they say he spent a trillion dollars. Really? Feeling doubtful.
Beadman left a comment at the bottom of the linked article.
$7,374,957.50 US is the highest I know of.....in 2009, a Triangular Dharmapalas DZi Bead was sold at 50 million yuan, the highest price ever, creating an auction record in China.
And it was a beauty. That particular collection set all kinds of records for glass beads at the time.