Five years ago, five hundred cows, two luxury cars, $10,000, two bikes, a boat and a few cell phones made up the final price in a heated bidding war for a child bride in South Sudan.
As the source article states: "... it's a tradition that goes back thousands of years."
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/...-sudan-goes-viral-after-post-facebook-n938856