Share this Story: From second-hand flatulence to virtual land: The most questionable purchases of 2021From second-hand flatulence to virtual land: The most questionable purchases of 2021 Tristin Hopper: In 2021, many people had too much money and nowhere to put it Photo by Chris TorresArticle content One of the most notable economic stories of 2021 is that people bought a lot of incredibly dumb things. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content In short, 2021 saw many people with too much money and nowhere to put it. Try refreshing your browser, or From second-hand flatulence to virtual land: The most questionable purchases of 2021 Back to video Multi-million dollar sales of virtual land Under COVID-19, real estate prices went haywire virtually everywhere that had dry land. The Sandbox, another virtual world that allows ownership of digital “land,” sold US$86.56 million of virtual real estate in a single week.

Source: National Post January 01, 2022 15:29 UTC