Michael Jackson, the oftentimes scary and very odd eccentric who once ruled the music charts as the self-proclaimed King of Pop, appears to have fallen on hard times and is now resorting to selling off some of his tacky possessions in an attempt to make money. This April, several personal items belonging to Jacko will go on the auction block … this is YOUR chance to own a piece of pop culture history. Admit it, you know you’re DYING to own a pair of Michael Jackson’s sequined socks, right?
This auction could be a thriller. Michael Jackson’s iconic white glove and more than 2,000 other items from Neverland will go under the hammer in April – including his throne, his Rolls-Royce, three suits of armor, fine paintings, costumes, baubles, massive statuary, awards, furniture and even the gates to the ranch. “Michael Jackson was a collector of everything,” said Darren Julien, president of Julien’s Auctions, which will conduct the sale from April 22 to 25 in Beverly Hills. “We’ve never seen a collection that is as extensive and eccentric as his.” A 1995 portrait of Jacko in Elizabethan dress, holding a crown on a pillow is estimated to fetch $4,000 to $6,000, and the gold-painted throne that sat outside bedroom has an estimated value of $1,500 to $2,500. A 1999 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph limo with an interior the star adorned with 24-karat gold doodads could fetch $140,000 to $160,000. “It looks like something that royalty would ride in,” Julien said. The glittery white glove Jackson wore for his stage performance of “Billie Jean” is estimated to fetch $10,000 to $15,000, and a special-effects robotic Michael Jackson head made for the 1988 film “Moonwalker” could fetch between $2,000 to $3000. Jackson moonwalked away from Neverland after he was acquitted of child-molestation charges in Santa Barbara County in 2005 and never went back. In November, the cash-strapped singer transferred ownership of the ranch to the Sycamore Valley Ranch Co. – but you can bid on its gates, estimated to go for $20,000 to $30,000. The conservative estimate for the total value of all the items on the block is $1.5 million to $3 million. Jackson, who gave his blessing to the auction but kept pieces for himself “that were personal and sentimental,” will get the proceeds except for a portion to benefit MusiCares, a charity, Julien said. There will be a preview of auction items from March 24 until March 29 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square.
Man, this is just sad. I question the assertion that “royalty” would want to be seen in a tacky car that once belonged to Michael Jackson … mebbe Paris Hilton might be interested tho, we know she LOVES tacky-ass cars. If I had my druthers, I’d go for the portrait of Jacko wearing his Elizabethan costume … that shizz would look AWESOME in our guest bathroom! Well, I hope that Jacko is able to make some bank with this sale … it’d be a shame for him to offer up these personal (and fugly) items only to have them sell for a pittance. It’s all just … sad.
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