Micheal Jackson’s jacket sold at Ksh 29million

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The king of pop the late Michael Jackson could be long dead may his soul rest in peace but he is still making money in his grave.How about that?

 

Well Micheal Jackson’s iconic black “Bad” jacket, was over the weekend put for auctioning at a New York auction.The jacket that he apparently wore on his first solo tour was sold for $298,000 what does that mean a whooping Sh29 million this is about three times its original asking price.

The auction further featured other items from music legends Prince, Madonna, John Lennon and others, officials announced.

Micheal’s jacket had an original asking price of  $100,000 (Sh10 million) from Julien’s Auctions which was also signed on the back with a silver permanent marker and was worn throughout the singer’s “Bad” world concert tour from 1987-89.

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The jacket happens to be one of the late singer’s most iconic costume pieces alongside his red and black leather “Thriller” music video jacket that sold for $1.8 million (Sh180 million)  at auction in 2011.

The “Bad” jacket was sold by Texas businessman and philanthropist Milton Verret along with almost 100 other items from his large rock ‘n roll memorabilia collection.

The King of Pop  has become one of the most collectible celebrities since his sudden death in 2009 in Los Angeles at age 50 from an accidental overdose of an anaesthetic he was using as a sleep aid.

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