![]() ![]() Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2019) by the time of her unexpected death in 1962. More than half a century later, she continues to be a major popular culture icon.īorn and raised in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage and married at the age of 16. ![]() Famous for playing comedic “ blonde bombshell” characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950’s and early 1960’s and was emblematic of the era’s changing attitudes towards sexuality. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer. Worldwide shipping is available on all products. All our genuine hand signed and owned/worn Marilyn Monroe Memorabilia are backed by our market leading unconditional 90-day money back guarantee and a lifetime COA. "This was one of my favourite ones, the Bo Derek.Marilyn MonroeMemorabilia available for sale. "One of my first ones as a kid," he said blushing as he holds the magazine he just pulled from one of the boxes. "Start doing my research on them and see where the best place is to sell them or look for some collectors." Though he's going to try to sell the collection to turn a profit, Paterson found one copy he's not letting go of. "Take them home and categorize them in the year and the month and separate the styles of them," he said. The next step for Paterson is going through the boxes and getting the magazines organized. I've seen them on eBay anywhere from $75 to $600." "Anybody that has a collection like that, that's probably the first magazine they'd like to have in their collection. Though Paterson doubts the Marilyn Monroe edition is hidden in one of the dusty cardboard boxes, Piet thinks otherwise. Auctioneer Richard Piet says there could be as much as $20,000 worth of merchandise in these boxes. "Most are in perfect condition because they're wrapped in plastic - they're protected from the elements."Ĭhris Paterson says he's going to take the magazines home and organize them. "Some of the magazines singly are $50 to $75 dollars, there's a price sticker on them," he said. He ended up being late on the rent for the locker so the owner put it up for auction. The lot came from a collector who owned an antique store, said Piet. "Then if you put them on eBay he would get a least that amount of money for it." "He's got probably somewhere between $15,000 and $20,000 worth of retail," said Piet. Patterson won the unit at $250, quite a bargain for what it's actually worth, said Piet. but something inside said I better do it." $15 to $20K in value "I actually almost didn't make that last bid," said Paterson. "They're not allowed to step in, not allowed to open boxes, but they have to pretty well have a visual guesstimate of what the locker is worth and then they bid on it. "We open up the locker for two minutes let the people take a look in," said Richard Piet, who runs the auction. Chris Paterson shaking hands with auctioneer Richard Piet after he got ownership of the locker. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |