So, Elvis Presley's hair pulled in around $17,000, from the barber that shaved him before the Army.
I've told this story before, but my friends mother was a barber. She cut Elvis' hair in the early 70s, and she kept some of it. When she told her friend, her friend told someone, that offered her a hundred bucks for some. So, she sold some. Then others requested hair. And she saw she could make some money, so you know what she did? She waited until she cut hair from another person that had black hair. And she saved a lot of that, and sold it as Elvis'. Not real ethical, I know. But I think about that story EVERY TIME I read about those strands of Elvis hair selling for $25 with a trading card.
A robe worn by Barbra Streisand in "The Way We Were" sold for almost $6 grand. An outfit from Meet the Fockers" went for $3,500.
The Kate Gossling wig is popular this Halloween, but a wig that Babs wore in "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" fetched $3,500.
A china cabinet brought in $15,000, and there were other pieces of designer furniture, dresses, suits, books, paintings, and other collectibles from Julien's Auctions.
Streisand's favorite charities (including City Year, The William Jeferson Clinton Foundation, and Cedars-Sinai Women's Heart Health Center) benefited from this.
The same friend whose mom told me about the Elvis hair, has a friend with an antique shop in San Diego. Streisand was in there one afternoon, and kept trying to talk her down on some furniture, and became very frustrated when the owner wouldn't budge. Part of the problem was, the items were on consignment, so she couldn't bargain with her.
Gotta love the rich folks looking for a deal.
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