LC bullwhip fetches $56,000

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Thought you all would be interested in this.

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/buzz-lo ... ction.html

Bidding Buzz: Celeb Auctions Cause Web Frenzy


by Claudine Zap · October 14, 2009
Sure, Michael Jackson's white sequined glove would be nice to have. Elvis Presley's guitar? Yah, that would be cool. But what really sent buyers into a bidding flurry at a recent California auction: Amelia Earhart's flight goggles. For real.

One lucky winner snapped them up for a cool $141,600, stunning auction experts. The historic glasses that beat out every other item on the block were worn by the pioneering pilot on her 1932 solo transatlantic flight.

The flight gear bested the King's Martin D-28 guitar used in his final Las Vegas performance, a song at $106,200. And an endoskeleton from "T2 3-D: Battle Across Time" couldn't touch the airborne adventurer, selling for a mere $94,400. But in fairness, that cinematic keepsake is a tad more bulky than aviation headwear. Same could be said for the purchase of the lower-selling, full-scale Hero Bumblebee robot from "Transformers," cashing in at $88,500.

Other cool stuff scored by some serious movie buffs: the bullwhip Harrison Ford brandished as Indiana Jones in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." (Really, a deal at $56,000.) And just in time for Halloween, some lucky dino-freak took home a full-size Velociraptor last seen chasing down prey in "Jurassic Park" with a price tag of $76,700. Recession? What recession?

Still, a pair of dusty old goggles held their own over all that movie memorabilia. Part of the frenzy for the fly-girl could be explained by a new movie, "Amelia," which opens later this month and stars Hilary Swank. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of the aviatrix -- she was declared dead in 1939 after missing for two years during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe -- adds to her mystique, and her memento's price tag.

If you missed this last auction, fret not. You still have a chance to own a little piece of Barbra Streisand. The star will auction off hundreds of her possessions to benefit her foundation -- practically guilt-free shopping. According to ABC News, one of the more notable items on the block: a gold-painted wooden "A" Babs kept as a reminder to drop the extra letter from the spelling of her name. Ah, memories.

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[Indyzane]

W ow!

[Solent MKIII]

Yikes. If I had that kinda cash, I'd just pick up another 80's era Morgan and call it good - maybe throw in a couple of Strains and a Jacka as well.

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