Elvis memorabilia brings big buck at auction

Priscilla Presley, ex-wife of the King of Rock “n” Roll, joined Postmaster General Megan Brennan at a dedication ceremony Wednesday outside Graceland, Presley’s longtime home in Memphis.

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The market for Elvis Presley collectibles was occasionally bullish, but mostly bearish during a major auction of items in Memphis on Thursday night. The New York Post reported that fans of the late performer were also able to attend an auction Thursday that featured a number of items belonging to or used by Elvis Presley.

Bids are accepted online for several weeks prior to the live auction, when all the bids are brought to the floor, said Laura Pickett.

All the auction items are authenticated, and are from third-party collectors and not from Graceland archives, the auctioneers said.

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The 450-room hotel, which is now under construction along Elvis Presley Boulevard, will open in October 2016, with a grand opening celebration scheduled for Oct. 27-30.

The gun was manufactured in West Germany in 1974 and has intricate nickel engravings on the barrel, trigger guard and portions of the grip.

The auction initially had 174 artifacts, but Pickett told the Associated Press after the auction that 14 were pulled to be “re-examined”. A Presley-owned gold and diamond ring – flanked with the initials E and P – sold for $22,000.

The 1962 dark, charcoal-colored suit was worn by Presley in the MGM movie “It Happened at the World’s Fair”. Saks said his Elvis Presley stamps could sell for as much as $15,000 to $20,000 if nobody else managed to accomplish the same feat he did.

Elvis Presley at the Sun recording studios in Memphis on 4 December 1956, with (left to right): Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash.

Among the objects up for sale is a guitar signed by all four members of the Million Dollar Quartet.