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When items go for sale in an auction, it’s not uncommon for people to start a bidding war on a much-coveted item. However, sometimes the items people fight over can be somewhat odd. Here are 13 such strange items that have gone on auction and ended up selling for ludicrous sums. |
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Jeff Koons Balloon Dog Statue - $58.4 million |
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Giant Elephant Bird Egg - $100,000 |
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Spaceship Model from the Star Wars Movie - $450,000 |
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Han Solo’s (Star Wars) Blaster - $200,000 |
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Roger Bannister’s 4-Minute-Mile Shoes - $411,493 |
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Piece of the Eiffel Tower Staircase - $90,000 |
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WWII Italian Dictator Mussolini’s Alfa Romeo – $2.1 million |
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Clark Sickle Carpet - $33.7 million |
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A Violin that was Recovered from the Titanic - $1.7 million |
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A Piece of a 65-Year-Old Royal Wedding Cake - $925 |
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Pope Francis’ Old Harley Davidson - $52,000 |
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Huanghulai Pedestal Table - $9 million |
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Monica Lewinski’s Lingerie - $12,000 |
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| H/T: lifebuzz.com |
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