Apparently Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple, left his keys with Jane Fonda, because those keys are among the items from her collection being auctioned off later this month at Julien’s Live, the self-described “Auction House to the Stars.”
It’s not clear how Jobs’ keys ended up as part of the Icons & Idols: Hollywood 2016 Featuring The Collection of Jane Fonda & Harold Lloyd’s Rogues’ Gallery.
Or, for that matter, his Versace shirt, NeXT t-shirt, Baume & Mercier gold watch and an assortment of other items that once belonged to often-prickly, usually genius enfante terrible of Silicon Valley, who died in 2011.
But come 10 a.m. on Sept. 23, jump in and start the bidding war. It should be fun. As TechCrunch points out, Julien’s Live is chock-full of items sure to start up interesting conversations should some of the auction items end up in your living room:
Julien’s Live, an entity that prides itself on being “the auction house to the stars,” is handling the auction, which also includes such national treasures as a lock of Marilyn Monroe’s hair (starting bid: $5,000) and Keanu Reeves’ signed Wayne Gretzky hockey jersey (starting bid: $1,000).
You can bid on Jobs’ wallet, leather jacket, portable Sony CD player and — just in case you were wondering, and we know you were — one of his trademark black mock turtlenecks and even a bowtie!
But as a post in Time said, bring that big fat checkbook of yours:
The NeXT brand turtleneck comes straight from the late CEO’s closet, and is valued between $1,000 and $3,000, according to the auction site. The front of the shirt has the brand’s logo, and the back features the quote: “1980s: Personal Computing/ 1990s: Interpersonal Computing.” Bidding started at $500 and is now at $800, so if you’re looking to invest, be prepared to fork over some serious cash.
Of the 32 items up for auction, the most expensive is a leather jacket. Why so valuable? It might have something to do with the fact that Jobs was wearing the jacket in New York when he gave a middle finger to an IBM sign, something that’s forever frozen in a photograph.
Starting bid for that bad-boy jacket: $4,000.
You might be able to be his bathrobe and electric razors for less.
Going, going . . . gone!
Photo: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in his trademark black turtleneck. Clothing and other items once owned by the late tech icon are going to be auctioned off later this month. (David Paul Morris/Getty Images)
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