SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- A historic nine-story piece of SoCal culture is up for sale on eBay.
Starting Tuesday, the historic ferris wheel from Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will begin a 10-day auction.
The reserve is set at $50,000, with 50 percent of the winning bid being donated to Special Olympics Southern California.
The 10-day auction, which ends on April 25, can be found by searching "Pacific Wheel Ferris Wheel" on eBay.com, or by clicking here.
The ferris wheel originally cost about $800,000. It weighs 122,000 pounds, stands 90 feet tall and is 30 feet wide.
At night, the wheel is illuminated by 5,392 light bulbs.
The for-sale sign is to make room for a new $1.5 million ferris wheel, scheduled to begin installation on May 5. It will open May 22.
Before deciding to bid, however, potential buyers should be aware that the winning bidder must have the wheel moved. The base of wheel is not included in the purchase price, but Kansas-based Chance Morgan Inc. -- the original manufacturer -- will offer the winning bidder a base for about $135,000, with 10 percent of that amount going to Special Olympics Kansas.
The wheel has two hubs that say "Pacific Wheel," but one of them will be removed and donated to the Santa Monica Historical Society.
The Pacific Wheel debuted May 1996 with the opening of Pacific Park and was adapted as the world's first solar-powered ferris wheel in November 1998. The nine-story Pacific Wheel was later selected "Best Solar System" in the Reader’s Digest Best in America 2006.
The Pacific Wheel has more than 300 celebrity appearances including 105 photo shoots, 71 television commercials, 69 television shows, 28 feature films and 13 music videos.
Starting Tuesday, the historic ferris wheel from Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will begin a 10-day auction.
The reserve is set at $50,000, with 50 percent of the winning bid being donated to Special Olympics Southern California.
The 10-day auction, which ends on April 25, can be found by searching "Pacific Wheel Ferris Wheel" on eBay.com, or by clicking here.
The ferris wheel originally cost about $800,000. It weighs 122,000 pounds, stands 90 feet tall and is 30 feet wide.
At night, the wheel is illuminated by 5,392 light bulbs.
The for-sale sign is to make room for a new $1.5 million ferris wheel, scheduled to begin installation on May 5. It will open May 22.
Before deciding to bid, however, potential buyers should be aware that the winning bidder must have the wheel moved. The base of wheel is not included in the purchase price, but Kansas-based Chance Morgan Inc. -- the original manufacturer -- will offer the winning bidder a base for about $135,000, with 10 percent of that amount going to Special Olympics Kansas.
The wheel has two hubs that say "Pacific Wheel," but one of them will be removed and donated to the Santa Monica Historical Society.
The Pacific Wheel debuted May 1996 with the opening of Pacific Park and was adapted as the world's first solar-powered ferris wheel in November 1998. The nine-story Pacific Wheel was later selected "Best Solar System" in the Reader’s Digest Best in America 2006.
The Pacific Wheel has more than 300 celebrity appearances including 105 photo shoots, 71 television commercials, 69 television shows, 28 feature films and 13 music videos.
