A clump of hair that was supposedly trimmed from Elvis Presley’s head when he entered the army in 1958 sold for $15,000 at a Chicago auction house over the weekend, according to an Associated Press report. The buyer also had to spend an additional $3,300 in auction house fees for the prize.
According to the AP, 200 Elvis items were on the block at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in the Windy City Sunday, including a shirt that once belonged to the King, which sold for $52,000.
Other items on offer included scarves, photos from the reception of Presley’s 1967 wedding to Priscilla, Christmas cards he sent and lots of records. Elvis dolls and Elvis Pez dispensers were also available.
The memorabilia belonged to the late Gary Pepper, who ran an Elvis fan club and was friends with the King. Pepper, who had cerebral palsy, died in 1980.
In other celebrity auction news, a robe worn by Barbra Streisand in “The Way We Were” fetched nearly $6,000 in an auction in Los Angeles over the weekend.
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MusicVixen says...
Why in the world would you spend this much money on celebrity junk? That is disgusting!
