Dorothy’s Red Ruby Slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Sell for a Whopping $28 M. at Auction

ARTnews ^ | December 9, 2024 | George Nelson

[nickcarraway]

I heard these shoes used to belong to actor Van Johnson, i that true? He may, or may not, be a 'Friend of Dorothy.'

[fwdude]

Did a gay billionaire buy them?

[Ikeon]

And I thought I had bought some dumb sht in my life!

[V_TWIN]

The worth of something is what someone is willing to pay for it......even if it is a colossal waste of money.

[V_TWIN]

Are you referring to the duct taped banana?

[Telepathic Intruder]

Red sequins must be the most expensive objects by weight in the world.

[fwdude]

I don’t think Mike(chelle) is up to a billionaire yet.

[Sacajaweau]

And they’re dainty....not stretchable Muk Luks.

[BipolarBob]

I would be wary of counterfeits. Terrified really. I was traumatized from the time someone broke into my house and stole all of my belongings and replaced it with exact duplicates. The police never believed my story and acted as if were some kind of kook.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Exactly. Any chance that the person who bought them WASN’T gay??? LOL

[ansel12]

I think it was the early 70s when a pair went for $12,000.

[Verginius Rufus]

If they were stolen from the museum, why were they not returned to the museum?

[nickcarraway]

Hey, you stole a Steven Wright joke ;)

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Anybody know WHO bought them?

[Wallace T.]

50 years from now, when the Boomers and even most of Generation X are gone, the shoes will be worth about $6.99 (or whatever the currency is then) at the local thrift store.

[Ikeon]

True. It’s worth whatever someone will pay for it. 2 fruits fighting over a pair of almost 100 year old shoes is debauchery. Kinda like the tulip wars. Human insanity.

[BipolarBob]

Maybe he heard of my plight and stole it from me?

[Vaquero]

After clicking the heels 3 times did they take him home?

[V_TWIN]

You would think the costumes would be as or more desirable to own.....I mean tin man, cowardly lion and the flying monkey suits?

I’d think they’d be worth a mint.

[DannyTN]

I heard the shoes don’t really work.

At best you end up in New Jersey not Kansas.