Kid Cudi was a hot property at Pharrell‘s latest digital auction, fetching over $850,000 from selling a slew of his personal possessions.
Through the auction house, Joopiter, which is owned by the Neptunes hitmaker, Cudi put a number of highly-sought after items on the market, ranging from jewelry and clothes to sneakers and artwork.
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In total, the auction brought in $857,439, with the biggest sale being a custom Jacob & Co 14-karat N.E.R.D. pendant that was originally commissioned by Pharrell in 2005.
Cudi bought it at a previous auction but opted to put it back up for sale, with the winning bid coming in at $243,750 — more than double the estimate.
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A one-of-a-kind Ben Baller x Takashi Murakami x Kid Cudi chain also collected $187,500, which was below its $200,000 guide price.
Another eye-catching item on the auction block was a pair of Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 Low sneakers designed by Virgil Abloh, which went for $82,500.
The Lonely Stoner also parted ways with a Ben Baller chain that depicts the rapper in 18-karat gold, diamonds, sapphires and rubies. That piece went for $43,750.
Fans with deep pockets also got their hands on Cudi’s rare collection of vintage music T-shirts, which included original items from the likes of Eminem, Michael Jackson and Nirvana.
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In total, 75 items were put up for auction by the Cleveland native as part of what was dubbed “On Another Planet: The Collection of Kid Cudi.”
Cudi spoke to GQ about the move, saying: “Joopiter has been wanting to do something with me for a while, so I recently reached out to the team and let them know I had some stuff I was willing to part with, things I’ve collected throughout my career.”
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He also said of his Michael Jackson T-shirt: “Anybody who goes vintage shopping in the best places knows there’s always so many dope Michael Jackson shirts. If you’re a collector, you’re bound to have more than one It’s just really rare when you find them because everybody sees them and they buy ’em up, so it took me some time to really think about letting this one go.”
