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Auctioneer Kathleen Guzman solicits bids at Julien's Auctions annual summer sale at Planet Hollywood. The auction, which continues through Sunday, features 1,600 items from celebrities including Michael Jackson, Anna Nicole Smith, Marilyn Monroe, Cher, Elvis Presley and Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.
Friday, June 25, 2010 | 9:29 p.m.
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3667 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas
Beyond the Sun
Sun archives
- Las Vegas clinic named in Michael Jackson wrongful death lawsuit (6-25-2010)
- Celebrity memorabilia hits the auction block in Las Vegas (6-23-2010)
- MJ stage clothes, Hendrix guitar up for auction (6-16-2010)
- Bidders fight for Michael Jackson memorabilia at Las Vegas auction (6-27-2009)
- Michael Jackson dead at 50 (6-25-2009)
When Michael Jackson’s denim jacket from his Jackson 5 days sold for $26,000 — more than five times its estimated sale price — it was the first indication that the late pop star’s belongings were going to sell for more money than anyone may have anticipated.
Even his brothers’ and sisters’ items were selling for thousands at Julien’s Auctions summer sale on Friday at Planet Hollywood. On the one-year anniversary of Jackson’s death, everything was a hot commodity.
Fans, bidders and curious passersby filled the auction area at Planet Hollywood for the nearly six hours of bidding on 251 lots of Jackson memorabilia.
But there was one item that everyone really came to see — one of Jackson’s signature Swarovski crystal-studded gloves.
After nearly 150 lots and much anticipation, the glove finally made its appearance.
At an auction in November in New York, a glove Jackson wore when performing his signature moonwalk for the first time at the “Motown 25” concert in 1983 sold for $420,000.
“I’ll start the bidding at $1 just so you all can say that you bid on Michael Jackson’s glove,” auctioneer Kathleen Guzman said as bidders raised their paddles in a frenzy.
Then the real bidding began. It started at $31,000 and rose to more than $100,000 within seconds.
Julien’s Auctions employees raised their own studded-gloved hands furiously as competing bids came in from anonymous bidders over the phone and online.
In the end, a $160,000 bid from Wanda Kelley of Los Angeles won out. The glove was expected to see for between $20,000 and $30,000.
Kelley said she was prepared to go higher than her $160,000 winning bid, but she was reluctant to say how much higher.
“Let’s just say I wasn’t walking out of here without that glove,” Kelley said coyly shortly after claiming her prize.
Aside from the glove, Kelley scooped up most of the gold records in the Jackson collection. She said she’s been a fan all her life but wasn’t aware that today marked the anniversary of his death.
“I’ve just been so busy. I was up in my hotel room watching CNN and it was a surprise to me to hear it was the anniversary,” Kelley said.
Julien’s Auctions owner Darren Julien said the price of Jackson memorabilia has skyrocketed since his death last June. That was more than obvious during Friday’s sale. Julien said Jackson's 251 lots sold for $1.98 million, nearly double what the auction house originally expected.
His MTV music video award, priced between $6,000 and $8,000 in the Julien’s catalog, sold for $37,500. Handwritten lyrics to “Bad” went for $8,000, 10 times its estimated sale price. A signed fedora went for $45,000 and a corduroy shirt for $23,000.
The jacket Jackson wore during his 1996 wedding to Debbie Rowe sold for $60,000 to a woman sitting with Anna Nicole Smith’s former boyfriend and the father of Smith’s daughter, Larry Birkhead. The T-shirt Jackson wore in his “Beat It” video sold for $36,000, and an autographed replica of the jacket he wore in the video went for $110,000.
Susie Lopez of California paid $24,000 for a caricature drawn and signed by Jackson. Lopez traveled to Las Vegas with the goal of picking up one his drawings after losing a bidding war at a New York auction in November.
“The drawings are just so personal, not like some of the other items up for bid. I don’t think people realize what a great artist he was,” Lopez said as she held her catalog marked with other items she was interested in. “I got what I came for.”
Noboru Ochiai scooped up one of the priciest items of the afternoon, a custom jacket for $100,000, along with a fedora for $37,500. Both were worn by Jackson during a 1997 interview with Barbara Walters.
Ochiai was bidding for Japanese pop star and magician Princess Tenko.
He was hoping to pick up a pair of Jackson’s autographed black loafers for Princess Tenko, but he lost to an anonymous bidder on the phone who purchased the pair for $75,000.
As for the glove, Ochiai wasn’t even considering bidding. “Too expensive,” he said.
Donning their Jackson T-shirts and “I love MJ” bracelets, Kandice Jones of Las Vegas and her daughter Deanna didn’t come to bid but to remember Jackson and compare prices with their own memorabilia.
Kandice Jones said she’s been collecting Jackson memorabilia since 1979 and has lost count of how many pieces she owns today. Perfume bottles once owned by Jackson, an autographed copy of his “Thriller” album and a signed Jackson doll are among her most prized possessions.
Her love of Jackson has become a family affair passed on to her children.
“I really didn’t realize how passionate I was about him until he died,” Deanna Jones said. “I was crying for days.”
The Jones family was devoting the day to celebrating and remembering Jackson, beginning with a memorial service Friday morning and the auction in the afternoon.
Later tonight, they’ll be watching their VCR tape copy of his memorial service from last year and making one of Jackson’s favorite dishes — cheese enchiladas.
Catering to the young and modern crowd, Planet Hollywood is a one-stop shop for entertainment with its massive shopping mall, slew of restaurants, spacious casino and clubs.
The ambiance of the casino is retro-chic meets high-tech with black granite floors throughout and colorful LED lights throughout the space. The theme carries into the 100,000 square-foot casino with 250 flat screens topping off slot machines. The casino is also home to 87 tables, a sports book and a poker room.
There's also the Miracle Mile Shops, one Vegas' largest malls, with 140 stores including BCBG Max Azaria, bebe, Urban Outfitters and The Discovery Channel Store.
Following an afternoon of shopping, guests can satisfy their appetites at one of the gourmet restaurants in Planet Hollywood, like the non-traditional approach to steakhouses at Strip House or check out the exotic Far East motif at KOI restaurant and lounge. And if guests are still looking for more, they can spend the after hours at Privé, Triq or Krave nightclubs.
Perhaps one of the resorts biggest attractions came in March with the addition of "Peepshow." The naughty twist on the story of Little Bo Peep is modern-day spin on the run-of-the-mill Vegas topless review. The "Peepshow" stage has seen visiting celebs like Scary Spice Mel B, "Dancing with the Stars" Kelly Monaco and Playboy's Holly Madison.
if this dosen't show you that rich people have to much damn money, your lost
I wouldn't pay one dollar for all of this stuff, but I would have paid one hundred dollars to see MJ perform..
What an investment! That glove will be worth a million plus some day!
Michael Jackson paid over 20 million dollars to two young boys that accused him of molesting them. Who would want that perverts stuff? Everyone praises a pedophile. Sick. How many boys did he touch with that sparkling glove? Gross.
Who does all this money go to? His estate? $160K for a glove? Surely the novelty will wear off in a few days. It's just a glove for goodness sake. It doesn't even do anything. I got a Wilsons leather glove that does the same thing if you wanna buy that too. I'll even throw in some glitter and Elmers glue.
Ha! Who cares about MJ ephemera. The smart money is waiting for Gary Coleman's estate.
RIP, little buddy.
Was there any Propofol left over to auction?
I often wonder if these people with money burn have any awareness of the state of the economy, 15-20% unemployment, people losing their homes, medical insurance bills that would choke an elephant and everything else the "common man" is suffering thru right now...as they write a check for 160k for a glove
Hey Sun editors,
It sold for $190,000.00. You should get your facts straight.
The proceeds from the glove probably go to his parasitic family.
Brian,
As it says in the story, the winning bid was for $160,000. You can check your facts here: https://www.julienslive.com/view-auction...
Thanks for reading.
Other sites are reporting the winning bid at $190,000 as well:
http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2010-...
http://www.lvrj.com/news/jackson-s--84-v...
http://celebs.gather.com/viewArticle.act...
Strange... even the AP is reporting $190K:
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALe...
But Amanda's link trumps them all by providing the actual auction results of $160K.
There are additional taxes and fees added to each item that drive the prices up, but the winning bid for the glove was $160,000.
Ahhhh.... I figured it out.
Amanda failed to read the small print in her link:
"A buyer's premium will be added to the successful bid price and is payable by the purchaser as part of the total purchase price. I acknowledge and agree that a 20% Buyer's Premium will be added to the hammer price on individual lots $50,000 and higher,"
Therefore, a $160K winning bid incurred a $32K "buyer's premium" fee for a total payment of $192K for the glove.
So the glove did indeed sell for the closer $190K price than the $160K price with the fee factored in.
/your mileage may vary
//"buyer's premium" sounds like a complete rip-off, sorta like the additional fees Wynn Hotels tack on to their room rates to keep the rates artificially low.
I should have more garage SALES......
Did they give the winning bidder a 'big hand'?
Buying MJ memorabilia has nothing to do with the current state of economy. It's a smart investment (as he was the greatest by far)and more importantly to millions it's highly desirable for its sentimental value. To those who can't grasp the concept: it's not for YOU to decide what has sentimental value for me and how should I spend my hard earned money.I'm one of the "common men" so I don't have money "to burn" but I'd invest in matters of heart anytime. Just because you see things differently shouldn't turn you into bullies.
Well said Romy21.
For those of you with your negative comments, if you didn't like him why do you continue to involve yourselves in any news mentioning him? It is not your job to understand someone else's feelings.
More money than brains, clearly.
Hey Tito, this Latoya,get another one of them gloves out, some fool just paid $160,000 G's for one.
Watch and see, those gloves will start showing up all over the place.
I'm happy to see that the people that have money are willing to spend it and that P.T. was right..."There's a sucker born every minute".
getalife:
If Micheal Jackson's family do not deserve the profits of his property, then who? What if it was you? If you died would you rather your property go to your family or do you think some strangers or the government are more deserving? That's an inane statement to make.
And none of us was there, we don't know if he was a pervert or not. Just because Nancy Grace says so doesn't mean it's true. I RECALL when the accusations started the mother of the first boy was sitting right there, and then that piece of information just disappeared from the story.