A Bulletproof Mercedes Sold at Bankruptcy Auction. Here’s How.

How do you auction off a former billionaire’s armor-plated Mercedes? As with virtually every bankruptcy auction these days, there’s a one-word answer to that question — online. Business Insider followed the auction of a Mercedes-Benz Maybach S650, kicking the tires in person and watching the virtual action as it sold online to its 115th bidder, for $63,000. The sale shows just how easy it is for buyers to purchase — sight unseen — the cars, motorcycles, even the cast-off wall sconces and used vacuum cleaners of the nouveau poor. All that’s needed is an internet connection and the winning bid….