An auction of Jackson family memorabilia and personal items held next week is a bizarre glimpse at the famed pop stars’ family life that at times gets a little too personal.
The auction takes place online between September 10-19, but a preview of what’s on offer is live as of today.
It’s not your usual rock memorabilia auction. There’s more than 500 lots available, with the usual array of stage costumes, master recordings and awards; plenty of genuine memorabilia that might some day pay a fan back for their investment.
There are also some unusual gems to be found, such as the Jackson family’s old Apple Mac, but really, there’s a lot that should have just been torched, including underwear, greeting cards, photo albums and the Jackson kids’ toys.
And then there’s the TMI item that we’re not sure was entirely necessary to put up for sale – the Jackson family adult toys.
There’s 22 pages of items on the auction page, the vast majority of which will no doubt end up in a clothing bin somewhere, but here’s our preview. It gets a little weird, but there’s also some really nice moments that remind us the Jacksons were (sometimes), and are (sometimes), just a regular family.
A group of business journals, personal papers and assorted media.
A collection of Stooges videotapes up for grabs. The Jackson boys were huge fans.
Young Tito's photo collage including his brother Michael. Tito had three wishes: that he'd never get old, that the 3 Stooges didn't die, and that he got to meet them.
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