A claim to an acre of land on Mars complete with a certificate of title and a virtual property that can be developed on www.PrestigiousPlots.co.nz. Usually $40.

Here's the story...

The United Nations Outer Space Treaty of 1967 states that no government or nation can own extra-terrestrial property. However, it neglected to mention that individuals and corporations could not own it. In November 1980, upon spotting this loophole, Dr. Dennis M. Hope made a Declaration of Ownership of the seven other planets in our solar system along with all the moons and Pluto. He filed it with the United Nations and the American and Russian governments. Then he established "The Lunar Embassy" (who I work on behalf of) to sell claims to the land under and since then it has grown and grown with millions of owners of extra-terrestrial real estate claims from 176 countries, including many famous people and celebrities. Effectively, this has added hugely to their initial claims to these lands because they are now widely recognised and supported by millions. Think about property here on earth. Who is to say that someone owns that apart from the fact that it is registered on a database and that database is widely recognised? A lot of lands on this planet have, in fact, been stolen off original inhabitants instead of being formerly claimed and, while this is acknowledged in an historical context, it makes little difference today because the rest of the world has moved on and the land itself has been subdivided and sold many times over – again adding more registrations to a database that is widely recognised by the current population. This is how many products and investments work. It is not always about what is really there. Instead, it is about how it is perceived by the vast majority. Think about how a car's value suddenly changes when a certain brand name is placed on it even if nothing else has changed. Think again how its value changes when a famous person drives it or owns it. In short, perception is reality.