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Walter White's Tighty-Whities Sell For Nearly $10,000
How devoted are Breaking Bad fans? Enough to pay nearly $10,000 for one of the show's most iconic items, Walter White's undies.
The tighty-whities were listed at $250 and sold for $9,900, in an online auction by Sony Pictures and Screenbid. There were 109 bids for the item, which Screenbid touted as "the most iconic tighty-whities in television...They are important enough to be in a museum, and will be a treasured addition to any collection."
Another item went for even more: The inscribed copy of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" that Gale gave Walter, which ended up being a pivotal plot point, went for $65,000 to "bbadfan101."
Other popular items were Hector Salamanca's bell ($26,750) and Tuco's grill ($20,250).
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Walter's Cadillac sold for $19,750, although we doubt an M60 came with it. The listing read: "This is the actual Sedan de Ville that Walter White drives onscreen. It runs and drives, but the paint is faded, the body has some dings and there is interior wear and tear... Breaking Bad fans are definitely going to want Walter White's Cadillac, which is sold as-is." The less cool Aztek went for a mere $7,800.
Walt's "miraculous stolen car key" sold for $4,300, the Hello Kitty phone for $4,600 and a Lily of the Valley plant for $5,100.
The auction raised nearly $1 million.
NBC reports that the items are currently on display at the Museum of Moving Image in Astoria, NY, as part of its Breaking Bad exhibit. They will be shipped to the lucky winners on Oct. 27.
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