From A Shirt To A Watch: Here Are 9 Ridiculously Expensive Auction Items Sold In 2022

Auctions tend to attract a wide variety of bidders and buyers, both in-person and over the phone, due to the variety of rare and scintillating items on sale. But, have you ever wondered, which items are sold at a whopping price or what was the most expensive art sold this year? If yes, you need to read on.

Here's a list of 9 ridiculously expensive items sold at an auction in 2022. Take a look.

1) Blue Marilyn portrait: $195 million

Andy Warhol's ¡°Shot Sage Blue Marilyn¡± sold for $195 million in may 2022, making the iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever sold at auction.

The 1964 silkscreen image shows Monroe in vibrant close-up ¡ª hair yellow, eyeshadow blue and lips red ¡ª on a rich blue background. It's also the most expensive piece from the 20th century ever auctioned, according to Christie¡¯s auction house in New York, where the sale took place.

The Warhol sale unseated the previous record holder and another modern master, Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose 1982 painting ¡°Untitled¡± of a skull-like face sold for a record $110.5 million at Sotheby¡¯s in 2017.

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2) 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR: $143 million

A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coup¨¦ became the most valuable car in the world when it sold for a world record €135 million ($143 million) at a special auction arranged by RM Sotheby¡¯s for the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. It increased the record for the most expensive car ever by over $90 million with the opening bid of €50 million more than the highest price ever paid for a car at auction.

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3) Ferrari 410 Sport Spider: $20 million

The 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider that sold for $22,005,000 at the RM Sotheby¡¯s Monterey 2022 classic car auction was also by far the most expensive car sold during any of the 2022 Monterey Week sales. It became the 15th car ever to sell for more than $20 million at a public auction (nominal).

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4) World Cup-winning shirt: $8.95 million

The goal of Diego Maradona, ¡°Hand of God¡±, is considered one of the most iconic goals in football history. His goal in the World Cup inspired the whole generation and remains an unforgettable moment to date. After being displayed for a few years, his World Cup-winning shirt was sold at auction in 2022. It was sold for $8.95 million, making it the most valuable football item ever sold.

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5) Pokemon card: $5.2 million

The most expensive card ever sold at an auction was a Pokemon card ¨C specifically a Pikachu illustrator card. The card, which was evaluated to be in perfect condition, was purchased for $5.2 million in August this year.

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6) Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 Moon Jacket: $2.7 million

The jacket Buzz Aldrin wore on his historic first mission to the moon in 1969 recently sold for nearly $2.8 million in an auction at Sotheby's. The winning bidder made the sale in a short 10-minute bidding war. The jacket has Aldrin's name tag above the Apollo 11 mission emblem and is made of unique fire-resistant material.

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7) Adolf Hitler's Watch: $1.1 million

In a more controversial auction at a Maryland-based auction house, a wristwatch that belonged to Adolf Hitler, complete with his initials and a swastika, sold for $1.1 million ¡ª despite being valued at $2 million to $4 million and labeled as a "World War II relic of historic proportions," by Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City.

But Jewish leaders and community members disagreed, saying the watch had no historical value and they even referred to the auction as "abhorrent" in an open letter signed by 34 individuals in an attempt to have the watch removed from auction. For his part, the president of the auction house, Bill Panagopulos, defended the sale since the buyer was a European Jew.

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8) Mark Zuckerberg Baseball Card: $105,000

Though baseball cards from acclaimed athletes such as Mickey Mantel and Babe Ruth have been known to sell for millions of dollars, a baseball card from Mark Zuckerberg's Little League days just fetched an impressive $105,000 at an auction hosted by Comic Connect. After including a buyer's premium, the total came to $120,750.

The card, which was signed by Zuckerberg and features the Meta CEO at age 8, also sold as a non-fungible token, or NFT, for 11 ethereum (about $14,800) in a simultaneous digital auction. Ethereum is a form of cryptocurrency.

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9) Hermes Birkin bag: $96,000

The most expensive Birkin that isn't a limited edition or Himalayan Birkin was a 2021 Herm¨¨s Birkin 30 in Matte Beton Alligator with Gold Hardware. This Birkin sold for 756,000 HKD or $96,000, more than double the bag¡¯s high estimate. The bag was sold at Hong Kong Auction in July 2022 by Sotheby¡¯s Handbag Department.

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Demand for matte exotic light colored neutral Birkin bags has been strong all year and this auction result topped prices on Buy Now which have been closer to $75,000 for non Himalayan Birkins.

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