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06 Januari 2010

Billionaire Toys For Sale

John Jay Moores
John Jay Moores
2006 Gulfstream G550
Price tag: $50 million
Breaking up is never easy. Former Forbes 400 member John Jay Moores is in the midst of divorce proceedings with his wife of 45 years. The couple owned 90% of the Padres and put the team on the block in December. A group agreed to buy the club in February and are paying a reported $500 million over the next five years. Still on the block is a 2006 Gulfstream G550. Asking price: $50 million. The 16-passenger private jet is owned by JMI Services, Moores' private investment firm.

George Soros
George Soros
Net worth: $11 billion
Gain: $2 billion
Founder of one of the nation's first hedge funds steered his $20 billion Quantum Endowment into "positive territory" last year with bearish bets. Warns the U.S. is facing a severe financial crisis after a 25-year "super-bubble."

Billionaire Toys For Sale

Tim Blixseth
Tim Blixseth
Private Caribbean island
Price tag: $75 million
Tim Blixseth founded the exclusive community Yellowstone Club with then-wife Edra in 2000. The high-end Montana community attracted wealthy members like Bill Gates. Last year, we estimated Tim's net worth at $1.3 billion, but the divorce from Edra cut into his fortune. He's now reportedly selling his private Caribbean island: a five-acre tropical playground in Turks and Caicos. The isle includes a nine-bedroom house with tennis court and pool. According to the Wall Street Journal, Blixseth is also entertaining trades.

Billionaire Who Made Billions More.

Patrick Soon-Shiong
Patrick Soon-Shiong
Net worth: $5.5 billion
Gain: $2 billion
Doctor who invented cancer drug Abraxane split his company into two last year: APP Pharmaceuticals creates hospital products, Abraxis BioScience develops drugs. Sold former to German dialysis-clinic operator Fresenius in July for $5.6 billion, netted $3 billion. Stock in Abraxis BioScience flat over past 12 months.

01 Januari 2010

Billionaire Toys For Sale

Edra Blixseth
Courtesy Chateau de Farcheville
Edra Blixseth
Chateau de Farcheville, a medieval French castle
Price tag: $57 million
Edra and her ex-husband, ex-billionaire Timothy Blixseth, co-founded the now-bankrupt Yellowstone Club. Edra is hoping to raise cash with the sale of her castle, the Chateau de Farcheville outside of Paris. The medieval castle was built in 1304 and comes with a moat, personal hunting grounds, 15 bedrooms, 1,125 acres of land and a helicopter pad. It's also available for rentals at $24,000 a night.

Billionaire Who Made Billions More.

James Simons
James Simons
Net worth: $8 billion
Gain: $2.5 billion
Ex-mathematician's Medallion Fund reportedly up 80% last year. The MIT grad uses complex algorithms to exploit tiny inefficiencies in stock market.

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