London:
A basketball owned by 'King ofPop' Michael Jackson, has been auctioned for a whopping $245,000.
The ball, which was also autographed by basketballlegend Michael Jordan, was originally estimated to sell forjust $600, reported Contactmusic.
An auction of 435 celebrity items, including 100pieces of Michael Jackson memorabilia, in Macau, China,raised more than $3.2 million at the weekend.
The basketball was bought by an unknown Internetbidder, while another mystery fan paid $180,000 for a blackcrystal-studded glove and an arm brace the singer wore whilefilming a promotional video for his 1995 album 'HIStory'.
A Beat It jacket was bought for $156,000 - nearly20 times more than its estimated value.
Also up for auction was a costume worn by MichaelKeaton in Batman Returns, which fetched over $43,000 anda velvet ball gown once worn by the late Princess Diana, whichwas bought by a South American museum for $114,000.
In total, over 435 celebrity items were auctioned off,including a black lace bra once owned by Marilyn Monroe, apair of Star Trek character Mr Spock's prosthetic ears, apair of Bruce Lee's shoes and a costume worn by Madonna on herGirlie Show tour.
The ball, which was also autographed by basketballlegend Michael Jordan, was originally estimated to sell forjust $600, reported Contactmusic.
An auction of 435 celebrity items, including 100pieces of Michael Jackson memorabilia, in Macau, China,raised more than $3.2 million at the weekend.
The basketball was bought by an unknown Internetbidder, while another mystery fan paid $180,000 for a blackcrystal-studded glove and an arm brace the singer wore whilefilming a promotional video for his 1995 album 'HIStory'.
A Beat It jacket was bought for $156,000 - nearly20 times more than its estimated value.
Also up for auction was a costume worn by MichaelKeaton in Batman Returns, which fetched over $43,000 anda velvet ball gown once worn by the late Princess Diana, whichwas bought by a South American museum for $114,000.
In total, over 435 celebrity items were auctioned off,including a black lace bra once owned by Marilyn Monroe, apair of Star Trek character Mr Spock's prosthetic ears, apair of Bruce Lee's shoes and a costume worn by Madonna on herGirlie Show tour.
