Living Colour Vivid Sealed Longbox CD [eBay via Heavy Metal Addiction]

OK, so it's probably really heavy to tote around on stage. And a pain in the ass to take on tour. And if one neck breaks you're likely going to be in need of four replacements. But surely these specifications are at least worth $100 a paragraph before shipping?

First neck is 4 string bass neck with 22 frets on rose wood fret board-smooth maple neck great feel with two full size bass pickups which provide great bass sound-along with chrome tennessee brand tuning gears which hold solid tune- position marker dots on side of neck-chrome bridge-trus rod in neck

Second neck is 8 string mandolin neck with 20 frets on rose wood fret board-smooth maple neck with 1 single coil mandolin pickup -Chrome tuning gears hold solid mandolin tune- position marker dots on side of neck-rose wood fully adjustable bridge

Third neck is 5 string banjo with 22 frets and rose wood fret board -1 extra wide banjo pick up provides great banjo sound-position marker dots on side of neck-5th string geared .ivory color tuning gears hold great banjo tune along fully adjustable rosewood bridge-trus rod in neck

Forth neck is 6 string guitar neck with 22 frets on rose wood fret board-smooth maple neck great feel with two full size P-90 guitar pickups which provide great guitar sound-along with chrome tennessee brand tuning gears which hold solid tune- position marker dots on side of neck-chrome bridge and tail piece-trus rod in neck

That's 23 strings, people! And it has a "silver sparkly" finish. I wish I'd known about this before bidding had ended, because I would have gone for it.

NEW PRO QUADRUPLE NECK BASS MANDOLIN BANJO AND GUITAR [eBay via Listening Post]

This is an extreme rarity. This is an annual/yearbook that features some of the earliest pictures from Slayer. This yearbook is from South Gate High School in South Gate California where Slayer got their first start and a slew of bands followed their path.

This yearbook came out in 1983, so the pictures were probably taken around 1982, making this the pre-Show No Mercy era.

There are a total of 6 pictures in this annual featuring Slayer. All the original and current members of Slayer are pictured here. Kerry King is using his Original BC Rich Mockingbird guitar before he put tar (or whatever it was) to decorate it. The fourth picture shows Jeff Hanneman with a buzz haircut (he was the punk influence in the band).

In this auction I will also include a set of flyers from the era where Slayer played around the South gate area, and features more pictures from the band at this time.

Bidding is already at $51, which makes the yearbook just a hair more expensive than it was when it was first issued. Sadly, all of the band's members seem to have skipped senior picture day—"I chalk it up to being rebelious metal heads that didn't want to be like the rest of the students," the seller says.

SLAYER High School Yearbook Ultimate Thrash Rarity [eBay via Blabbermouth]

Someone should take up a collection, buy this thing and bury it with him.

Hip-Hop Rumors Exclusive: Rick James Sex Tape On The Way? [AllHipHop]

MCDONALDS COOKIE JAR CONTAINER RARE
Current price: $9.99. (Shipping costs are $15!)
Description: No description, although there's a close-up of the McDonald's Seal Of Authenticity that reveals that it's from 1997. I'm not really sure how this is "rare," though.
Which former boybander should buy it: Justin Timberlake. Ba da ba ba ba!

WORLD CONNECTION AWARD 2002 BY MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
Current price: $1,000.
Description: "DON'T MISS OUT ON A VERY RARE AND NOT OFTEN SOLD TO THE PUBLIC ITEM... THIS IS THE ACTUAL AWARD THAT WAS GIVEN TO LOUIS J. PEARLMAN BY PRESIDENT MIKAIL [sic!] S. GORBACHEV AT THE AWARDS BANQUET IN 2002 ... INCLUDED IS THE VIDEO OF THE AWARD BEING PRESENTED TO L.J.P."
Which former boybander should buy it: Lance Bass. He's the thinky one who wrote a book, right?

BACKSTREET BOYS 6,000,000 Units AWARD
Current price: $9.99.
Description: "BSB World Wide Sales of 6,000,000 Units ... The Album "Back Street Boys" 1997 ... 20x16"
Which former boybander should buy it: Aw, heck, I'll buy it and give it to the Backstreet Boys, just so they can be reminded of their better days.

ANTHONY ROBBINS PERSONAL POWER II CD'S
Current price: $23.82.
Description: The official line: "Starting today, you can design the life you've always wanted. You can have closer relationships. Greater success in business. More money. Better health. Real happiness and personal fulfillment. True passion in your life. All it takes is 30 days, and Anthony Robbins' Personal Power II: The Driving Force!" And a note: "SET MAY CONTAIN DUPLICATES AS EXTRAS."
Which former boybander should buy it: Aaron Carter, who clearly needs some personal power of the legal kind (or at least better name recognition) thrown his way. (He can give the extras to the guys from LFO.)

a-v sales [eBay]
Pearlman may seek deal to avoid trial [St. Petersburg Times]

From his eBay feedback profile, we learn that items he's purchased in the past include:

• A 1-gig memory card for a Fuji camera.
• A Wu-Tang hoodie, the seller of which commented "Thank you for a smooth and pleasant transaction. Excellent buyer! A+"
• A piece of positive feedback from a seller named piercingpros, who commented "Fast payment and very friendly... Great Ebayer!"
• And three positive feedbacks from the_beatgraphter, all of which have the same comment: "Nice one Enjoy da Ardcore :) Pleasure doing business recommended A+"

jopsoup's sole piece of negative feedback comes from a user named bikerama!!, who wrote:

Item possbily damaged in post but neg'd me with no contact. Your loss no refund

Here's hoping that Mawhinney and jopsoup work out all of those nasty "postal insurance" details before the collection starts winging its way across the pond.

Record Rama collection sells for $3 million [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
eBay My World: jopsoup [ebay.com]
Earlier: How Much Would You Spend For Six Million Songs? (Hint: $50 Million May Not Be Enough)

Mawhinney has had a few prospective buyers for his collection over the years; In 1997, former online-music powerhouse CDNow told Mawhinney they'd buy his collection for $28.5 million, only to wind up in bankruptcy court shortly after; then, a deal to sell his extensive collection of singles to the Library of Congress fell through after Mawhinney's asking price was too rich for the LoC's tax-funded budget. Mawhinney—who wants to have a deal in place by March 1—is still working the archivist angle for future buyers, as evidenced by his thoughts on what would make a suitable home for the collection:

The History of American music belongs in a museum or a library; a place where people who love music and have an interest in history and popular American culture can look, listen, touch, read and appreciate this legacy for future generations. It could be part of a stand-alone music museum, a major exhibit in an existing museum, or the basis of a university music library. Cleverly arranged and displayed, and surrounded by additional cultural memorabilia, the collection could even become a tourist attraction.

We're seeking a buyer who will guarantee to keep the collection intact (other than to sell duplicate copies, if so desired) and to keep the music alive for the enjoyment and music lovers, now and for years to come.

If you represent a museum, library, university, or charitable foundation, or you're a philanthropist interested in purchasing the collection and donating it, please contact the owner's representatives for more information, pricing and a personal on-site inspection.

He's also estimating the value of the collection at $50 million, although if someone can sweet-talk his representatives—one of whom is former sitcom staple Telma Hopkins—perhaps the asking price will be lower. This is the part where I do wish that there was some sort of popular-music museum out there, or at least that the Experience Music Project hadn't ceded all that space to the science fiction guys over the past few years. Sigh.

The Greatest Music Collection [Official site]
Failed deals for fabled musical archive strike sour note with owner [Pittsburgh Business Times]
The World's Greatest Music Collection [eBay; HT PTW]

According to the listing, the seller's a Fratellis fan, but we have to admit that we're a bit suspect on that particular point. Wouldn't there be some residual bitterness there?

GLASTONBURY 2007 TICKET [ebay.co.uk, via Guardian Unlimited Arts Blog]

Bidding is currently at £203 ($401). What better shirt to wear while perusing The Manual on a hot summer day?

KLF T SHIRT TRANCENTRAL LARGE WHITE 91 3 AM MU RARE 12 [eBay]

Elapsed time between Evanescence drummer Rocky Gray announcing his departure from the band and his placing of gold and platinum plaques from the band's tenure on eBay: 10 days. Jeez, Rocky: Even Ben Moody probably at least waited a month before hocking his RIAA booty.

eBay seller: biggcrazy [eBay, via Blabbermouth]

A 1983 Ferrari owned by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen is currently available on eBay—the bidding is at $16,220 as of this writing. Alas, the auction listing doesn't let prospective buyers know whether or not they can "release the fucking fury" if they shift into the correct gear, but it does mention that the car is definitely a fixer-upper, so maybe whoever buys it can get that little bit of detailing added to their repairs.

1983 Ferrari : Yngwie Malmsteen Owned ! 308 GTS QV [eBay, via The Velvet Rope]

The buyer will get 100% of the shares to the Swedish company Rednex AB (equivalent to Ltd.), which owns the trademark, all recordings, all contracts and negotiating rights and is in full power of the artistry. Rednex AB is owned today by 3 individuals who founded the group and who have personally initiated this world's first online sale of a pop band, as well as this web site.

Rednex AB has been spotlessly run for 12 years, is debt free and carrying open books, which will be made fully available for the buyer. The company holds an administrative responsibility towards royalty holders on previous recordings. The running administrative costs average $ 4,000-5,000 in total per year.

The owner of Rednex AB has, as he pleases, the right to record, release, style, tour and manage one of the most successful party bands of our time. The company owns the band, which actually works in a similar way to a company. Over the years performers have come and gone as employees. Rednex, the band, has had 16 performers all in all during the years (though never more than 5 at the same time).

While the prospect of buying a debt-free business should be tempting to anyone, the high price tag makes us think that there are two potential bidders in the running: The New York Yankees, who can now have a band on hand at all times to play "Cotton Eye Joe" when the team needs a kick in the pants; or a slightly evil opportunist who will license the song so aggressively, it'll be nearly unavoidable to the point where asking another person "Where did you go?" will send her into a panic attack at the prospect of being subjected to it yet again.

Rednex - The Band Is For Sale! [eBay, via Paper Thin Walls]

Antonella Barba's Picture on toast, American idol rare [eBay, via VH1]

Someone over at the Chicago Reader must have done a power search for the terms "emo" and "big black monster," because they tracked down this rather amazing eBay item: A 2005 Ford F-550 Crew Cab Powerstroke that doubles as a full-service concert stage. Previously owned by Warped Tour act the Picket Line, the "Big Black Monster" is described as the "ultimate rock band tour truck/van," but it sounds more like the ultimate drunken-fratboy pranking device:

I designed and own the truck and I am selling it to who ever wishes to get instant rock fame with this truck. The truck is designed as a ambush style rock concert. When you roll up in the truck and in less then 15 seconds you can rock out a crowd with 20,000 watts of live music and 20 seconds to break down and leave the scene of the crash. It comes as a fully self-contained rock concert with everything a band can ask for...[Ed. note: We're not even going to try and list all this equipment, as we have no idea what it does, but there is a fog machine involved]. This is the real deal for instant rock fame...

One can only imagine what it would be like to load this thing up with a five-piece band, park it at every random event imaginable (state-department funerals, NA meetings), and continually play Smash Mouth's "All Star" until being put down by police sniper fire. That's the dream.

Four wheels, 12,634 miles, and 20,000 watts [Chicago Reader]
2005 Ford [eBay]

It's been a long couple of weeks for Warren Hill, the Montreal man who discovered a rare Velvet Underground acetate at a New York City flea market in 2002. After selling the disc for $155,401—not a bad deal, considering he bought it for 75 cents—he discovered the buyer was a fraud.

But in just a few hours, the second auction for the rare disc ends, and it looks as if Hill will be making a nice return on his investment: As of this morning, the bidding is just over the $25,000 mark, with an anonymous bidder leading the charge (we're pretty sure it's John Cale—the dude loves throwing his Shrek money around)

VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO 1966 Acetate LP ANDY WARHOL [eBay]

You can buy a lot of effed-up things on eBay, from David Coverdale picture-disc clocks to Joe Namath biker movies to a complete season of Mama's Family; heck, you can even buy a six-figure Velvet Underground acetate, and then never pay for it. But the one thing the online auctioneer won't let you buy, apparently, is tickets to next summer's Elton John-led concert for Princess Diana:

The first Concert for Diana tickets have appeared on eBay, priced at up to £300 per pair. But the internet auction site has banned them from sale "out of respect" for the late Princess's memory. It is pulling the listings and contacting vendors to explain that the tickets cannot be re-sold on eBay. One pair of tickets to the concert drew 19 bids in just over an hour.

The auction site has placed a message on its internal community page, saying: "In view of the unique and commemorative nature of the Concert for Diana event and as a mark of respect for the memory of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, we've decided to prohibit the resale of tickets to this event on the site.

We're not sure if this ban is due to pressure from John—seen here at the 1993 David Cross look-alike competition—but it does seem unfair that eBay is policing the sales for one big concert, and yet still allowing prices to be jacked up for other big, non-commemorative shows to go on unchecked. Or is there some dead-princess martyr discount hidden somewhere in the user agreement?

Ebay ban for Diana concert tickets [dotmusic/Launch]

The fabled acetate of the Velvet Underground's famous first recording is still worth only 75 cents (U.S.). This is because the highest bidder in a 10-day online auction for the fragile acetate that ended last Friday evening "has proved to be bogus," a disappointed [acetate owner] Warren Hill said yesterday...

On the weekend [the store overseeing the auction] received an e-mail from the supposed winner who said a friend, unbeknownst to him, had, as a lark, bid on the acetate using his (the supposed winner's) computer at work and account number. "Ohmigod, I'm so sorry," the e-mail read in part. "I can barely afford gas for my car" let alone more than $150,000 for a 40-year-old disc of acetone-covered aluminum.

BV did some Internet sleuthing and thinks the bogus bidder was a gentleman named Oscar, who's somehow involved with a soon-to-be-launched L.A. music site called Scenestar (he also lists about two gazillion "favorite bands" on his MySpace page, though the Velvets are left out). Does this make sense to anyone? If so, drop us a line at tips@idolator.com.

Velvet Underground record buyer a phony, not to mention a huge Hot Hot Heat & Interpol fan? [BrooklynVegan]
Reports that Velvet Underground pressing fetched $155,000 false [Globe And Mail]
Earlier: Lou Reed Frantically Trying To Set Up PayPal Account

Earlier this month, we mentioned a rare Velvet Underground acetate—purchased for 75 cents at a Manhattan flea market—that was going up on eBay; the auction ended Friday night, and the record went for a whopping $155,401 (that's nearly twice Lou Reed's annual scowl-maintenance budget). The winning bidder is someone named "mechadaddy," and according to our well-placed sources, he/she is an "excellent eBayer!!!!!!!!" who has sold tickets and SuperDiscs on the site. If you have any info as to the buyer's identity (even though we still think it's Lou), drop us a line at tips@idolator.com.

And if you're looking for other eBay deals this week, might we suggest:

— A rare DVD/CD combo of Vanilla Ice's out-of-print 1991 film Cool As Ice, a Cheever-like examination of suburban mores.
— A seemingly home-made Nickelback T-shirt.
—A collection of Aaron Neville magazine articles.

Earlier: Reed It And Weep: The Most Expensive Velvet Underground Collectible Of All Time

If you happen to be drunk and alone—and yet still able to recite your checking-account number without skipping a digit—it's probably best that you skip this item for later, as we don't want to be held liable for your ill-advised online-auction sprees. But we encourage everyone else to check out this eBay auction, in which an insanely rare Velvet Underground acetate is currently hovering in the low five figures. From a write-up in Goldmine magazine:

In September of 2002 Warren Hill of Montreal Canada was perusing a box of records at a Chelsea, New York street sale when he happened upon a nice Leadbelly 10" on Folkways, a water damaged copy of the first Modern Lovers LP on Beserkely, and a brittle 12" piece of acetone-covered aluminum with the words "Velvet Underground. 4-25-66. Att N. Dolph" written on the label. He purchased the three records for 75 cents each...

We pieced together that this was probably a surviving copy of the legendary Scepter studios recordings which had been regarded as lost (hence the epic moniker "the lost scepter studios recordings" applied to these unheard sessions over the years). The recording is comprised of the primitive first "finished" version of the LP that Andy Warhol had shopped to Columbia as a ready-to-release debut album by his protege collective "The Velvet Underground".

This acetate, which is possibly the only surviving copy, represents the first Velvet Underground album as Andy Warhol intended it to be released...it was said by some that the master tapes had burned in a fire, by others that all of those recordings ended up being on the released album, and still by others that the only existing copy of that material was on an acetate owned by David Bowie, and that he was known to tout it as his most prized possession.

The current high bid is $18,100, placed by one "n1ckman." We're guessing his PayPal trail leads back to one Lewis Allen Reed, who's looking for something to liven up his new rec room-slash-raven sanctuary.

VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO 1966 Acetate LP ANDY WARHOL [eBay]

Apparently that Stadium Arcadium money has not yet trickled down to the lower echelons of the Chili Peppers' staff, as two of the group's roadies are auctioning off the privilege of placing a custom-made advertisement on the backs of their T-shirts:

Here is the deal if you win the auction:
* You email us a Jpeg or Gif of the advertisiment you would like displayed.
* We will then print the graphic onto two 8-1/2" x 11" pieces of paper and
* At the agreed upon show date, the Pepper's roadies Scott the Lampi and Dave Rat will afix the ad to the back of our shirts for the duration of the Peppers live perfomance, approximately 90 minutes.

So far, they're at $172.50. We're not sure if they're obliged to take whatever ads they get, but we're hoping the winner opts for "Enough With The Solo Muckity-Muck, Frusciante!" or "Kabbalah? Really?"

Advertise on a roadie at Red Hot Chili Peppers concert [eBay]

Music Thing has located one of the coolest eBay auctions in a long while: Kraftwerk's original vocoder. At a mere $5,000, it's the perfect gift for anyone who loves making creepily futuristic crank calls.