Comments on: You're living in your own private island-o

You're living in your own private island-o

dersins — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:37:59 -0800

Would you like to buy an island? Some are small and affordable. Others, not so much.

By: matty

matty — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:43:46 -0800

Does anyone have a bridge they can sell me?

By: DU

DU — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:48:15 -0800

2000 acres for $18 million isn't affordable? Oh, isn't small. Man, I had no idea private islands were so cheap. I need to hurry up and make my first $100 million so I can pick up a few of these.

By: Senator

Senator — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:02:15 -0800

Melissa Theuriau and I will be very happy on one of these.

By: RavinDave

RavinDave — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:15:11 -0800

You guys lend me $10 million bucks, I'll throw one helluva San Francisco MeFi meet-up.

By: Ryvar

Ryvar — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:25:42 -0800

$35 million for a *35,000* acre island in the Sea of Cortez, outside Mexican territorial waters? Christ, that really could be used to start your own micronation.

By: MtDewd

MtDewd — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:27:41 -0800

I was looking for an island on a lake in an island on a lake...

By: DevilsAdvocate

DevilsAdvocate — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:48:19 -0800

MtDewd: something like this or this?

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:53:44 -0800

I don't watch TV, I don't go to movies, I don't read magazines, I don't read the paper, I don't leave my house- all to avoid seeing things I want to buy. AND NOW METAFILTER, YOU TOO, ARE FEEDING INTO MY GREED! ::cries::

By: lowlife

lowlife — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:59:50 -0800

Don't forget Vladi. he's the (island) man.

By: quin

quin — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:03:56 -0800

I don't know why, but I was really hoping your 'not so much' link was going to be a land valuation of Manhattan or Australia. Still, private islands are the stuff of dreams to a wannabe Bond villain like myself.

By: agregoli

agregoli — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:04:16 -0800

I think $40,000 is very affordable.

By: horsewithnoname

horsewithnoname — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:07:24 -0800

You know, if each member here kicks in a dollar, we could buy that cheapo island.

By: Razzle Bathbone

Razzle Bathbone — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:09:08 -0800

When the Zombie Apocalypse comes, I have my island bastion all ready

By: tgrundke

tgrundke — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:17:09 -0800

I suppose my big question on a lot of these islands is: what do you do with it once you've bought the land? I mean, it's cool and all - but talk about needing some bucks to do the build out. More importantly, where am I going to get my access to the intarwebs from!??!?!

By: Navelgazer

Navelgazer — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:23:24 -0800

I think I'm most fascinated by the "Rent an Island" option.

By: KingoftheWhales

KingoftheWhales — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:34:59 -0800

We could do it. We could finally, actually do it. Think of it, a Metafilter island. That 35,000 acre one would be nice; maybe we could put in some communal homes? Think of all the possibilities.

By: christopherious

christopherious — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:35:47 -0800

I suppose my big question on a lot of these islands is: what do you do with it once you've bought the land? I mean, it's cool and all - but talk about needing some bucks to do the build out. I think these days there are more options and you wouldn't necessarily be stuck with having to build from scratch. I imagine kits can be packed up to be easily transported and later assembled, for example. I'm more concerned about things like safety, communications and supplies.

By: spirit72

spirit72 — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:37:29 -0800

That 35,000 acre one would be nice; maybe we could put in some communal homes? Think of all the possibilities. There'd be a civil war before the week was out.

By: nanojath

nanojath — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:45:43 -0800

Heh, I got a little caught up in the hopeless contemplation of the private island market several years ago. Just remember the three post-global-warming most important things about choosing your island - elevation, elevation, elevation!

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:47:45 -0800

Think of it, a Metafilter island. The flag will be in radioactive blue, with a big exclamation point printed on it.

By: MtDewd

MtDewd — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:58:28 -0800

DevilsAdvocate: Thinking of here from this post, but it's probably not for sale. horsewithnoname: I already kicked in $5. Did they spend it all on servers?

By: sequential

sequential — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:01:55 -0800

Wait, so if 35k of us chipped in $1,000 we'd get something less than an acre to build on? Where do I reserve my place in line? Too bad most of it is covered by what is presumably uninhabitable mountains.

By: nax

nax — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:02:50 -0800

By: ROU_Xenophobe

ROU_Xenophobe — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:08:16 -0800

We could do it. We could finally, actually do it. Think of it, a Metafilter island. That 35,000 acre one would be nice; maybe we could put in some communal homes? Only if we also build a fucketeria and a spankatorium. And a luxury dungeonette for thems what's so inclined. And an underground sub base.

By: dersins

dersins — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:20:11 -0800

underground sub base. Under water might work better. Just sayin'...

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:20:36 -0800

Only if we also build a fucketeria and a spankatorium. Those would be inclusive in any structure on MeFi Isle.

By: lekvar

lekvar — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:27:30 -0800

Only if we also build a fucketeria and a spankatorium. Thank you for the two biggest contributions to my vocabulary so far this month.

By: RavinDave

RavinDave — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:31:08 -0800

Let's see ... Powerball is at 210 Million (98 Million cash) ... Man, I could pick one or two of these up and still have plenty o' cash leftover for a Celestron telescope, Nespresso D290, and a Sandra Bullock Bot. Be right back ...

By: The Confessor

The Confessor — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:44:24 -0800

I somebody wants to go foursies with me on that $40K island, we could each own .05 acres!

By: elleinad

elleinad — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:14:13 -0800

my mom was looking through ebay one day(as usual) and came across a small, one acre island on the Androscoggin River... about 20 minutes from her house. The bid price was $5000. She won it. Depending on the season it can get flooded, so you can't build on it... but I'll always have a place to go camping now.

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:19:08 -0800

I'll always have a place to go camping now. Be careful eating any fish you catch...

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:19:26 -0800

Christ, that really could be used to start your own micronation. Just don't drink the Koolaid.

By: RavinDave

RavinDave — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:43:18 -0800

I think I'll pass on "Quarantine Island".

By: christopherious

christopherious — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:45:14 -0800

elevation, elevation, elevation! Yes, when the pirates stop by your cannons and telescopes will be of little use unless you have them installed on man made hills.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:47:29 -0800

I think $40,000 is very affordable. and it's located in the heart of the gulf of los mosquitos!

By: Afroblanco

Afroblanco — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:58:29 -0800

There'd be a civil war before the week was out. That's what MetaTalk Island is for.

By: hermitosis

hermitosis — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:03:17 -0800

I'm in. Do I also get a mule? No really. I want to live on an island with all of you. Though preferably one with steep rocky cliffs that won't be claimed by rising ocean levels. Is that extra?

By: justkevin

justkevin — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:09:17 -0800

How to Buy an Island

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:18:57 -0800

meh. i picked up my island just the other day.

By: Pinback

Pinback — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:39:20 -0800

We could do it. We could finally, actually do it. Think of it, a Metafilter island. Yeah, but it's the ongoings that kill you. Can you imagine the cost of shipping all the necessary beans, plates, and buckets? (You can breed ponies by crossing pancakes with portobello mushrooms, can't you?)

By: loquacious

loquacious — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:42:51 -0800

Would you like to buy an island? Yes. If only for the cruel pleasure of voting you the fuck off of it with my booted foot up your backside as much-deserved punishment for the title you gave this post.

By: dersins

dersins — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:08:35 -0800

You're talking like a man who needs to step into the love shack and have a nice meal of rock lobster. Perhaps while you look through your telescope at Planet Claire.

By: IcyJuly

IcyJuly — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:51:47 -0800

That website missed this one: http://www.king5.com/business/stories/NW_072305BUBallanislandSW.1fe3f6b.html The article's from 2005 but it's still for sale. If I had the $ that's the one I would buy.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:48:12 -0800

I've been checking this site regularly for years. American Island, on Stuart Lake in BC (where my hometown is) was for sale for a long time, for like 70 grand. I was sore sore tempted, but my wife eventually talked me out of it.

By: nelvana

nelvana — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:12:14 -0800

It's not too late stavros - American Island is for sale again. Looks like you should have bought it at $70,000 because now it's listed for $250,000.

By: empatterson

empatterson — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:30:04 -0800

Why buy an expensive island when you buy a relatively cheap one?

By: Orb

Orb — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:59:44 -0800

I always dreamed of having my own island. Thanks to this post, I got to see that really, there are some affordable islands out there (maybe a little small). Then I excitedly told my husband we should sell the house and buy an island. Buzzkill that he is, he reminded me about that global warming thing and asked if I thought the sea levels might not rise during our lifetime. Gee, thanks for bringing me back to reality there bub. But then he also reminded me he wants to buy a large boat of the ocean going variety, so I guess having a movable island would really be better anyway. Thanks for the post which reminded me of the many hours my teen-aged girlfriends and I spent dreaming of getting our own island, kidnapping all our crushes and keeping them as slaves. Ah ... good memories. :D

By: Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson

Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:28:28 -0800

Think of it, a Metafilter island. We could live like Flies.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:33:50 -0800

It's not too late stavros - American Island is for sale again. Looks like you should have bought it at $70,000 because now it's listed for $250,000. Holy crap. Somebody's trying to turn a profit. Bastard.