Celebrtity Auctions

A toilet described as once having belonged to the late US author JD Salinger has been put on sale on eBay for one million dollars. Haha The world is mad!The listing says the seller obtained the "used toilet commode" from a couple who now own the former home of the Catcher in the Rye author, "uncleaned and in its original condition". Oh my, a crappy toilet for a million bucks.

To further scam the idiots who would bid on the toilet he actually posted this rather poetic remark, "Who knows how many of his stories were thought up and written while Salinger sat on this throne!". The toilet does comes with a letter from the current owners of the Salinger house, who removed the toilet attesting that the toilet was removed during renovations the house. Haha Care to bid? I doubt anyone is stupid enough to pay a million dollars for that crapper, but it will sell for some (much lower price).

I was curious after reading about the toilet auction, so I decided to research other stupid things people wasted money on that once belonged to celebrities. Last year three Marilyn Monroe chest x-rays sold for $45,000. At the same auction costume jewelry faux "diamond emerald" drop earrings, with screw back closure worn by Kate Winslet in her role as Rose DeWitt Bukater in "Titanic" sold for $25,000.

In the world we live in, frivolous spending isn't exactly a new development. Considering how celebrity driven our society is, it should come as no surprise just how much people are willing to spend on their favorite celeb-owned items. Much of it is junk and most has no practical application for the buyer. But some think owning something a celebrity once used will some how boost their own self esteem.

Here are a few more examples and prices of nutty celebrity auction items that sold.
- Judy Garland's ruby red slippers worn in the film 'The Wizard of Ox' sold for $666,000
- Scarlet Johannson once blew her nose on a tissue while appearing on a network TV show. Four days later someone bought the snotty tissue for $5,300.
- One crazed fan shelled out $3,154 to become the owner of Justin Timberlake’s French toast leftovers.
- In 2002 a piece of Britney Spear's chewing gum sold for $14,000. Since her star has fallen so much that the buyer is no doubt "stuck" with that gum forever.
- A glove worn by Michael Jackson in 1983 went for $420,000 at an auction. No word on whether it had been used by Michael to hold any boys on his lap.
- Artist Andy Warhol People pay thousands of dollars for a Warhol painting, but paying $10,800 for his wig is ludicrous. Some one did it.

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