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Bill Wyman Auction Breaks Record for Most Expensive Toilet Seat, Bass Sold
Talk about flushing your money down the toilet. This weekend, a collector dished out $1,152 for a yellow Rolling Stones’ tongue logo toilet seat cover during an auction of bassist Bill Wyman’s archival belongings. The purchase via Julien’s Auctions made a splash in the history books, with the cover becoming the most expensive ever sold at an auction. Wyman’s auction also set a few other records. His 1969 Fender Mustang Bass with a Competition Orange finish — designed by Leo Fender before he left the company — went for $384,000, the highest a bass guitar has ever sold for. Wyman’s 1962 VOX AC30 Normal model amplifier also took home an unexpected victory for most expensive amp ever sold at an auction, landing for $106,250. CREDIT: Frazer Harrison Most impressively, the top-selling ...
