Two Melons Just Sold For $29,000 In Japan kotaku.com

This weekend, a set of two Yubari melons fetched a record-breaking 3.2 million yen ($29,000) at auction in Hokkaido, Japan.

According to Mainichi News, these melons went for twice the previous record-holding pair sold for in 2016.

“I wanted to make a record-setting bid by all means,” said winning bidder Shinya Noda, a vegetable packaging company president.