@balintkarpati35082 жыл бұрын
NO...he is NOT leonardo
@diabolical68512 жыл бұрын
That is how billionaires blow up their money it is still end up as an investment.
@michaelb99403 жыл бұрын
Imagine buying an Ipad at 65 years of age and FORBES does a whole special on you for buying that Ipad. $30 Million that Gates spent on this book is like an average 65 years old person buying an iPad! Let this sink in!
@johnlawrey21813 жыл бұрын
How much has Bill made off vaccine mandate?
@testing67533 жыл бұрын
Billions. But Id assume it was more about his sociopathic needs to harm and control the people.
@Robert-bg2gs3 жыл бұрын
Even on this channel there are still uneducated people present. Nutcase
@ricardomoran15423 жыл бұрын
El vaccino
@growingmelancholy83742 жыл бұрын
Eat the rich.
@fredsalfa2 жыл бұрын
I’ve got a few iPads
@4Realkevv3 жыл бұрын
MUST BE NICE LOL how do you read it also
@GodofStories3 жыл бұрын
If it had the auction block in this QE environment, it would at least go for $750M or $1B. Everything is 10x today from just 4-5 years ago.
@UNPOCOLOCO4443 жыл бұрын
What's QE?
@ismartsharma3 жыл бұрын
Hello
@victoriasantiago28613 жыл бұрын
Eu tenho a coleção da editora Abril Cultural que aborda o assunto e maravilhoso.
@umachakraborty80904 ай бұрын
Bill gates sir aachhe sir❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@AbhiAnand-vn4rq2 жыл бұрын
Gates and Epstein. Look into that.
@MuszZico3 жыл бұрын
Milad mirg?
@joylucas64213 жыл бұрын
Kc tlg pg ntuwa un n nd aq mkikipgsosyalan tlg khit xa pumunta ng quiapo pr bumili ng sinulid q tlg xa bibili bago pumunta meeting may bitbit xa sinulid😂😂😂
@joylucas64213 жыл бұрын
Akala q tlg bussinessman lang c sir. N ngaral ng law kc poitician din. Nd q sukat akalain n sumasideline n ob gyne boss q. 😄😄😄
@lukecockburn11402 жыл бұрын
Bill gates was up against a bank😮 Is it only me who thinks that's crazy Bill gates dat boi
@eagle77572 жыл бұрын
Believe in Jesus Christ and you will be saved by Grace, John 3:16, KJV...........
@walterdonald54323 жыл бұрын
People will be kicking themselves in few weeks if they miss the opportunity to buy and invest in Bitcoin as it's retracing.
@michael-sr9xg3 жыл бұрын
Most intelligent words I've heard.
@martialjames67883 жыл бұрын
Crypto is the new gold
@smithrobinson28813 жыл бұрын
@Steveing Raphael That won't bother you if you trade with a professional like Mr Williams Brown
@josepheric26213 жыл бұрын
I heard that his strategies are really good
@zacharyvincent19123 жыл бұрын
Yeah My first investment with Mr Williams earned me profit of over $25,530 US dollars ever since then he has been delivering
@shivamedits41643 жыл бұрын
😳
@joylucas64213 жыл бұрын
Mga kakilala nga ng boss q khit dito kung ngkatuluyan kme nun naku paquiet n njsmike panigurado mga kameeting nun at nga staff nia kc pr db prti nkipgdignaan s, aliwn c sur tpoa mkikita nl may dala dmc n sinulid 😂😂
@andrenewcomb37083 жыл бұрын
You can write backwards, intelligently, philosophically, paper-less and with no climate control and pesticides to control paper digests? And what about the gates to The Old City with the Golden Gate protected by a cemetery? Things can get pricey when there's actually something on the line . . . like a blond Jesus.
@andrenewcomb37083 жыл бұрын
There's a police station around somewhere that has public art sculpture of two books. They're promising you that they're going to throw the book at you . . . they're making a list and they're checking it twice . . . and maybe, just maybe, you'll figure it out . . . soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooome day.
@007MegaRoll Жыл бұрын
nobody belives this bs anymore
@Dr.WaltzFromChicago2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@jameshunt18222 жыл бұрын
Such a life less anchor
@Pyasa.shaitan3 жыл бұрын
End capitalism
@shitmypants52753 жыл бұрын
Stop crying lol
@Pyasa.shaitan3 жыл бұрын
@@shitmypants5275 STOP suppressing my wages and give me better social safety nets like you did or get ride of democracy, social cohesion and STOP CALLING YOURSELF FREE. Oligarchy controls this nation anyway, you are a loser if you think you'll become like them without being born rich and connected (source: capital in 21st century and range by david epstein).
@heshanperera15813 жыл бұрын
Capitalism is what creates value. Look at the fall of soviet Russia. The news clip of McDonald’s opening up in Moscow is prolly the most poignant realisation of the failure of socialism. If what you’re asking for is a stronger social safety net then don’t talk about ending capitalism. Capitalism is what funds a stronger safety net.
@mercedesbenzdelos90s3 жыл бұрын
Loser
@shitmypants52753 жыл бұрын
@@Pyasa.shaitan if you really believe communism is gonna work. You need to read history more than you read david Epstein