10 of the most outrageously priced items of 2018

Fascinating gadgets range from a private submarine to a signing machine, a luxury safe and a hypercar
2018 was filled with surprises. Some of the biggest came from our print edition, where we regularly cover items with jaw-dropping price tags. They actually had us rubbing our jaded eyes to make sure we weren’t imagining an extra digit!
Here are 10 of the most expensive items:
WHAT: Fifa World Cup official match ball collection trunk
HOW MUCH: HK$1.45 million (US$185,300)
FROM THE ARTICLE: “Louis Vuitton and Adidas have collaborated to create coveted Fifa World Cup paraphernalia that will have every soccer fan screaming for more. This limited-edition trunk houses 14 soccer balls, 13 of which are special re-editions made by Adidas of past iconic match balls.”
WHAT: Wilson Benesch Eminence floor-standing loudspeaker
HOW MUCH: £140,000 (HK$1.4 million/US$179,000)