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Friday, December 2, 2011

Rich Beatles Fans Will Pay Buttloads of Cash For Questionable Memorabilia

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One of George Harrison's Guitars -- $567,500
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Now, we understand it's a lovely guitar. And it's an important guitar, having been played by Harrison on Revolver and John Lennon on The White Album. But over half a million dollars for any guitar is just stupid, surely? The person who bought this at Christie's in 2004 didn't think so. But just think about what you could do with $567,500, and then try and justify anyone spending that amount of money on a single guitar. The lovely green piano Paul McCartney used to write "Yesterday" went for half that amount when it was auctioned! We're not sure we'd even pay that for one of Jesus' guitars, to be honest.

John Lennon's Rolls Royce -- $2.23 million

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Damn. This is probably the coolest Rolls Royce currently in existence on the planet. It's like a wonderful glimpse into the past; a snapshot of history, if you will. It can't fail to spark your imagination -- just think about how much fun was had in this super fancy psychedelic machine. Woah. We'd do anything to get a look at this car, take a ride in this car, smell inside this car. Can you imagine owning this thing? Well, we can't, because it sold for the exorbitant price of $2.23 million, which is as insane as the guy who hand-painted it.

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