December 11, 2008 by Tim Saunders
Michael Jackson – the King of Pop himself – is to clear out his belongings from the Neverland Ranch and auction them for charity.
The 50-year-old will see over 2000 items – such as his famous white glove, the Neverland Ranch gates, art works, a life size bronze statue, garden furniture, and memorabilia – go under the hammer between April 21-25 in what will go down in history as one of the most monumental auctions of music memorabilia ever.
A portion of the proceeds from the auction will go to MusiCares, the charitable arm of the Recording Academy – the group that gives out the Grammys – that provides critical assistance for music people in times of need.
“He has never had one [an auction],” said Darren Julien of Julien’s Auctions. “We have been working closely with him for five months and he is in complete control of this.”
The auction is expected to raise a lot of money for the charity, with one of Jackson’s gloves selling for $35,000 in 2006, and his socks going for $15,000 in 2005.
“We have not put an estimate on the gates yet. There is a lot of history there,” Julien said.
The auction catalog will sell for $100 with a limited signed edition available for $500.
Bidding starts in February, and more information about the auction can be found at the Julian’s Auctions website.
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I bet this is not even nearly everything he owns. He's selling some of the stuff he used to keep at Neverland, that's all. The rest will be stored elsewhere - he is known to have a massive warehouse full of memorabilia stretching back to the 60s.
This is only a portion of his collection. It would be pointless to just through out thousands of items when they can be auctioned off.
This kind of thing happense often - the Osbornes auction of 500 items last year. The only thing that makes this auction special is that he is just about the most successful artist in history and he has never done it before.
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