Bizarre Items from Musicians that Sold for Ridiculous Amounts of Money

How much would you be willing to pay for an authentic item from your favorite musician? A guitar pick caught in concert, a shirt, scarf, autograph, or even an instrument itself are all commonplace among collectors in the music world. However what about personal, and every day items you wouldn’t necessarily associate with your favorite act. Believe it or not, some of the highest closing auctions for musicians belong to some of the most unique items that may seem like nothing more than common trash to some. Well, one mans trash is another’s treasure they say, and with that in mind here are just a few of the most bizarre items that sold for ridiculous amounts of money at auction.

Justin Timberlake’s French Toast

If you had to re-read that we don’t blame you! Yes, this is correct. All the way back in the year 2000, Justin had just finished a morning interview on New York based radio station Z-100 where he was served a French toast breakfast. According to Ew.com, the morning show host then listed the remaining slices on eBay where they sold at auction for a whopping $1,025. The winner was a 19 year old student who claims she would “probably freeze-dry it, then seal it…then put it on my dresser”. We hate to burst her bubble, but I got French toasts this morning at Denny’s for $7.

Jerry Lee Lewis’s Ointment

Photo: Julien’s Auctions

Typically people don’t want the possession of their own ointment to be public knowledge, let alone someone else’s! But, what if that some else is “the killer” himself? The auction containing a tube of nasal ointment and two empty prescription pill bottles belonging to the wild child himself ended at $384. A substantial amount of money for something that I’m sure we could categorize as medical waste of you ask me. Even more intreating, the items were put up for auction by Lewis’s Ex-wife.

William Shatner’s Kidney Stone

Photo: GoldenPalace.com

The spoken word artist is no stranger to the occasional online auction, His Star Trek costumes reaching over $100,000 at times. However, in 2006 Shatner himself took to Julien’s Auctions to list his “sizable” kidney stone in an effort to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. Offering a substantial $25,000, the auction was won by GoldenPalace.com, an online casino. Additionally, the casino initially offered $15,000 which Shatner turned down! Clearly William knows exactly what “a piece of him” is worth!

Britney Spears’s Pregnancy Test

Photo: The Sun

There’s obsessive and then there’s down right creepy. While none of these items have been particularly “normal” to want in your collection, we can’t help but think this the next level. Fortunately for our sanity, the piss stick was taken by GoldenPalace.com in 2005 to add to their ever-growing collection of “oddities”. That being said the online casino rolled out an impressive $5,001 for charity on this one. Surprisingly snagging the item a lot cheaper than a piece of Britney’s used gum that went for $14,000 and didn’t even include a COA.

Elvis’s Backgammon Board

Photo: Julien’s Auctions

Next time you are convinced nobody plays Backgammon, just remember The King himself was an avid player who even took his travel board with him. That same travel board would find its way to auction in 2016 closing at $1,024. A few rounds of high stakes backgammon and the buyer will have his money back in no time!

Six Strands of Kurt Cobain’s Hair

Photo: IconicAuctions.com

Capping off our list with the most recent addition to the auction block. Over the weekend of May 15th 2021, Six strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair sold for $14,145. Notably, the hair in question was accompanied by an official COA as well as a photograph of the seller with the late Nirvana frontman during the haircut. Now don’t get me wrong, I love Nirvana as much as the next guy, but I’m not going balls to the walls to showcase 6 strands of hair. In that vein, if you’ve got the money I’ve got a haircut coming up soon!

Would you break out the checkbook for any of these items? What’s the weirdest music memorabilia you’ve seen up for sale? Let us know down below! Make sure to follow along for more and check out all our other blogs right here!

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The Next “Big” Meme Stock

Who will the people decide to invest in next to create the next big stock?

*Note: I am not a financial advisor nor have any advanced education regarding stocks, investments, trading, etc. This is NOT financial advice,All opinions listened are just that, speculation at best. When it comes to what happens now, your guess is as good as mine!

With the recent news of GameStop and AMC stock skyrocketing due to the Reddit community, the question on everybody’s mind is who’s next! Seeing as the value of the two almost defunct brands turned a complete 180 over the course of one night, we’ve taken a look at just a few options that could possibly see the same fate!

Nokia

Amazon.com

Currently trading at 4.902 and up .212 from the previous day, Nokia seems to be one of the main targets of the “meme investors” as they are being deemed by mainstream media. Seemingly on the rise, investing in Nokia (NOK) is looking to be as time sensitive an investment as its predecessors GameStop and AMC, hell by the time this is out NOK may be peaking out near the previously mentioned!

BlackBerry

Amazon.com

Legitimately as I’m writing this article I’ve witness BlackBerry (BB) steadily increase as the Reddit community rally’s behind it! Fluctuating anywhere between 15 and 18 currently sitting at +1.33 it appears to be on it’s way to the meme promise land!

Build-A-Bear Workshop

Amazon.com

With the acronym of BBW it has to be integrated into meme culture! Alongside that reasoning at current time BBW is trading at 5.42 not dissimilar to its GME predecessor. Certainly the nostalgia factor is there and showing a slow subtle rise over the course of 24 hours, BBW might be on its way to join the party.

Closing thoughts:

The stock market can be a tricky and brutal game but if down right has the potential to pay off big. For years stocks seemed to be the rich mans game but as the Reddit community has shown, it’s there for the people to use! The most expensive I personally have is one class back in high-school so obviously take my opinions and predictions with a grain of salt, but don’t forget the reason for this historical economic moment is all thanks to strangers online! What do I know, I’m just a radio host, but I’d love to know what you think of the list and who you’d like to see become a meme investment in the comment section below!

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7 Monopoly hacks to help your chances of winning!

  • Monopoly can be a frustrating game, but we spoke with two gaming experts about how to ensure a win.
  • Develop as much as you can, as quickly as you can.
  • Snatch up red and orange properties, but don’t bother with utilities.

If you’re going to tackle the iconic but lengthy and often frustrating game of Monopoly, you might as well ensure a win every time.

1. Develop property as aggressively as you can

Early on in the game, players tend to be choosy with which properties they buy, but Monopoly and honestly that’s the worst strategy.

Always develop as aggressively as you can. Once in a while you go bankrupt and you’re out, but more likely you end the game quickly by bankrupting other players.

One of the biggest mistakes people make is turning their noses up at smaller properties. Buying everything in sight will help you have leverage options later on.

2. Buy orange and red properties, as they are the most landed-on

Statistically speaking, the orange and red properties are the most landed-on colors during the game. Focus on buying those to rack up the rents fees.

More specifically, the most landed-on red and orange properties in Monopoly are Illinois Avenue (red), Tennessee Avenue (orange), and New York Avenue (orange).These are also valuable Monopolies for you to bankrupt your competitors with.

Whoever owns the most red and orange properties in the game may give you a good idea of who will win in the long run.

3. Don’t save your money

While money in the bank sounds great, unlike real life you should aim to have minimal amounts of money in the bank at all times. Money in the bank isn’t being invested, and isn’t earning you anything. Your Monopoly banker isn’t going to pay interest! It’s almost always better to be purchasing items with your hard-earned cash, for the chance to deliver return on those investments.

4. Don’t bother with utilities

This may come as a surprise, but many professional Monopoly competitors don’t even bother with buying utilities. 

You only have a 3% chance of making money from either the railroads or the utilities throughout the game. Plus, unlike other color properties, utilities can’t be upgraded. 

5. Develop three houses or hotels as quickly as possible

Remember the rule of threes: Always develop three houses on your monopolies as quickly as possible, and then aim to build three hotels on your properties. This will allow you to squeeze as much rent out of your properties as possible. It is a smart to only start developing more than three houses (by moving on to hotels) when all of his streets have three houses each.

Once you move on to building hotels, the same rule applies.

Once you have your houses developed, aim to build up to three hotels as quickly as possible, as that’s when the rent really jumps up to a significant amount. 

6. Later in the game, don’t try to get out of jail right away

Jail is not necessarily a terrible option. 

It might seem counter-intuitive, but if you land in jail later in the game, when hotels fill the board, you can save money by staying there for your entire three turns (unless you roll a double), until you get out of jail.

That way, if you’re running low on cash, you won’t have to dole out your remaining savings to your competitors by landing on their monopolies. 

7. Create a housing shortage by using up all the houses

A little-known classic rule of the original game is the housing shortage. Once 32 houses have been placed on the board, you are not allowed to buy more. So by simply buying all of the houses as quickly as possible, you can easily run your opponents into the ground.

If no one else has a monopoly, and you have one or two, a more long-term strategy is to try to shorten the housing market. If you have 32 houses on the board, that means there’ll be no more houses for anyone to build with, and you’ll be well on your path to outlasting the competition.

Blog by Julez for Styles Rebel Radio

10 top odd ball jobs durning covid 19

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As we all know 2020 hasn’t been the nicest to us left some of us jobless laid off and maybe even bankrupt so I’m here bringing you the 10 top odd ball jobs during this tragic time

1. Screener, some hospitals are hiring Valet Drivers to sit in front of doors take temperatures before they enter the hospital you don’t need to be extremely qualified for this job they require that you have a high school diploma or higher you don’t need any specific license most places hire 10-14 dollars an hour depending on the shift no experience required you basically just sit and greet people and take they’re temp

Image found on Metrohealth.com

2. Only Fans, since this all went down we’ve gotten a wave of Horny a lot of ladies are starting this new hip site called “Only Fans” they’re taking explicit pictures and videos of themselves and selling them on this site for a bit of side cash now a lot of these ladies are making quite some money I’ve seen some ladies making 25-500 dollars a month it goes by month and you have to wait now this job isn’t only just for the ladies men have made some decent bank I myself have tried it out if your comfortable with yourself why not give it a shot not Only Fans but porn hub as well they are paying by the views of the video so get to fucking and make that bank

I know what you’re thinking go ahead and make some Loveee
EVERYDAY IS HUMP DAY IF YOU WANNA MAKE $$$

3. Mask Makers, people found out how easy it was to make masks and they now selling them about 5$ a pop at the comfort of they’re own home some people are selling them at local stores and gas stations they’re making them out of old clothing and old blankets I feel bad for the thrift stores after all this is over they’re going to be flooded with someone’s arts and crafts if you wanna start making masks it’s pretty simple and I’m sure someone will buy that work of art

Image found on Google images

4. Stay at home beautician, okay so if we’re all supposed to be social distancing and not supposed to go anywhere please tell me why theres people out there creating a business don’t get me wrong I’m not knocking the hustle get that money but I will say this if you’re going to make up your own business take a second to think is my certification up to date? am I sanitary enough for this? But with everything closing early and the restrictions you have to go threw just to get your feet and nails done you could make some decent money I’d say about 250-500 depending how many people wanna stop in to your homemade shop also would depend how much you charge so make sure you’re prices aren’t to jacked up! You should probably charge cheaper anyway since you’re doing it at home

Image found on Naillovers.com

5, HOMEMADE TATTOO SHOP, some artist are working from home they don’t like sitting in the shop and figured they’d make more money by staying at home they have they’re own personal shop set up some artist make a lot of money doing this tattoos are in a high demand plus it’s an easy pack up and go job you grab you’re equipment and head on the road again gotta make sure you’re license is up to date and everything is sanitary most artists charge by tattoo but I’m sure they’re going to charge a tad bit more because they have to be up to standard a lot of the equipment sky rocketed because shops have been closed you can average 35-500 dollars per tattoo I’d say but that’s depending on what you want done PLEASE DON’T tattoo if you don’t have a license and don’t do the stick and poke thing

Image found on Jake Schrader’s Facebook

6. Home Nursing Aide, now this one isn’t so odd but it’s going on this list because it’s a simple job that makes a lot of money for no reason also with all this covid 19 going on nurses are front line they have to be ready to GO in any situation but there’s company’s out there thatll pay you to drive to house to house and take care of elders most places will pay you drive time with that hefty check most places make 17-20 dollars an hour all you have todo is make sure the elder doesn’t fall and make sure they’re okay a lot of places are over night i don’t know who would wanna stay over night at a strangers house but it is what it is you’ll probably need to be first aid certified and have a high school diploma I do know there’s a major need for them right now because no one wants to be front line so go save a miserable life and feel food about yourself

Found on Cleveland Clinic

7. Amazon, another one that’s not odd but I’ve been seeing it everywhere in ads on posters in my spam email I’m not sure what’s going on with amazon but they’re desperately hiring 18.00 no experience needed they’re hiring for both driving and Wearhouse nothing needed but a drug test everyone seems to be taking this job I don’t know what’s so good about it but it’s filling up pretty quick I’m not to sure how true this is but I hear you get a discount when ordering online if you work there so why not fill out that app and find out yourself

Image Found on Amazon

8. Unemployment Checks, depending how long you’ve been out of work and how much you’ve made the government passed a 600 dolor check for laid off employees from what I know it’s pretty complicated to get on unemployment but I know that’s a lot of money sitting at the comfort of your home it kinda messes with the on the line jobs but hey it helps out family’s and puts bread on the table I’m not sure how much longer it’s going to be going for but from my research it’s sticking around a lot longer than we all expected I know they just signed a thing saying they’re investing more money into it but if you wanna sit on the phone on hold for a million hours and or deal with the governments shitty website give it a shot it’s gotta he the easiest money ever made

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9. Stimulus check “second round” a lot of people haven’t gotten the first round or they just got it well I’d love to inform you we’re in the works of getting a second round that’ll help out a shit ton of people as long as you filed taxes you can get it this is probably the best thing that 2020 offered they’re playing with peoples heads but I do firmly believe it’s coming just don’t blow it on things you don’t need people took this money and blew threw it we got this money to keep us on our feet while this is going down so don’t go wasting it that’s probably why we didn’t get a second round yet they’re probably thinking do we really deserve it?

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10. Babysitting & Teachers , Schools have been closed for some time now dang I wish this could of been around when I went to school I had to skip these kids now a days don’t know what they got kids are actually missing school and that’s saying something but anyway while your starting up your fancy business or filling out that handy handy job application you don’t want screaming annoying kids around go ahead and get yourself a baby sitter I know teachers are starting up they’re own personal business and doing homeschooling making sure America don’t get stupid they’re pulling in about 50$ here and there id imagine they’re going by hour but it’s cool that teachers will spare they’re free time just todo that!

Well now that you have some job ideas go out there stop reading this and make some cash you filthy hobo! you’re friends can’t support you forever or can they 🙂