Elvis Presley’s tooth and the Kings Hair

by Chris Dawson

This post was written in September 2007; specific information contained within it may be out of date.

There can be few things more gross than collecting body parts of your idol, but that’s exactly what fans of Elvis Presley can now do. Elvis’ tooth is now listed on eBay with a start price of $10,000. Titled as a “A Crown Without A King” it was recovered, by Elvis’ then girlfriend, Linda Thompson, after a trip to the dentist.

Of course if Elvis isn’t enough of a King for you eBay is the place to go for memorabilia from real kings. A strand of hair from King George III is on auction from the same seller. It was authenticated by a hand writing expert in 1996 which puzzled me, I would have thought a DNA analysis would be more conculsive.

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Author: Chris Dawson
Posted at: Monday, September 10th, 2007 at 10:21 am
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3 Responses to “Elvis Presley’s tooth and the Kings Hair”

  1. Eddie on September 10th, 2007 1:00 pm

    Wonder how long before both auctions are pulled due to the ‘body parts’ rule ?

    Humans, the human body or any human body parts may not be listed on eBay. Examples of prohibited items include, but are not limited to: organs, bone, blood, waste, sperm, and eggs……etc

  2. Sue Bailey on September 10th, 2007 1:04 pm

    Ah, just what I was about to say Eddie!

  3. Chris Dawson on September 10th, 2007 2:26 pm

    Human hair is allowed, and if you read the tooth auction it’s actually a crown and so not human at all…. I guess it’s more of a medical part. Doesn’t make it any less gross though :shock:

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