Record Sale: $32.5 Million for a Pair of Ruby Slippers from 1939's The Wizard of Oz Movie!

[@ReservedInvestments]

*** I corrected the error in the title. Thank you everyone. This is what happens when you upload a video with only 3 hours of sleep...LOL! Happy holidays! ;)

[@williamwells1195]

Another pair of Ruby slippers are at the National Museum of American History in the Smithsonian.

[@KeyKiller74]

All I know is that this is a way better investment than the damn banana on tape wall.

[@ReservedInvestments]

Agreed!

[@joemacallister7561]

That's pretty cheap for a pair of shoes that can take you home and put you in bed from anywhere in the world and other dimensions.

[@monkey39128]

Blue Horseshoe loves "The Wizard of Oz".

[@jabezcreed]

You summed it up best at the end there - pop culture vs Golden Age of Hollywood. As a comic book collector, there's absolutely nothing pop culture about pre code horror, but it is its own niche market

[@johnlustig-rd8gb]

We call them talkies

[@bat2275]

The only thing comparable would be a one of a kind movie prop from the first star wars movie ?? Maybe the original Darth Vader costume from 1977 star wars film?

[@jaybjorklund7338]

Rosebud

[@midniteman]

The Maltese Falcon. The stuff dreams are made of.

[@tomneijnens4048]

Thank you very much

[@Mitjitsu]

The thing that bothered me most about the movie was the slippers were silver in the book, which was an important part of the symbolism Frank Baum was trying to portray. However, the makers of the movie wouldn't have understood that, and most likely made them ruby so they could take better advantage of the technicolor process.

[@jedirun]

organic collectability strikes again ;)

[@sidneyrivera3578]

Thanks for the video Shawn. Very good explanation of the difference between the “golden age/historical” property and “pop culture”. Pretty sure “Pop Culture” was a term thrown around in 1940s when people were hoarding “collectibles”😜

[@ginobozzi3954]

The rosebud sled would sell for more if it was auctioned today. Nothing is more iconic. Only two exist and one is in a museum.

[@troytutti5415]

Awesome video as always Shawn just the fact that the movie wicked has come out prequel to the Wizard of Oz says that it’s very relevant today. Any idea when you’re gonna get the graded video game video out gold went down a bit too🤷‍♂️

[@cheaplaughkennedy2318]

I agree , Citizen Kane was a really powerful movie. I always thought the movie Vertigo was another great movie.

[@monkey39128]

I haven't seen either, I haven't lived. 😭

[@UKDark_Mark]

That is about the most over-the-top example of ‘conspicuous consumption’ I have seen in a long while. Just when I think I’ve seen all the varieties of stupid there is someone that just raises the bar. Thanks for showing; I remain incredulous.

[@nevercold808]

Your explanation makes perfect sense.

[@johnlustig-rd8gb]

Supply and demand

[@nicholasmogavero8827]

Good Video ..

[@doctorshawn3461]

I can see historic value in these slippers. On the other hand, a banana duct taped to a wall is the most ridiculous sale I have ever seen, by far.

[@americanbadass88]

You will never convince me the banana duct taped to the wall didn't scream money laundering. as for the slippers though. Theres only 4 pairs and they NEVER come up for sale. and there what almost 100 years old.

[@AccessAccess]

The other thing is that if the slippers are in that good condition despite their age, they should survive a very long time. A lot of things like comic books, action figures that came out of the 70's or 80's, etc., have not proven that they can last even a generation or two, if that, without degrading in quality.

[@johnlustig-rd8gb]

I believe the Smithsonian has a pair of

[@ReservedInvestments]

Correct!

[@josephmazerac982]

Also, the slippers were so central to the story, even more than an X-Wing was to Star Wars. Now if it was Luke’s lightsaber or Vader’s helmet, how much would those go for?

[@ReservedInvestments]

Not $32.5 million, that’s for sure!

[@667hodge]

The actors suffered from the making of that movie.16 year old Judy Garland was forced to take uppers and downers, causing extreme stress,Buddy Ebsen suffered from toxic aluminum dust, and had to be replaced by Jack Haley, Margaret Hamilton was burned,Ray Bolger ended up with scars from the prosthetic mask,and they all inhaled asbestos from the fake snow

[@ActionFigureAtorium]

yeah but the dog was ok.

[@pearljamstar2900]

Would this be the same for vintage baseball cards? Would a 1933 Babe Ruth Goudey be better than a 1950's Mantle of equal value? Thanks.

[@PokeSeph]

How do they even authenticate something like an old pair of ruby red sleepers?

[@ReservedInvestments]

It’s usually done via provenance by a team of experts.

[@monkey39128]

A panel of munchkins debates the issue.

[@PeperonyChease]

You have a typo in your title.

[@ReservedInvestments]

Thank you! This is what happens when you put a video out on only 3 hours of sleep! I corrected it…

[@PeperonyChease]

@ReservedInvestments no worries. I thought for a minute it was one of those things where I had been calling thm ruby 'slippers' all my life when it was a specific shoe called a sleeper lol.

[@jacquesweilheix1419]

32.5 million dollars for an item from the wizards of oz universe is a worse idea than timmy jr buying a charizard for 1 million dollars Kudos to the seller, genius dude waited for that Wicked cash grab to come out and struck gold

[@vgrepairs]

AT LEAST TIMMY JR ACTUALLY HAS NOSTALGIA FOR CHARIZARD! IN 50 YEARS NOONE WILL CARE ABOUT THOSE RUBY SLIPPERS

[@PeperonyChease]

I highly doubt Wicked influenced this sale. The original film is so iconic.

[@vgrepairs]

@@PeperonyChease are you outta your mind? 5 years ago you would have been laughed out of the room for saying these shoes would sell for over $800,000!!!

[@PeperonyChease]

@@vgrepairs just read your other comment. I think you are the one that needs your head examined.

[@TheMysteryDriver]

@@PeperonyCheaseguy's right. The movie definitely is adding to their relevance.

[@PeperonyChease]

Worth mentioning that the shoes dont have any real rubies.

[@thevideogamecabinet3681]

I’ve never heard of Christian woobaton

[@ReservedInvestments]

Louboutin…

[@iamnobody2]

wizard of oz is deeply ingrained into our culture, its referenced all the times directly and indirectly. and wicked is kinda a bit of a thing now i heard. its hard to foresee any time in which things aren't massively hoarded anymore, there's so many people aware that things like that can have value now, even if their knowledge isn't very... nuanced. i'm on a facebook group where people learn about first editions then run around trying to find any first edition thinking it'll be valuable. no, i'm sorry, the first print run on that 90s stephen king book was over a million copies, you could build a town out of the first print run, it's not really worth any significant premium over a nice reading copy.

[@monkey39128]

It's a historic film because it contains the only known footage of the moment the world went from black and white in colour. 😂

[@marcusmuse4787]

All that money so they can wear those at home saying "theres no place like home,"

[@Odinoian]

Hot off the press.

[@GravelRacer1]

Money launderers are diversifying into Ruby Red Slippers.

[@ungraded_treasures4057]

I'd like a prop from the leonardo dicaprio Romeo and Juliet 🔫 😂 that is historic from my generation.

[@TheMysteryDriver]

Those see through guns

[@fatheadcat9958]

The problem we have here is a dubious auction house with a history of shilling and a possible buyer who may be a brainless bitcoin millionaire. Both elements responsible for running up crazy prices on hyped up collectables.

[@joeybaseball7352]

Its just rich elites who are bored. They could've done so much good with that $33M, and helped those less fortunate. But instead they decide to blow it on some dusty old shoes instead.

[@chinaistheman]

Invest only in Pokemon evolving skies

[@NatWestC]

That could be a worst idea so many people save the booster boxes now so no one knows how many are out there, your better off getting single cards rather keeping boxes.