Looking for the perfect holiday gift? Give that special someone something out of this world– a piece of the moon. The Lunar Embassy will sell you an acre of “Prime View” land on the moon for just $19.99 (plus $1.51 lunar tax and $12.50 document shipping). You’ll get a Lunar Deed and Map showing the latitude and longitude of your plot on the heavenly body. (Hope it’s not on the dark side)
The man behind this spacey real estate marketing effort, and Head Cheese of the Lunar Embassy, is Dennis Hope. Dennis claims he found a loophole in the 1967 United Nations Outer Space Treaty– it precludes nations from claiming sovereignty over land on the moon (and other celestial bodies)– BUT not individuals, says Hope. Law professors have tried to shatter Hope’s hopes– but Hope remains hopeful:
I own about 95 different planetary bodies,” he says. “The total amount of property I currently own is about 7 trillion acres. The value of that property is about $100 trillion. And that doesn’t even include mineral rights.
Now, this is all very amusing and reminds me of the star selling operation, but Mr. Hope is no lunartic lunatic. He has reportedly sold, get this, $9 million worth of lunar land, since he opened his online real estate shop back in 1980. Some buyers are said to include celebrities George Lucas and Barbara Walters.
Have some fun with your clients and buy them a piece of the moon for Christmas (or other holiday of your choice). Buy your plot here. Spend some quality weightless time there after the holidays and book your authorized moon flight now.
An unzillowable view from your bedroom window awaits you:
Sources: DiscoverMagazine.com, MoonShop.com. Lunar Embassy (World Headquarters)
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