NYC fruit vendor, 74, who sold banana devastated

NYC fruit vendor, 74, who sold banana devastated after it became viral $6.2M artwork: ‘I am a poor man’
I am a poor man. I have never had this kind of money; I have never seen this kind of money … Do they not know what a banana is?”
Heartbreaking reaction of the 74-year-old banana seller who sold 35c fruit that became $6 million artwork
A silver duct-taped banana, once sold at a Manhattan fruit stand where bananas are sold for 35 cents each, went for millions at a Sotheby’s auction last week
Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s
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If you thought the first price tag on Maurizio Cattelan’s viral banana duct-taped to a wall installation was obscene. This one might make you go bananas.
Art collector who bought a $6 million banana offers to buy 100,000 more
The Manhattan vendor who sold the banana only received 25 cents. Now, the buyer of the conceptual work has offered the fruit stand a bigger payday.
The Sidewalk Fruit Vendor Who Sold a $6.2 Million Banana for 25 Cents
A 74-year-old immigrant who works outside Sotheby’s shares a basement in the Bronx and works 12-hour shifts. He was stunned to hear what his banana went for at auction.
Man Who Sold $6.2M Banana Makes $12 an Hour
Last week, a duct-taped banana sold for $6.2 million, including Sotheby New York's auction fees. The New York Times reports that it tracked down the fruit vendor who sold it for 35 cents, and he began to cry when he was told the sale price.
Fruit seller who sold £5,000,000 banana won't get a penny
The fruit vendor behind the banana duct-taped to a wall – which sold for £5,000,000 at an auction in New York last week – had no idea about the fruit’s fate. 74-year-old Shah Alam runs a fruit stand outside of Sotheby’s in Manhattan,
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