The old logo with a blue bird from Twitter, photos, guitars. Now renamed X, the social network will again see some of its products auctioned off in mid-September by Elon Musk.
The billionaire seems particularly fond of auctions, having sold Twitter furniture this way last January. as advertised on a tweet on July 23this time there will be more than 500 lots, which will be put up for sale, details The Guardian.
Guitars, chairs, giant logo
Twitter listed 584 lots from the San Francisco offices. The complete list is already online on the specialized site Heritage Global Partners. The auction, titled “Twitter Rebranding: Online Auction Featuring Memorabilia, Art, Office Assets & More!” It will take place between September 12 and 14. The minimum bid for each lot is $25.
And in the lots there is everything: guitars, chairs, tables, coffee pots or even bird cages.
Perhaps the most anticipated sale is that of the Twitter logo that hung from the headquarters building. In late July, the billionaire I tried to remove the original logo of the social network, before seeing the city police interrupt the operation. A giant X was then placed on the roof of the building. But three days later, the city of San Francisco decided to file a complaint and D’force panel removal.
Paintings are also for sale. Among them was a rendering of the famous selfie of Ellen DeGeneres posing with stars like Bradley Cooper, Meryl Streep and Lupita Nyong’o at the 2014 Oscars. The photo garnered more than a million retweets in an hour.
the second auction
Also for sale is a rendering of a photo that Barack Obama tweeted after winning the election in 2012. This photo was the most retweeted on the platform at the time.
In the first auction, a Twitter bird statue sold for $100,000, while a digital sign of the old bird logo sold for $40,000. A pot had also found a buyer for an amount close to $15,000. The sale came as the company laid off half of its 7,500 employees worldwide.
Source: BFM TV
