What mental giants... That backdrop set likely could have fetched a real pretty penny in a charity auction, the seats REALLY would have likely gone well among fans. Heck, they probably could have set up a tour and raised a lot of money for charity for a month or two.
The new show isn’t supposed to start until September; the demolition could have been put off and some good finally come out of the Letterman show.
As for the seats, they could have fetched some cash. I have a couple of seats from the now defunct Texas Stadium. Paid good cash for them. they could have done the same with DL’s seats.