Michael Jackson 'Thriller' jacket fetches $1.8M

AsahinaKimi

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Mon Jun-27-11 01:29 PM
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Michael Jackson 'Thriller' jacket fetches $1.8M

In this photo taken May 26, 2011, a worn and signed "Thriller" Jacket that belonged to Michael Jackson is shown at Julien's Auctions, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) -- A famed black-and-red calfskin jacket that Michael Jackson wore in the classic "Thriller" video has sold at auction for $1.8 million.

Darren Julien, president and CEO of Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, says the jacket was purchased Sunday by Milton Verret, a commodities trader from Austin, Texas.

The jacket is one of two Jackson wore during the filming of the 1983 "Thriller" video. Jackson wears the jacket in a scene with a troupe of zombies who rise from their graves and break into a dance routine.

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virgogal

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Mon Jun-27-11 01:50 PM
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1. Words fail me.

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rfranklin

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Mon Jun-27-11 01:50 PM
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2. I would be embarassed to pay that much for a jacket...

It's an obscene waste of money. I am sure that the guy who owns Rudy Vallee's megaphone is shaking his head.

It does not confer Jackson's talent on the owner. If anything it says you are a complete moran with money to burn.

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Taverner

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Mon Jun-27-11 01:54 PM
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4. Exactly - you could get that jacket reproduced for under $500

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cbdo2007

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Mon Jun-27-11 03:30 PM
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6. It's an investment. There will surely be someone who will pay twice that much in 10 years.

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Angry Dragon

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Mon Jun-27-11 01:53 PM
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3. Verret seems to love zombies

his clients might need to stop and think if they should use him
Zombies and too much money ..... clients check your accounts

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Lint Head

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Mon Jun-27-11 03:04 PM
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5. So zombies eat the idle rich's brains too.

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meow mix

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Mon Jun-27-11 03:32 PM
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7. does it come with parachute pants?

:woohoo:

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Mon Jun-27-11 03:52 PM
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8. BOOOOOOO that money could feed a lot of people.

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