“You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime, and I've had mine,” said Packer.
In 1987 Packer made a fortune at the expense of disgraced tycoon Alan Bond. It was widely reported that he sold Bond the Nine Network at the record price of A$1.05 billion in 1987, and then bought it back three years later for a mere A$250 million, when Bond's empire was collapsing.
Packer later quipped; "You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime, and I've had mine".[5] Packer was then able to re-invest the proceeds in a 25% share in the Foxtelpay TV consortium.