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An auctioneer has revealed plans to plead guilty for his involvement in helping create paintings falsely credited to the late Jean-Michel Basquiat, per CBS News. The fake Basquiat pieces were auctioned off and eventually found their way to the Orlando Museum of Art in Florida, where they were later seized by FBI agents last year. […]
Kim Kardashian’s watch game is only getting stronger. The media mogul has spent the past decade building a solid collection of high-end timepieces, which included designs by Audemars Piguet, Cartier, and Rolex. It’s an impressive range, no doubt; however, Kardashian took it to a whole new level by securing an iced-out piece previously owned by Pharrell. The mother of four was […]
A first-generation iPhone made history at an auction over the weekend. As first reported by Business Insider, the first-ten edition of the now-ubiquitous device was still in its original box and had never been opened. At an auction held by LCG Auctions on Sunday, the phone went for $63,356.40. The starting bid for this particular phone […]
A bidding war over Latto’s used underwear came to an uneventful end on Monday, with eBay removing the listing over health violations. Over the weekend, a social media troll called out Latto for wearing a pair of Cheetah-print panties on two different occasions. “Can’t afford new panties?” the Twitter user wrote on a picture of the rapper wearing the […]
Pieces from the personal collection of the late André Leon Talley will be presented for auction by Christie’s, with proceeds slated to be put toward causes important to the iconic fashion editor. In a statement shared with media, Alexis Thomas—the executor of the estate—pointed to Talley’s collection as a key part of his larger legacy […]
A jersey worn by Kobe Bryant during the 2007-08 season, the year he won the NBA’s MVP award, is set to be auctioned off by Sotheby’s. According to early estimates, it could fetch as much as $7 million. According to the listing, the golden Lakers jersey was worn in a total of 25 games, including the […]
It appears Drake has acquired new ice. On Tuesday, Norwegian influencer Sara Benedikte Nilsen posted a photo with Drizzy at Eden Rock in St. Barths. Captioned “started from the bottom now we here,” it showed Drake with his arm around Nilsen while rocking a chain many hip-hop fans found familiar. The piece appeared to be the Jacob & Co. double skateboard pendant previously owned […]
Old lyrics Drake wrote when he was a teenager have been found in a dumpster outside his uncle’s furniture factory, TMZ reports. The sheets of paper containing the lyrics were discovered when the Memphis furniture factory closed down, and they’re now being auctioned off at the starting price of $20,000 through Moments In Time. According to […]
The original model that brought E.T. to life in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial has been sold at an auction for $2,560,000, CBS News reports. The animatronic model sold for the eye-watering amount as part of a two-day sale by Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies over the past weekend. Described as the “original mechatronic […]
Steve Jobs’ used 1970s Birkenstocks have been sold for a whopping amount of money. The Birks worn religiously by the Apple founder were auctioned off as part of Julien’s Auction House in Culver City, California, and were expected to go for around $60,000 before the price skyrocketed during bidding. The auction house, which described the Birkenstocks as “well used” […]
