Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Johnny Cash Auction Yields $1.2 Million on First Day
From Reuters
An auction of items from Johnny Cash's estate took in $1.24 million on its first day as collectors paid as much as 15 times the expected amount for the late country music star's belongings.
Bidding topped out at $131,200 for a custom-made guitar used by Cash on his tours. The Grammer model guitar had been expected to bring in $10,000 to $20,000.
Country music's "Man in Black," Cash died last September after complications from diabetes. The auction's 769 lots trace the five decades of his career and his life with June Carter Cash, who died last May.
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Reuters
An auction of items from Johnny Cash's estate took in $1.24 million on its first day as collectors paid as much as 15 times the expected amount for the late country music star's belongings.
Bidding topped out at $131,200 for a custom-made guitar used by Cash on his tours. The Grammer model guitar had been expected to bring in $10,000 to $20,000.
Country music's "Man in Black," Cash died last September after complications from diabetes. The auction's 769 lots trace the five decades of his career and his life with June Carter Cash, who died last May.
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Reuters
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