Lou Perlman - Your Stuff is Now 'N Mine
06/14/07 20:58 Filed in: Local
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There seemed to be only three types of people at the auction: the type that were there to grab memorabilia from their favorite musical acts such as Backstreet Boys, and 'N Sync, the type looking to make a few bucks reselling the items on sites like eBay, and the type that was there to get even with Perlman who claim they lost huge sums of money to him before he disappeared in January.
We were there, and were able to grab two desks, two filing cabinets, a few gold records, all of Perlman's business licenses, and the contents of Aaron Carter's office. The desks and filing cabinets will look nice in our new office, and the records and licenses will be nice conversation pieces. Aaron Carter's office contents? We're still sorting through them to figure out what we ended up with.
Here are a few items that sold:
- Pearlman's personal desk and credenza: $7,500
- Contents of Perlman's Desk: $400
- Backstreet Boys platinum record,
'Everybody':$4,500
- Desktop-size Chihuly glass artwork: $18,000
- Key to the city of Orlando: $1,400 - side note - We really wanted this item, but spoke with the winning bidder as we were picking up our items, and the key was stolen. No word if it has been recovered.
Here are a few terrible pictures taken from the auction with my cell phone. I apologize for the quality, but security was very tight, so it's all I had:
Near Registration Booth
3rd Floor Trans Continental Building (the old Orlando Exchange)
Auctioneer selling memorabilia
Offices on day of pick-up
Aaron Carter's Office
Perlman's secretary's office
I was told this morning that Perlman was found and arrested. I haven't seen this news, but I'll post an update when I find it. In the mean time, here are a few links about the auction:
Orlando Sentinel - Lou Perlman auction draws crowd
Orlando's WESH TV2 - Auction
Orlando's WFTV Channel 9 - Crowded Auction Sells Off Boy Band Memorabilia
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