Watermelon is one of the signature fruits of summer, and although (considering today's economy) I'm willing to pay more for it than I used to I'm positive I would never pay upwards of $6,000 for a single melon! But at least one (CRAZY) man in Japan was as he bid on and won an auction for a 17lb Densuke black watermelon for a whopping $6,100. Despite the fact that the Densuke watermelon is considered a luxury in Japan and that this particular kind of melon only grows in one place (on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan), this auction marks the highest selling price ever for a watermelon in Japan, and most likely the world.However, little known fact, in Japan, where melons are a luxury item commonly given as gifts and this watermelon's hefty price tag follows another jaw-dropping auction last month, where a pair of Yubari cantaloupe melons sold for a record $23,500.
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