Michael Jordan’s Used Boxer Shorts Selling for R7.2k at Auction
- The boxers were put up for auction by Leland's auctioneers and has signs of being heavily used
- The good or bad news for enthusiasts willing to buy the shorts is that they have been dry cleaned thoroughly
- The shorts are part of Jordan's past belongings put up for sale by his bodyguard, and there are many other items in store
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Michael Jordan enthusiasts can now have something they can boast about sharing with the legendary basketballer after his used boxers went up on sale.
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This is after a pair of the NBA's legend's boxers went up for sale, and the price is a cool R7 200.
According to Page Six, Leland's auctioneers are have put Jordan's undies up for sale, which are said to have been regularly worn by the legend and has signs of being 'heavily used'.
An auction insider claimed that the cloth is as close to greatness as one can get, and wearing the same undies as Jordan does sound like greatness.
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The good or bad news for the enthusiast is that they have a dry cleaning badge, which only means they have been washed and so only the memory of the NBA star remains.
The boxers are said to be part of Jordan's belongings put up for sale by his bodyguard John Michael, with other items including coats, suits, ties and gold clubs once belonging to Jordan.
Piece of cake from Prince Charles and Diana's wedding
Briefly News recently reported that a slice of cake from Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding 40 years ago has sold for R37 000 at an auction.
The cake was given to a Queen Mother's household member named Moyra Smith, who decided to preserve it with cling form instead of eating it and dated it '29 July 1981'.
According to BBC, the slice is from one of the 23 official cakes at the wedding and featured a sugared design of the royal coat of arms in gold, red, blue and silver. Read more:
A royal supporter from Leeds, England, Gerry Layton, bought the cake after bidding on it online.
The original price it was expected to sell was between R6 000 and R11k, but after a vigorous bidding exercise on the internet and phone, it ended up selling for so much more.
Source: Briefly News
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