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by Fred Fuld III
Do you like collecting old stuff? Do you have any interest in putting your money into alternative exotic investments? Then how about investing in a 76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton?
Now is your chance. The auction house Sotheby’s will be auctioning off the skeleton of a Gorgosaurus dinosaur on July 28, 2022 in New York City.
This 22 feet long and 10 feet high skeleton is estimated to be hammered at between $5 million and $8 million.
by Fred Fuld III
Everyone knows who Elvis Presley is, the King of Rock and Roll. So how would you like to own his three-bedroom, 1,260-square-foot house where he lived during 1943 and 1944, with a possible price of less than $50,000?
Yes, it’s possible. The house that Elvis lived in with his parents, Vernon and Gladys Presley, is going to be auctioned off by Rockhurst Auctions, on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at the Holiday Inn at 3411 Elvis Presley Blvd., in Memphis, Tennessee.
The house was originally located at 1241 Kelly Street, in East Tupelo, Mississippi. It was carefully dismantled and preserved, ready to be rebuilt. The dismantling was videotaped, and the house is currently stored in a trailer, which is included as part of the auction.
The estimate is between $30,000 and $50,000 with a starting price f $25,000.
What a great casita this would be to reconstruct in the back yard of an Elvis fan.
Almost a hundred other Elvis artifacts will also be offered at the auction.
Elvis has left the building.
For fans of Sylvester Stallone, y0u have a great opportunity coming up. Many of the items from his career will be auctioned off.
Julien’s Auctions will be holding an auction at their location in Beverly Hills and also live online on Sunday, December 5. It will feature many items from the award winning actor, writer, and director Sylvester Stallone.
Several sets of boxing gloves will be auctioned off, including the set from Rocky III.
One of the more interesting set of items is Stallone’s set of handwritten notebooks with story ideas for the first four Rocky films.
Also, a collection of Rambo knives will be featured in the auction, along with a headband worn by Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II.
Happy bidding!
“Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up.” – Rocky Balboa
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by Fred Fuld III
If you re a pipe smoker, you might want to consider purchasing Albert Einstein’s pipe collection.
Boston based RR Auctions is currently auctioning off a collection of pipes that were owned by Einstein, some of which are made of briarwood and some are carved. It also includes a Menorah pipe holder.
The current bid at the time this is being written is $25,286. Pre-live bidding is now taking place. The live auction will begin Saturday, September 25th at 3:00pm EST in Boston, MA.
by Fred Fuld III
Here’s a different type of collectable, hats.
And now you have your opportunity. Napoleon Bonaparte’s hat will be auctioned off by Bonhams with an estimate between $140,000 and $180,000. However, many believe it will sell for over $2 million, as one of his hats sold for $2.2 million at a previous auction seven years ago.
As a bonus, the hat has Napoleon’s DNA in it.
The auction will be held in London on October 27.
