In June 1984, Michael Jackson pressed his hands and feet into concrete for what was meant to become part of the Las Vegas Walk of Fame Project. Jackson then reached down and signed a huge stylized autograph into the cement.
Although the Las Vegas Walk of Fame project never materialized, the Riviera Hotel stored Jackson’s cement casting – along with those from countless other celebrities – in a storage unit where it remained hidden from the world for the next 21 years.
[The Walk of Fame cement casting of Michael Jackson’s handprints, footprints and autograph (left) and a photo of Jackson actually making the casting in 1984 (right). Photos courtesy of Nate D. Sanders]
Now, this one-of-a-kind Michael Jackson item will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders, Inc., one the world’s leading dealers of Hollywood memorabilia, autographs, rare books and gold coins.
When Jackson made his hand and footprints in this concrete slab, the “King of Pop” was literally entering the apex of his career. His landmark album “Thriller” would win eight Grammys that year. The entire event was photographed extensively, and the Nate D. Sanders auction includes a photo of a smiling Jackson with his shoes in the cement that was later made into a promotional poster. A certificate of authenticity (COA) from Riviera President and COO Mark Sterbens, who is standing beside Jackson in the photo and assisted him during the event, is also included in the lot. Almost exactly 25 years to the week later, the world lost Jackson forever with his tragic death on 25 June 2009.
The full-size, original 30″ x 30″ slab, weighing approximately 500 lbs. and dated “6/84″ in the lower left-hand corner, has been custom-encased creating an amazing display piece for Michael Jackson’s footprints, handprints and large autograph to be displayed and showcased at a business, casino, home, museum, restaurant or office. Professionally encased in an ornate and decorative frame, the overall piece is a stunning 46″ x 46″. An amazing and truly one-of-a-kind tribute to the most famous performer of his generation, Michael Jackson.
Currently, the Michael Jackson signed foot and handprints lot has bids nearing $16,000 – but the item is expected to go much higher before the auction ends next week.
Sanders’ current auction, which closes on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, includes the Michael Jackson lot and many other historic celebrity items and memorabilia. Also in the extensive list of auction items is the actual jumpsuit Lindsay Lohan wore to the MTV Movie Awards in 2010, a Grateful Dead contract signed by six of the original band members (including Jerry Garcia), numerous handwritten letters by Ernest Hemingway, an original 1947 contract signed by Hank Williams, a signed Rosa Parks manuscript and countless signed presidential, music, sports, and literary documents. All of Nate Sanders’ auctions include rare books, autographs, sports collectibles and Hollywood memorabilia.
For more than 30 years, Nate D. Sanders has been one of the industry’s most respected autograph and rare book experts and dealers. A collector since the late 1970s, Sanders was already widely known in collectors’ circles when he opened his auction business in Los Angeles in 1990. Today, he conducts twelve major auctions every year drawing bidders, collectors and investors from around the world. In recent years, Sanders has also been increasingly viewed as an expert on sports and Hollywood memorabilia.
Sanders is always interested in buying unique items and collections. To learn more about Nate D. Sanders, Inc. and to see a complete listing of items from his current auction, go to www.NateDSanders.com or call (310) 440-2982.
Two housekeepers working for David and Victoria Beckham have been arrested on suspicion of theft from the celebrity couple’s home.
Britian’s the Telegraph is reporting that two housekeepers have been arrested for stealing several items from Posh and Beck’s home in Hertfordshire, England, and for trying to sell them on an internet auction site.
Victoria’s parents reportedly contacted police after they recognized some of the items for sale. They paid a trip to the house and discovered the same things missing.
“They were most personal and sentimental items collected by Victoria and David during their time abroad,” a source told the Telegraph. “Some of the things were given to them as presents and are unique because they were specially made for them. They include mostly small but expensive trinkets and some pieces on decorative display.”
The stolen property was reportedly being offered on the internet to the highest bidder. The housekeepers, a couple in their 50s, were arrested on Friday. David and Victoria were not at home at the time. The super-couple has been living in L.A. while David plays for the L.A. Galaxy. The Beckhams bought their England home in 1999 for 2.5 million British Pounds. Also known as “Beckingham Palace,” the couple has spent millions making it their dream home.
Would you like to buy a pair of Michael Jackson‘s notorious tighty whities? Well you can if you would like to pay over $1 million.
A pair of size-28 Calvin Klein white briefs once belonging to Wacko Jacko will be auctioned on eBay tomorrow, with a reserve price of $1 million.
The unwashed underpants have a sensational past, they were part of the evidence confiscated in 2003 by then-Santa Barbara DA Tom Sneddon, who wanted a DNA sample for his unsuccessful child-molestation case against the washed-up King of Pop.
The briefs are part of a stash of Jacko artifacts offered by New Jersey businessman Henry Vacarro, who obtained them in a bankruptcy case. For extra authenticity, the briefs come sealed in an evidence bag and wrapped with police tape.
Also being sold are the Gloved One’s handwritten note explaining why he wants an annulment from Lisa Marie Presley and a used half-ounce tube of skin-bleaching cream.
source: IN BRIEF: JACKO’S UNDIES FOR SALE [pagesix]
Shauna Sand must be really hard up for some cash. Sand has put on her best lucite stripper shoes to shill some radios in an eBay auction.
I kinda feel bad. That old hot mess put on white bikini (aka old faithful) to model some StereoStone/RockSolid Outdoor Speakers on eBay. 6 speakers will autographed by the former Playboy Playmate and are currently at a high bid of $119.50, which is cheaper than the shipping cost. They originally retailed for just under $3000 according to the auction info.
Sand has been selling crap on eBay since April. A marble and wood night stand and some hellacious vitrine were up for sale with a starting bid of $1,500 and $4,000. Not one bid was placed on either item.
I guess her thrifty stripper shoe addiction will have to come to an end. Payless will be going out of business. I am a bit surprised she doesn’t have some worn out copy of Jem and the Holograms and her Katie Price autographed underwear on there.
A pair of Jimmy Choo “Felix” shoes in your size. Size range: 35.5-40.5 (US 5.5-10.5)
The prize package appears to cater to a woman winning the contest. However, after Kristin Davis’ recent sex tape scandal, how much do you wanna bet that some perverted dude is the highest bidder?
Which came first, the sex tape scandal or the idea to have this auction?
The current high bid is: 15,300.00… don’t miss your chance to ask the burning questions — place your bid! Just remember to bring your cell phone, hehe.
Start saving your money, you’ve got the opportunity of a lifetime, but it’s going to cost every cent you’ve got. Here’s your chance to have the date of a lifetime, a date with Scarlett Johansson.
Scarlett is offering herself up to raise money for the charity OxFam with an auction on eBay. At the time of this posting, bidding was at $152.50.
The winner will accompany Scarlett to the June 2009 red carpet premier of her upcoming film, He’s Just Not That Into You. The winner receives:
Two tickets to the world premiere of He’s Just Not That Into You. The premiere location has not yet been determined but will be in either Los Angeles or New York this July.
Mary Carey, the former California gubernatorial candidate and star of the upcoming VH1 show “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew,†is auctioning her own personal, surgically removed breast implantson ebay.
Yeah… they were inside her body and now she wants you to have them. At the time of this posting, there were 69 bidders with the standing bid at $2,200.56. Crazy.
What others said:
Hollywood Tuna says, “Now I don’t know if this Ebay listing is legit, but I don’t see why anyone would actually pay for her old pair of implants when they could probably just pay to have sex with her in the first place.”
To make things most spectacular, Brit has donated a ONE-OF-A-KIND, autographedBritney Spears Blackout CD… oh yes, she even signed it!
Britney Spears and X17online are giving one lucky fan the opportunity to own a ONE-OF-A-KIND autographed Britney Spears Blackout CD, signed by the chart-topping singer herself! The pop princess has autographed both the insert and the CD in black permanent marker.
Britney and X17online are sponsoring this eBay charity auction to benefit UNICEF, so open your wallets and bid high for this unique piece of Britney history! 100% of proceeds will benefit UNICEF and their efforts to help children around the world.
The bidding started at $25 and has already reached $610.00 [and climbing] – CLICK HERE to check it out and get your bid on. The sad thing is… it will be worth a lot of money.
source: BRITNEY PARTNERS WITH X17 TO HOST CHARITY AUCTION [x17 online]
Remember that Mercedes SL-Class Lindsay Lohan was driving when she got into a fight with Samantha Ronson, jumped a curb, hit a tree, and left coke in the car … allegedly? Well, someone is trying to say that the Mercedes is for sale on eBay.
The license plate matches the pictures from that night of the crash, but the VIN report only displays an accident in February 2006. Lindsay’s mish-mash went down in May 2007.
Whether it’s really hers or not, I’m sure someone will fall for it and spend $110,000 for this beauty of a wrecked car. All in the name of celebrity. On the bright side, it does only have 6,200 miles on it.
Here’s the eBay pics:
Source: “Lindsay Lohan’s Coke-Sprinkled 2005 Mercedes SL65 On eBay?” [Jalopnik] via “Lindsay Lohan’s Coke-Sprinkled 2005 Mercedes SL65 On eBay?” [Defamer]
Now that The Sopranos is over, the owners of the real-life club that played the part of the Bada Bing will auction off the 12-foot stripper poles and other relics from the HBO drama on eBay.
Other items going on sale later this week include a pool table, a disco ball and the fluorescent purple men’s room sign often seen in the background as mob boss Tony Soprano conducted business.
Susie Quigley, who runs special events at Satin Dolls (which passed for the Bada Bing), wouldn’t speculate on how much the poles might fetch. “The poles have been featured in almost every single episode. I can’t begin to say,” said Quigley, a former dancer who appeared as an extra last season.
Also up for sale: at least 10 standard-issue bar stools that James Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano, and his crew sat on. An L-shaped slab of the bar where they watched dancers and drank also will be auctioned.
Save your money. Maybe you’ll get the one Fergie used.
Source: “Bada Bing auctioning off Soprano stripper poles” [Houston Chronicle]
Riches alleges that Vick stole two white mixed pit bull dogs from his home in Holiday, Fla., and used them for dogfighting operations in Richmond, Va. The complaint goes on to allege that Vick sold the dogs on eBay and “used the proceeds to purchase missiles from the Iran government.â€
The complaint also alleges that Vick would need those missiles because he pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda in February of this year.
“Michael Vick has to stop physically hurting my feelings and dashing my hopes,†Riches writes in the complaint.
Riches wants $63 billion dollars “backed by gold and silver “ delivered to the front gates to the Williamsburg Federal Correctional facility in South Carolina. Riches is an inmate at the facility serving out a wire fraud conviction.
source: South Carolina Inmate Hits Michael Vick With ‘$63,000,000,000 Billion Dollar’ Lawsuit Alleging Al Qaeda Ties. [fox news]
Get out your checkbooks… this is an opportunity of a lifetime!
Here’s your chance to own Elvis Presley‘s very own Grand Piano! Let me tell you… I’ve been to Graceland and saw the piano there, but they had the area roped off, so I couldn’t stick it in my purse.
It’s for sale on Ebay, with a starting bid of a mere $250,000. Isn’t that a bargain?
In an interview with GQ, James Blunt tells the world that he once sold his sister on eBay. I know what you’re thinking – why would GQ want to interview James Blunt? I don’t know, but here’s the sibling entrepreneurship story.
“I was waiting for my first album to come out and ended up selling pretty much everything I owned on eBay. I had a mild addiction. Anyway, I came back to the flat where my sister was staying and she was crying because she couldn’t get to a funeral in Ireland.
“The planes were on strike, the ferry was out of season and there were no trains. I ended up whacking it on eBay, ‘Damsel in distress seeks knight in shining armour! Desperate to get to a funeral in Southern Ireland, please help!’â€
And someone answered the ad! Some rich guy bought his sister, and had his helicopter take them to the funeral. Even more bizarre, his sister and the eBay shopper fell in love, and they’re getting married this summer. James would have to be the best man after hooking these two up.
Is that how you find a rich man these days? Start looking for my ad on eBay.
Britney Spears and X17online are giving one lucky fan the opportunity to own a ONE-OF-A-KIND autographed Britney Spears Blackout CD, signed by the chart-topping singer herself! The pop princess has autographed both the insert and the CD in black permanent marker. 
Riches alleges that Vick stole two white mixed pit bull dogs from his home in Holiday, Fla., and used them for dogfighting operations in Richmond, Va. The complaint goes on to allege that Vick sold the dogs on eBay and “used the proceeds to purchase missiles from the Iran government.â€
“I was waiting for my first album to come out and ended up selling pretty much everything I owned on eBay. I had a mild addiction. Anyway, I came back to the flat where my sister was staying and she was crying because she couldn’t get to a funeral in Ireland.
