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Interesting to see how big is house is. I wonder how much money Dotcom made off MegaUpload.

by ancarda 13y ago

Peroni 13y ago
His net worth prior to the raid was estimated at $200M.
- codfrantic 13y ago
  I remember him participating in the Gumball Rally in Europe in 2001 (Filmed by Jackass) in a Mercedes Benz S V12 Brabus, I'd guess a $900,000.00 car. So my guess is that he was quite rich before starting MegaUpload (founded in 2005) :-)
  - Samuel_Michon 13y ago
    Oh yes, he has been lying, bragging and hustling for far longer. In 2001, he told the NY Times his net worth was Euro 200 million. Obviously not true, but he did make at least some money by selling Data Protect to TÜV Rheinland. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/22/business/worldbusiness/22iht-btkim22_ed2_.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/22/business/worldbusiness/22i... http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/kim-dotcom/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/kim-dotcom/
crb 13y ago
It was considered, at the time, the most expensive house in New Zealand. However, he only rents it. He tried to buy it, but the New Zealand government get involved in overseas investment deals/land purchase, and he was denied permission to buy it because he was "not of good character". It is known within NZ as "the Chrisco mansion", as it was built by the owners of Chrisco - a Christmas hamper mail order company. People still get wealthy the old-fashioned way down under.
- dopamean 13y ago
  What on earth is a "Christmas hamper?"
  - scrabble 13y ago
    It's a lot of food that you pay for in installments throughout the year. They deliver it at Christmas time so that you don't have to worry about laying out a lot of additional money for food at Christmas. Yes, it is groceries on layaway.
  - kefs 13y ago
    They didn't really catch on in North America, but they're big down under... http://www.chrisco.com.au/Catalogue/Hamper-2013.aspx http://www.chrisco.com.au/Catalogue/Hamper-2013.aspx

Interesting to see how big is house is. I wonder how much money Dotcom made off MegaUpload.

by ancarda 13y ago

Interesting to see how big is house is. I wonder how much money Dotcom made off MegaUpload.

Peroni 13y ago

His net worth prior to the raid was estimated at $200M.

codfrantic 13y ago
I remember him participating in the Gumball Rally in Europe in 2001 (Filmed by Jackass) in a Mercedes Benz S V12 Brabus, I'd guess a $900,000.00 car. So my guess is that he was quite rich before starting MegaUpload (founded in 2005) :-)
- Samuel_Michon 13y ago
  Oh yes, he has been lying, bragging and hustling for far longer. In 2001, he told the NY Times his net worth was Euro 200 million. Obviously not true, but he did make at least some money by selling Data Protect to TÜV Rheinland. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/22/business/worldbusiness/22iht-btkim22_ed2_.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/22/business/worldbusiness/22i... http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/kim-dotcom/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/kim-dotcom/

crb 13y ago

It was considered, at the time, the most expensive house in New Zealand. However, he only rents it. He tried to buy it, but the New Zealand government get involved in overseas investment deals/land purchase, and he was denied permission to buy it because he was "not of good character". It is known within NZ as "the Chrisco mansion", as it was built by the owners of Chrisco - a Christmas hamper mail order company. People still get wealthy the old-fashioned way down under.

dopamean 13y ago
What on earth is a "Christmas hamper?"
- scrabble 13y ago
  It's a lot of food that you pay for in installments throughout the year. They deliver it at Christmas time so that you don't have to worry about laying out a lot of additional money for food at Christmas. Yes, it is groceries on layaway.
- kefs 13y ago
  They didn't really catch on in North America, but they're big down under... http://www.chrisco.com.au/Catalogue/Hamper-2013.aspx http://www.chrisco.com.au/Catalogue/Hamper-2013.aspx