Later this month, an amplifier used by George Harrison when he was recording Revolverand Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with the rest of The Beatles is going under the hammer in London. And it's expected to sell for somewhere between $80,000 and $110,000. We wouldn't be that surprised if it went for even more, because people payinsane amounts for Beatles memorabilia -- even for gross household appliances and musical instruments that had, at best, a very thin association with any Beatle. Look at this stuff and the ludicrous prices paid:
One of George Harrison's Guitars -- $567,500
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Now, we understand it's a lovely guitar. And it's an important guitar, having been played by Harrison on Revolver and John Lennon on The White Album. But over half a million dollars for any guitar is just stupid, surely? The person who bought this at Christie's in 2004 didn't think so. But just think about what you could do with $567,500, and then try and justify anyone spending that amount of money on a single guitar. The lovely green piano Paul McCartney used to write "Yesterday" went for half that amount when it was auctioned! We're not sure we'd even pay that for one of Jesus' guitars, to be honest.
John Lennon's Toilet -- $14,800
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