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15 Eyebrow-Arching Prices Of Pop Culture Memorabilia

December 09, 2021

How can you put a price on pop culture history? We're not sure, but auction houses certainly love to. Here are 15 undeniably iconic artifacts from music, TV, and movies that have been sold. If you've ever wondered whether Audrey Hepburn's little black dress or Marilyn Monroe's windswept white dress was more valuable, boy, do we have answers for you!

15

John Lennon's Long-Lost Guitar

John Lennon's acoustic Gibson sold for $2.4 million TR FOR MORE T Lennon bought the guitar in 1962 for £161 and used it on The Beatles' first single Love Me Do. It was bought from a San Diego shop in 1967, with the purchaser having no idea of its history. CRACKED.COM — Source: Rolling Stone

14

"Thriller" Red Jacket

Michael Jackson's Thriller jacket was bought for $1.8 million Milton Verret of Austin, Texas, bought the iconic red jacket in auction two years after the singer's death. CRACKED.COM — Source: Hollywood Reporter

13

Friends

Joey and Chandler's wood canoe sold for $10,500 Proceeds of the 2019 Friends auction went to the Trevor Project. CRACKED.COM — Source: Prop Store Auction

12

Babe Ruth's Jersey

Babe Ruth's Yankee jersey sold for $5.64 million Babe Ruth continues to set records, with his jersey selling for more than any other sports memorabilia in 2019. The previous record was set by the same jersey in 2012 when it was sold for $4.4 million. CRACKED.COM — Source: Washington Post

11

Citizen Kane's Rosebud Sled

Spielberg bought the Rosebud sled for $55,000 ROSEBUD Steven Spielberg bought the Citizen Kane prop of film history in 1982. It is now in the Academy Museum. CRACKED.COM — Source: Washington Post

10

Back to the Future II

Marty McFly's Hooverboard went for $500,000 The prop from Back to the Future // was signed by Michael J. Fox and significantly outsold the estimated $80,000 to $100,000. CRACKED.COM — Source: Smithsonian Magazine

9

Saturday Night Fever

John Travolta's Saturday Night Fever suit sold for $145,500 Critic Gene Siskel originally bought the suit in a 1979 charity auction before it went to auction again for over $100k in 1995. CRACKED.COM — Source: UPI

8

The original Batmobile sold for $4.2 million CORN COOPER Lio Yyu The Batmobile from the original TV series was bought by 56-year-old who owned a logistics company. CRACKED.COM — Source

7

Wizard of Oz

There are four known pairs of Dorothy's red slippers, worth up to $3 million Leonardo DiCaprio helped the Academy Museum purchase the most expensive pair of Wizard of Oz artifact. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Hollywood Reporter

6

Audrey Hepburn's Little Black Dress

Audrey Hepburn's Breakfast at Tiffany dress sold for $807,000 BLANCTOK Audrey Hepburn's original working script for the film sold for even more, a whoppin' $847,000. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Guardian and The New York Times

5

The Cowardly Lion Costume

The Cowardly Lion costume sold for over $3 million The Wizard of Oz costume (which featured real lion skin) was found in a MGM warehouse and fetched a pretty penny in 2014. CRACKED.COM — Source: Bonhams

4

Forbidden Planet

Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet sold for over $5 million Robby made history, becoming the most expensive movie prop ever sold at auction. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Guardian

3

Princess Diana’s Revenge Dress

Princess Diana's revenge dress was sold for $65,000 Diana put the stunning dress she wore after Prince Charles admitted adultery up for auction, with the money going up towards cancer and AIDS-related charities. CRACKED.COM — Source: People

2

Marilyn Monroe's White Dress

Marilyn Monroe's white subway dress is worth $4.6 million Actor Debbie Reynolds put the iconic Seven Year Itch dress, alongside other film memorabilia from Elizabeth Taylor, up for auction in 2011. CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC

1

Kurt Cobain's Sweater

Kurt Cobain's MTV Unplugged sweater sold for $334,000 The garment of the late Nirvana singer holds the record for the most expensive sweater sold at auction. CRACKED.COM — Source: Rolling Stone

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