Crazy Auction Items (S3-E14)

The JabberGuys look at some of the crazy things and insane amounts of money that auctions have apparently claimed from buyers with more money than brains.

What are some of the record-breaking auction items?

A 117 year-old Cadbury chocolate bar went for... yes... $687

Why did a grilled cheese sandwich go for $28,000 ?

Uncle Buck ... Clown Scene (YouTube)

Only 250 copies of this single were made... and one went for $34,000.
Frank Wilson’s... “Do I Love You”

John Lennon’s tooth?  Really?  Yep... $37,000 

World’s oldest postcard (1840) went for $42,000

$191,000 for a baseball autographed by Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe

Keith Moon’s drum kit - $252,000

Special edition Pink Diamond Barbie – Fundraising auction secured $302,500

Dorothy’s ruby slippers – 1 of only 5 pair from the 1939 movie went in 2000 for $660,000

The 666-6666 custom phone number in Qatar was purchased for $2.75 million

Lunch with Warren Buffet - $3.5 million

The 3-foot silver rabbit made from stainless steel by Jeff Koons went for $91 million

$115,000 for some of Elvis Presley’s hair from his barber.  Really?

John Lennon’s toilet .... what?   Yep... $15,000

Justin Timberlake’s leftover French toast ... put on EBay as a joke by a DJ... and someone bought it for $1,025 

What Leonardo Da Vinci painting went for over $450 million?  ... “Salvator Mundi”

The Gigayacht – 405ft - $168 million

Pointing Man sculpture - $141 million (YouTube)

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