JamesEdition is a global online luxury marketplace with headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The website has 15 different categories. These are:
real estate,
cars,
jewellery,
jets,
helicopters,
watches,
yachts, extraordinaire,
motorcycles, lifestyle & collectibles, residential developments, experiences, yachts and vacation rentals.
Sellers can post their offers to JamesEdition and will be published after editorial review. It is an upmarket form of a
classified advertising portal. The strict curation of all listings have resulted in several media coverages. Some listings have been posted toTop Gear[3] and The Guardian[4] websites.
It has been referred to by some as
Craigslist for the rich[5] or even "Craigslist for billionaires".[6]
The advertised goods are so rare that the website has received regular coverage by other websites, print magazines and TV stations.[7]
History
The company was founded 2008. It changed its name from JamesList to JamesEdition in February 2013, after becoming the defendant in a lawsuit by
Craigslist in June 2012.[8][9]
In 2016 the company changed its shareholders structure, appointed a new CEO[10] and moved the company from Sweden to the Netherlands.[11]
In 2017, it was reported that JamesEdition would expand its business model beyond classifieds.[12]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the company refused to stop working on the Russian market, and refused to join the boycott of the Russian regime.[13]
Most famous items for sale
Although JamesEdition is famous for continuously offering the broadest selection of supercars like the LaFerrari or McLaren P1 available in the world, some items are even more prestigious.
August 2017: The first ever built
Ferrari Sergio to come on the market in Ensloo, Netherlands for a total amount of US$5 million.[14][15][16]
July 2017: the most expensive property in Baja California Norte, Mexico for US$634 million.[17]
June 2017: "The LAMBOAT", a
Lamborghini Aventador with a matching Speedboat in Miami, US, for US$2.2 million[18][19]
Dec 2016: The only Ferrari
LaFerrari Aperta available of all 200 produced for sale. Quotation from Dortmund, Germany for highest bid[20]
August 2016: The first
GTA Spano ever to appear on the market. One of only 99 produced cars is offered in Marbella, Spain for EUR 1.5 million[21]
March 2014: The Tumbler
Batmobile replica from The Dark Knight, For Sale at 1 million US$[26] and has attracted buyers from around the world, according to the seller.[27]
October 2013: Swiss bank-vault filled with coins worth 8 million Swiss Francs, located in Basel, Switzerland, For Auction[28]
March 2010: 1949 ZIL ZIS-110 Limousine from
Joseph Stalin in Finland, Price not disclosed[30]
September 2009: Most expensive car ever sold in an auction: "Star of India" 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II convertible from collector Hans-Gunther Zach in Germany, Auctioned for US$13 million[31][32]