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A first-generation iPhone from 2007 sold for nearly $40,000 at an auction. A press release notes the pioneering smartphone, which would’ve cost $599 in 2007, was listed and sold at LCG Auctions for $39,339. Gizmodo notes that, going into Sunday, the top bid was merely $10,446, before a considerable climb for the highly regarded relic. “This factory sealed, first-release […]
Kith and BMW are back for Chapter II. Two years after releasing a vamped M4 Competition Coupe, the companies reconnected for a limited edition of the 2022 i4 M50. The collaborative design will be limited to just seven models, one of which will be put up for auction at the end of next week, coinciding with the 50th anniversary celebration of the BMW […]
Rock and roll fans should prepare their bank accounts for a new auction featuring guitars previously owned or played by Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, and Kurt Cobain. TMZ reports that Kruse GWS Auctions is launching its online Legends of Rock and Roll auction next month, where pieces like Hendrix’s Japanese sunburst electric guitar will be […]
Now, fans can have their chance to own one of Jackie Robinson’s baseball gloves—for up to the mere price of $750,000. TMZ reports that the Wilson glove worn by the Brooklyn Dodgers for his final 1955 and 1956 MLB seasons is now being auctioned. Robinson wore the glove on his left hand when he played […]
Boxing fans are getting the chance to own a piece of sports history. As pointed out by TMZ, Lelands Auction House is selling Evander Holyfield’s gloves from the Sound and the Fury—the infamous boxing match in which Mike Tyson bit off a portion of Holyfield’s ear. The red Everlast gloves have white screen-printed logos on the front as […]
Cinematic nipthusiasts have cause for celebration this week, as a certain film costume boasting controversially prominent nipples has hit auction. Indeed, as spotted by Variety and others in recent days, George Clooney’s costume from the Joel Schumacher-directed 1997 film Batman & Robin—which featured what have widely been referred to as “Bat-nipples”—is among the items listed as part […]
An incredibly rare Mercedes-Benz has sold for a jaw-dropping $142 million, making it the most expensive vehicle in the world. Widely known as the “Mona Lisa of Cars,” the 1955 Mercedes 300 SLR Coupe was purchased this month in a secret, invite-only auction conducted by RM Sotheby’s. The car was designed by Daimler-Benz motorsport chief Rudolf Uhlenhaut, and was only […]
Andy Warhol’s iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe was sold on Monday for a record-setting price. Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn,” one of several iconic images the legendary artist made of Monroe in the 1960s, sold for $195 million at Christie’s in New York. The piece is now the most expensive work by a U.S. artist that has been ever […]
The first comic book to feature Captain America has sold for a whopping $3.1 million at auction, making it one of the most valuable comic books in history. Captain America Comics No. 1 was purchased Thursday as part of Heritage Auctions’ comics and comic art event that concludes Sunday. Published in March 1941, the highly coveted copy spanned 45 pages, […]
A record-settingly massive white diamond nicknamed “The Rock” will soon hit auction, where it’s projected to go for as much as $30 million. The piece—a 228.31 carat pear-shaped diamond that was mined and polished in South Africa more than 20 years ago—is said by Christie’s to be the biggest white diamond to have ever been […]
