Elvis' peacock jumpsuit sells for $300K
NEW YORK (AP) -August 7, 2008 The online sale by auctioneer Gotta Have It! ended at 3 a.m.
Thursday. The pre-sale estimate was $275,000 to $325,000.
The white outfit with a plunging V-neck and high collar features
a blue-and-gold peacock design hand-embroidered on the front and
back and along the pant legs.
The previous record for an Elvis collectible is $295,000 for one
of his classic cars. The most ever paid previously for one of his
stage costumes, a bejeweled cape, was $105,250. Both were sold at a
1999 auction at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, run by Guernsey's.
