If the Rocky II house was too pricy for you but you still want to own a rad piece of bona fide entertainment memorabilia, a used car lot in Albuquerque is taking offers on a 1984 Toyota Tercel wagon — complete with driver’s side windshield wiper — that it claims was used as Jesse Pinkman’s car on soon-to-end AMC hit Breaking Bad. Now everyone in town will know you’re a top-notch meth cook, just like you always dreamed. [via AVclub.com] [More]
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Plane That Landed In Hudson Last Year Up For Auction
By 1.22.10
I’m not sure what you could do with an extensively water-damaged plane with the wings detached, but if you want to own a piece of aviation history you can now bid on US Airways Flight 1549. The plane that Capt. Sully safely landed in the Hudson river a year ago is being auctioned off “AS IS/WHERE IS,” which happens to be at a salvage yard in New Jersey. CNN says the engines are not included. (The detached wings, however, are.) [More]
WSJ: Jackson Collectibles Are A Poor Investment
By 7.6.09
First, let me say that I am furious that I ate my Cheetos from my collectible Cheeto experiment a while back, because Chuck Jaffe at the Wall Street Journal says one with an MJ likeness just sold for $35 on eBay. What that really underscores, though, is the only surefire way to make any money on Jackson memorabilia is to be the one selling the crap to unwise shoppers.
