john shipton 's uniquely designed two-bedroom home at 36 kent street , newtown in sydney 's inner west .
was first put on the market for at least $ 1.42 million , but failed to sell in an initial auction in mid-march .
however the founder of the wikileaks party , whose son is still seeking refuge in london 's ecuadorean embassy , managed to secure a buyer for well over his asking price on wednesday that