The calf leather jacket of iconic red and black Michael Jackson wore in the video "thriller" music 1983 was placed in auction on Saturday, the second anniversary of the death of pop legend.
He hoped that the jacket of "thriller" go up to $ 400,000 at auction this weekend, with an initial offer of $ 100,000. Last year, an album of previously unreleased songs, "Michael", sold 3 million copies worldwide.
Due to legal problems and costs, Jackson was almost half billion dollars in debt when he died of an overdose of Propofol, but experts estimate that his estate could win "in the range of $ 1 billion over the next few decades", reports CBS.
Singer, called the King of Pop died in June 25, 2009 to 50 years of age. "thriller" is considered as one of the most famous music videos of all time and is part of the national film registry of the United States.
"Don't lose the sale of piece of pop culture ephemera jacket-Michael Jackson's ' Thriller ' video worn most emblematic of the 20th century". "We know of no other coat that is so easily recognizable or changed the history of fashion".
Other items used by Jackson, signed, as well as photographs of the singer, are also set to be sold at auction, which will take place between 26 June and 25 June. Among them-a glove garnished with black Swarovski crystals that the singer was in 1984, American Music Awards. His initial bid is $ 10,000.
Also be auctioned-moonman the MTV Video Music Award for best choreography that was given by the video of "thriller". He has a $ 4,000 to the nomination.
jacket of "thriller" is one of the two, Jackson wore during filming of "thriller". The other is on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, on loan from the estate of Michael Jackson, said auctions of auction house Julien.
"Does this jacket was given by Jackson to your designers of clothes for a long time Dennis Tompkins & Michael Bush" or "Bush" just as Michael drew, "said, adding:" when he first brought to them, according to reports, asked if he could actually freely dancing on the shirt, which was replied Jackson, "you saw the video for ' thriller '?"
A portion of proceeds from the sale of the jacket is set to go to the reservation of Bestival, near Los Angeles, where he lives two Bengal Tigers, Jackson, Thriller and Sabu, since 2006, when Jackson left Neverland Ranch.
Auction, the auction house of Julien also offers items that belonged to other celebrities. A Gibson acoustic guitar belonging to Elvis Presley, whose daughter Lisa Marie was married to Jackson, has an initial offer of $ 10,000. A crooner owned Jaguar vehicle 1986 Frank Sinatra was released by a minimum price of $ 5,000 and sold for $ $23,750.
Watch the video of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video below.
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