Elvis Presley underpants could fetch £10,000 at auction

BBC News ^ | 26 August 2012 Last updated at 08:06 ET | no byline

[a fool in paradise]

...The light blue briefs will go under the hammer at an auction of Elvis Presley pop memorabilia in Stockport, Greater Manchester, next month.

Presley died 35 years ago this month, on August 16 1977.

There is expected to be a lot of interest in the auction from his fans from across the globe.

The singer did not want any lines visible while he was on stage and this pair of underwear was obtained from the estate of Vernon Presley, the star's father....

Also up for sale is his personal Holy Bible, which is expected to raise up to £25,000.

The bible was given to Presley on his first Christmas at Graceland in 1957 and used throughout his life.

It contains his handwritten notes, thoughts, annotations and underlining throughout.

Poignantly, one of the many lines emphasised by the entertainer states: "What is a man advantaged if he gain the whole world and lose himself or be cast away."

...The auction will be streamed live from the Omega Auctions website on 8 September.

[a fool in paradise]

http://www.omegaauctions.co.uk/ElvisPresley.php

[a fool in paradise]

Not a ping.

[dfwgator]

They finally figured out Phase 2.

[a fool in paradise]

ZING!

[shibumi]

Not having had much use for underthings since my discharge from the Army, it’s unlikely that anything like this of mine will ever be auctioned off.

However, I do have an image of Elvis done by my first male child using a old cloth diaper as a canvas.

(The medium was, how should I say this? ... “Organic.”)

So - What am I bid?

[Still Thinking]

I think the headline is the result of a misunderstanding. Someone probably said his underpants “held 10,000 pounds”, not that they were “worth 10,000 pounds”.

[Daffynition]

Who needs underwear advice?

[Daffynition]

Elvis v Obama in the underwear battle for the ages.

[Terry Mross]

Did Elvis the Pelvis shave his underarms?

[hosepipe]

Someone wants to make a TENT out of them..

[Daffynition]

Dunno...I’ve not been briefed.

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[presently no screen name]

LOL!!

[conservaterian]

Mitt will buy them. They are “magic”.

[Terry Mross]

From looking at the picture there’s no “hair there”.

[Slings and Arrows]

Let’s hope that those stains are just peanut butter.

[Daffynition]

Maybe it’s a debilitory he has. First we learn that shibumi goes *commando* and now this....Elvis shaves? I’m going to need professional help. :)

[Daffynition]

For 10¢ extra, maybe they did his underarms. :(