10 Expensive Celebrity Auctions. I think
we should all agree to the fact that sometimes we do get green with envy
simply because the celebrities apparently have it all starting from the
huge villa’s on spacious estates and the best cars money can buy, the
chance to wear the most expensive ensembles and what not! Well I have a
news flash for you guys, not only do the triump with fame during their
lifestime, even after they die, they continue to benefit from that
success.
How so you might ask! Well, the stuff
that they own is auctioned after they die, for so much more than its
actual buying price and certainly the earnings go to the family.
Although I must admit that sometimes the proceedings do go to charity
but oh well! Here is a list of some of the most famous celebrity
auctions ever.
01. Dorothy Gale’s Ruby Slippers
Considering that fact that he is a guy,
when David Elkouby paid $666,000 for the pair of red pumps that
Dorothy wore in the Wizard of Oz, it really did come as a shock as that
is one hefty price a male pays for a pair of pumps. 09 more after the break…
02. Elvis Presley’s Lock of Hair
We all know that he was pretty famous
for his more than tamed lock of hair. What most of us are unaware off
however, is the fact that a lock of his hair was sold for $115,000. Sold
in 2002, it was even more than the combined price of the hair of many
celebrities like John F. Kennedy even!
03. The Dukes of Hazzards General Lee
Bo Duke was played by John Schneider in
the movie “The Dukes of Hazzard” and the success is evident from the
fact that when he eventually sold of his own car, it went for an amazing
$9,900,500!
As long as some of the proceedings go
to charity or help the poor, we have absolutely no issue with the fact
that a drum set can sell for $252,487 simply because it was made
specially for Keith moon!
05. William Shakespeare’s Autograph
Apparently, the autograhos of the man
who gave us Hamlet, can be sold from anywhere between $3,000,000 to
$5,000,000. My jaw literally dropped of shock when I read this! Who
wants to write literature now?
06. The Maltese Falcon
The falcon that the film Humphrey
Bogart, literally revolved around actually sold off for $389,500 when it
was put to auction. I guess that puts to rest the mystery right!
07. Buddy Holly’s Glasses
Buddy Holly was a pretty famous singer
who passed away in 1959 but his glasses, when put to auction, were sold
off for $80,000. Is someone wondering how they can impersonate their own
specs to look like the ones the Iron man wore in The Avengers and then
auction them off! Handsome way to earn eh?
08. Andy Warhol’s Wig
Apparently there is no end to the craze
of fans for their beloved celebrties because in the year 2006, Andy’s
wig, which he wore for reasons that were more than obvious, sold for a
whooping amount of $10,600! It came with the three strips that he used
to stick to his head – to someone it is treasure – to me it is EWW!
09. Mark Mcgwire’s Baseball
The bats-per-home-run ratio that this
lad has, speaks volumes for his talent. No wonder when his baseball was
auctioned, it attracted a whooping 3 million dollars and was old in
1999! Hats off!
10. Marilyn Monroe’s Dress
Remember when Marilyn walked on stage,
gliterring in a pearly white dress and sang “Happy Birthday Mr.
President” for John F. Kennedy. Well this is the exact same dress and
although it is priceless (orginally costing $12, 000) was auctioned for a
heart stopping figure of $1, 267, 500.
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