A trading card featuring an image of Kobe Bryant just sold for a small fortune. Alt, a trading card marketplace, announced on Thursday it purchased a copy of a 1997 Kobe Bryant Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green for a whopping $3.15 million. The company, which bought the piece through its “dedicated sports card fund,” … Read more
They’re animeniacs. Louisiana’s fast-chicken chain has partnered with Toei Animation for Popeyes x ONE PIECE, which launched April 13 and features a limited-time menu that transforms the world of the global hit series into a craveable experience. Popeyes x ONE PIECE features exclusive menu items and collectible drops that are “designed to spark fandom, sharing, … Read more
An extremely rare Pokémon card that cost $3 in 1999 has sold for a whopping $4,0180 at auction. The 1st edition Shadowless Base Set Charizard card is known as the “holy grail” to collectors and enthusiasts. The “shadowless” version was only printed in the earliest production run of Pokémon cards, with the holograph version even … Read more
Call it monkey business. IKEA has sold out of its adorable Djungelskog orangutan soft toy, with the $20 item now fetching more than 10 times the retail price on eBay. The plushie has become a coveted collectible in recent weeks after playing a key part in a viral story about a bullied baby monkey at … Read more
An iconic Shohei Ohtani home-run ball that was expected to sell for millions this month ended up netting only six figures. The baseball — which Ohtani smacked over the fences at Dodger Stadium during his legendary NLCS Game 4 performance in Los Angeles back in October — landed a mere $292,800 when bidding closed on … Read more
A rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman and also was once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas Cage has been sold for a record $15 million. The private deal for “Action Comics No. 1” was announced Friday. It eclipses the previous record price for a comic book, set … Read more
BOSTON — The information needed to decipher the last remaining unsolved secret message embedded within a sculpture at CIA headquarters in Virginia sold at auction for nearly $1 million, the auction house announced Friday. The winner will get a private meeting with the 80-year-old artist to go over the codes and charts in hopes of … Read more
A recovered Gustav Klimt painting made history this past Thursday night at Sotheby’s when it became the most expensive piece of modern art to ever be sold at auction. The Vienna-born artist came to prominence during the early 20th century and is best known for his gold-leaf-laden works “The Kiss,” “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer” and … Read more
They say everything is bigger at Costco. If you listen closely, you can hear “Jingle Bells” playing faintly in the background somewhere because the holiday season is right around the corner. With that being said, Costco, everyone’s favorite warehouse store, is getting into the holiday spirit early by releasing a massive $189 5-foot-tall Advent calendar … Read more
This rebel had a cause in Queens. Tragic Hollywood legend James Dean had a girlfriend in Forest Hills — and a love letter he wrote to her just sold at auction for $32,500. His 1954 missive to actress Barbara Glenn, complete with its original envelope and photo of his pet horse, were part of RR Auction’s Remarkable … Read more
Game, set, sip! US Open fans went love-love for Honey Deuces this year – slamming back a record $17 million worth of the famed, $23-a-pop cocktails, the United States Tennis Association reported this week. The Grey Goose vodka-and-lemonade concoction – topped with a skewer of honeydew melon balls – was guzzled 738,459 times during the … Read more
He is making his boldest leap yet. US Olympic legend Greg Louganis has parted with his California home and three of his cherished Olympic medals to launch a bold new chapter of life abroad. The diving icon, 65, who is widely acclaimed as possibly the greatest diver in history, revealed that he “needed the money” from … Read more
His Majesty is pumping up the jam. King Charles has slashed the prices of his jams to less than half of what his estranged daughter-in-law, Meghan Markle, charges for her As Ever preserves. The monarch, 76, has been selling jam at top grocery stores in the UK through his Duchy of Cornwall estate for years. … Read more
A dirty white sock once worn by the King of Pop has moonwalked its way back into the spotlight. The rhinestone-covered sock, worn by Michael Jackson during a 1997 show in the city of Nîmes, sold Wednesday for €7,688 — about $8,911 — at an auction house in southern France. The off-white stained sock, originally … Read more
This record-breaking rock had losing bidders seeing red. At one of Sotheby’s Geek Week events, hosted at NYC’s own American Museum of Natural History, this Martian meteorite smashed through bidding expectations, which were between $2M to $4M. This meteorite, affectionately dubbed NWA 16788, isn’t just any space rock, though. At a stunning $5.3 million, not … Read more
This sale was not on Fyre. Billy McFarland sold the rights to his infamous Fyre Festival brand on Tuesday, but he wasn’t happy about the amount it went for. After the week-long sale involving 175 bids from 42 bidders, the undisclosed buyer paid $245,300 for the Fyre Festival IP, brand trademarks and social media assets. … Read more
A signed passport photo of Marilyn Monroe taken the day she and her new husband, Yankees great Joe DiMaggio, were prepping for their 1954 Japanese honeymoon sold for more than $21,000 at an auction this week. The tiny photo — 2.25 x 2.75 inches — which is inscribed in red ink, “To Mr. Bolds, Thanks … Read more
All in all, it was hiding behind just another brick in the wall. A collection of rare gold coins nearly lost to history after its owner passed away has fetched nearly $4 million at auction. The gilded stash had been amassed over a lifetime by numismatist Paul Narce, who lived in Castillonnès, France, until his … Read more
Model Hailey Bieber’s makeup and skincare brand, Rhode, is being snapped up by Elf Beauty for about $1 billion, giving the budget cosmetic retailer access to a celebrity-endorsed product line that has become hugely popular among Gen Z and millennials. Elf said on Wednesday it would pay Rhode shareholders $800 million in a combination of cash and … Read more
It’s top-shelf and top-of-the-line. An exclusive restaurant in Miami sent many into a spiral after revealing a cocktail that comes with a $33,000 price tag — and a Birkin bag. Content creator Mister Lewis asked a server what the most expensive drink on the menu was at Papi Steak in Miami Beach. A cocktail at … Read more