Michael Jackson's Stuff Is For Sale

Inside MJ's Rolls (photo by Shann Kokin)
More than 2,000 items from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif. will be put up for auction in April.

Jackson's iconic white glove, throne, Rolls-Royce, golf cart, three suits of armour, paintings, costumes, baubles, books, statues, awards, furniture, a robotic MJ head and even the gates to the ranch are among the items that you can bid on through Julien's Auctions at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. from April 22 to 25. Bids will also be accepted online.

"Michael Jackson was a collector of everything," says auction company president Darren Julien. "We've never seen a collection that is as extensive and eccentric as his."

Bidding for Jackson's 1999 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph limousine is expected to reach at least $140,000, the glove from the "Billie Jean" video should fetch at least $10,000, the gold-painted throne is valued at between $1,500 and $2,000, and the head used in the 1988 film Moonwalker is expected to attract bids of $2,000 to $3,000.

Some of the items will go on tour to London, England and Dublin, Ireland to whip up interest before the auction. Estimates at the total value of everything on the block range from $1.5 million to $3 million. You can look at what's available on Julien's website.

The U.S. Auction Network television channel will broadcast the auction on TV and online.

Jackson has had financial problems in recent years and gave up the deed to the 2,500-acre Neverland (which has been renamed Sycamore Valley Ranch) in November.

But Julien told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper that his company has been working closely with the eccentric pop star for the past five months and insists the auction "is something that Michael is doing of his own free will. He is not being forced into it."
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