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Michael Jackson's "moonwalk" boots may be out of his life, but for a cool $10,000 they could be in yours.
Ditto for Madonna's "Like a Virgin" gown - that piece of pop couture lists for $5,000.
Those are just two of the 1,400 lots up for bid in the largest-ever auction of rock memorabilia.
Hosted by ItsOnlyRocknRoll.com, the online auction also features one of the widest collections of Beatles treasures ever offered.
There's John Lennon's silver baptismal bracelet, starting at $7,000.
The "Magical" decal from the side of the Fab Four's "Magical Mystery Tour" bus starts at $6,000.
Elvis Presley fans will be thrilled to leave the building with his handwritten lyrics to "America the Beautiful" - albeit at least $10,000 poorer.
And Simon and Garfunkel fans will be feelin' groovy after placing a winning bid - of at least $12,000 - on the duo's 1970 Grammy for "Bridge Over Troubled Water."
Since the sale opened Tuesday, many of the lots have been bid up well beyond their asking price.
A poster for a 1968 concert in Flushing Meadows Park featuring The Who, The Doors and Jimi Hendrix had risen from $5,000 to $33,000 at press time.
Bidding on Jerry Garcia's prescription Vicodin bottle starts at $900 and a tile from the pool where Rolling Stone Brian Jones drowned at $250.
About 100 of the lots will be on display tomorrow at B.B. King Blues Club, at 237 W. 42nd St., beginning at noon.
The auction closes Saturday at 6 a.m.
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