Kicker - The king of hairballs

PAUL BUTLER, HOST: Some Elvis Presley fans have been known to pay top dollar for his personal possessions. It’s like having a little piece of the king of rock-n-roll himself.

All kinds of Elvis costume pieces and jewelry have sold for a pretty penny.

But one item that recently found its way to an auction floor in Los Angeles was something else entirely.

Kruse GWS Auctions sold a baseball-sized clump of Elvis’ hair.

Presley’s personal barber, Homer Gilleland, kept the clump of hair—collected over a few haircuts. Gilleland sometimes traveled with Elvis to cut his mane before a show.

The sealed jar came with a certificate of authenticity and is described as "the most well-documented collection of Elvis’ hair in the world.”

Care to guess what that clump of hair sold for?

$72,000!

But believe it or not, that was a bargain. In 2002, the same collection of hair fetched $115,000.

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